If you don t have an existing soffit in your room on which to hang your doors you can build one by connecting two.
Make large sliding door.
The sliding door in alicia s office was.
In the above example you will need one 84 inch 2x4 two 78 inch lengths two 96 inch lengths one 72 inch length and two 48 inch lengths.
Thicker wood will make the door better at keeping heat in but will also make it heavier.
Barn doors that swing out need to be mounted on very large and strong hinges and sliding barn doors need to be properly balanced and hung on high quality hardware in order to work properly.
With a dado blade on your table saw make a dado.
You will need to cut the fence boards at 102 inches.
Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.
Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.
Cut four 2x4s for the door frame and miter each corner to a 45 degree angle.
Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.
Find me one person on this planet that doesn t love a good sliding barn door.
They are like puppies.
Lay the pieces of wood out as if constructing the door uncut.
Each door is essentially a series of horizontal s.
Our doors were 86 3 4 and the length.
Its just not possible.