A z brace door allows you to use boards to make a door instead of a single sheet of material like plywood.
Making a cross brace barn door.
In compression loads are distributed over the end cross section of of the brace as well as the screws nails that greatly reduces the overall rate of fibre compression which means it will sag less and last longer.
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Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
14 steps to building your.
Place one of the cross brace pieces under the frame exactly where you want it using bits of scrap to support the door frame and hold it level on top of the cross piece.
Make the door frame to fit the opening assemble the frame only no batten boards no cross braces.
Do the same with the other piece.
Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar.