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.
Build your own sliding barn door.
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Build the door steps 2 10.
Choose the guide that works best for your door.
Side by side sliding doors this means you ll have two sliding doors on the same track that can open in the same or opposite directions depending on the size of your track.
Plan for a 2 day project.
Check out this post for a great tutorial on how to hang your sliding barn door.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
Build your very own barn door by using the material mentioned here.
To get an overview of the process read the steps below.
14 steps to building your own sliding barn doors step 1.
We originally wanted to find an old reclaimed door but the size we needed was much larger than a standard sized door so we decided to build our own wood door.
It s a perfect addition to add to your living space like for kitchen bathroom bedroom or any other room in your house.
Double sliding barn doors.
Much easier to do than you might think.
These can be full size or half size so you d have two doors but they d open in the middle.
If your barn door doesn t have a groove in it there are roller guides and adjustable roller guides that will work.
Hang the door step 11 13 before you begin measure the width of the door from the outside edges of the casing then order a hardware kit with a track twice that width.
And voila another sliding barn door built.
Your rustica diy sliding barn door kit will arrive with detailed instructions.
Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door.
Build your own barn doors.
Assemble barn door again this is where a diy barn door kit and a barn door kit differ.
This is a step by step guide to building your own barn door complete with a list of all the materials you ll need to complete the job.
To finish it off i added a 14 square cast iron handle pull.
As this blogger explains once you have the materials this is a simple project and you shouldn t need to set aside more than a day to complete it.
11 how to build a barn door on a budget.
Your barn door is now ready to hang.
In the pictures below my handle had not yet come.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.
First you ll need to assemble your barn door if purchased in individual unassembled slats.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.