Make Sliding Shed Door

Double sliding barn doors can be built two ways.

Make sliding shed door.

He uses kreg concealed fastening system for strong wood to wood joints and great hidden fastener end result. Starting from end cut a 1 1 2 slot along trim bend. I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern. These can be full size or half size so you d have two doors but they d open in the middle.

Created by johnny brooke. Building a plywood door for your shed can be done by any person with basic skills if the main techniques and professional tools are used. More by the author. Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.

Install track board trim before sliding door track. Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door. Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the. I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.

But if you want a door that s easy to build and install easy to operate and doesn t take up much space then it s hard to beat sliding doors. 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. Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards. If you re worried about bugs or small creatures getting into the shed consider hinged doors instead.

Trim will cover the lower 1 1 2 side and 5 1 2 face. Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that. Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list. You can adjust the design of the door by adding diagonal trims to the plywood panel especially if you want to create a traditional barn style shed.

Install track board trim 1 1 2 x 5 1 2 l over 2 6 sliding door track board. The other problem with sliding doors is that they re trickier to seal. Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door. Double sliding barn doors.

By craftedworkshop crafted workshop follow. This video is a great shed door walk through guide which shows you the process of building amazingly looking doors from cutting the boards to hanging them to his gorgeous shed. Weekly how to project videos about woodworking metalworking and more. Diy live edge sliding barn door how to build woodworking.