Measure your door carefully and cut the opening to fit using a reciprocating saw.
How to frame a sliding door.
The steps to frame a sliding door and the tools required for the job are listed below.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
They can be used to open your home to other areas like your patio or deck as well.
Decide on where the sliding door will be.
Check the wall on both sides and on the top and bottom for any heating ducts or electrical and plumbing.
Sliding patio doors also referred to as patio doors are typically made of durable glass and steel aluminum vinyl or wood frames these doors are designed to offer a clear view into your backyard and many include sliding door locks that offer added security to your home.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
To save money she used plumbing pipe instead of standard barn door hardware and she saved time by having some of her lumber cut at the hardware store.
Place a mark on the wall for the dimensions.
We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.
Determine the size of the door opening.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
This is going to be a two part series.
Step 1 find a sliding door location.
The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.
A typical door opening is 2 inches 5 1 cm wider than the door size being installed to allow for the thickness of the jamb material and shims to plumb the jamb.
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Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
We re building sliding barn doors.