Making A Rolling Barn Door

The popularity of rolling doors continues and even though i m not in favor of following every trend adding a door of this style was the only solution for our master closet.

Making a rolling barn door.

We ve been loving the rustic barn door for awhile we built a barn door inspired baby gate then turned it into a full dutch door and when you add the sliding door hardware to the equation it makes a statement that s hard to beat. Please check out our book. 35 beautiful barn doors rolling door hardware. Line the panels up side by side and mark were you want to trim them to length.

Also show you how to install it. If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards. Install the other stop. Lay the pieces of wood out as if constructing the door uncut.

With a helper hoist the door onto the track and slide it to the stop. The door to the closet was removed a few years back when revamping the space to maximize on shelf area. Http amzn to 2ka3plm tools list amazon li. The simplest guide is an l shaped metal bracket that mounts to the floor and fits into a groove cut in the bottom of the door.

Position the l shaped floor guide so that it contains the door in both its open and closed positions. The simplest way to build a door is to use 1x10 t g barn siding for the door and regular straight edge 1x10 barn siding for trims and cross bucks. We cut them to length using the miter saw. A rolling door with diy hardware using plumbing pipe.

Then we drilled a couterbore and held the panels in place with a fender washer and a 1 kreg screw. Barn doors are everywhere and as mandi puts it they are like puppies everyone loves them. Mark the screw locations drill pilot holes. If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.

Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims. Roll the door on install a doorstop at one end. Cut and prep the wood. Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.

Choose the guide that works best for your door. Measure and cut the. Here s how to build a sliding barn door 53 diy barn door ideas and plans decision time.