Make A Slide Door

Learn how to make a sliding door for your home for under 40 1.

Make a slide door.

Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to cover. The first thing i did was measure the door opening. The first thing i did was layout my 5 pieces of 1 6 boards side by side butted up against. You will require the aid of a screw driver.

This sliding barn door tutorial is detailed with step by step instructions to build your own custom barn door. How to build and install a sliding door step 1. First make a wooden frame that is the same dimension as your masonite using the diagram above to assemble your 2 2 boards with one screw joining each board. How to build a sliding barn door in 30 minutes materials and tools.

You ll want some of these cool sliding doors for your garage once you see how simple they are to construct. Take your door height and subtract 33 then divide by 5 the number of openings and that is how much space should be between the slats. Keep in mind that. We started by picking everbilt sliding door hardware available at home.

Before building the door measure the doorway. Our door is 8 tall so we cut two 8 pieces and four. You don t need an architect s plans to build a door you just need a drill or even less a screw driver. Videos you watch may be added to.

This is important once you get to inserting the glass panels. You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber. Cut 1 x2 x8 boards to make the outer frame of the door. Each door is essentially a series of horizontal s.

Pick sliding door hardware make a plan. You can use nails to attach your masonite to the wooden frame or to fix them with brads. If playback doesn t begin shortly try restarting your device. The structure will feel flimsy and wobbly but that s okay.

Use a square to make sure you attach everything square. Make sure you space evenly. How to build install a sliding door step 1. How to make a sliding barn door with diy pete.