Sliding Pole Barn Door Plans

Install track board trim 1 1 2 x 5 1 2 l over 2 6 sliding door track board.

Sliding pole barn door plans.

Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards. Knife score trim inside face 1 1 2 from cut end. How to make a sliding barn door free plans measure for the sliding barn door and download free guide. Typical agricultural pole barn kits have one or two sliding doors most commonly placed on the gable ends of the building although they can be located on the eave walls as well.

Place 2x6 track board with top edge flush with chalk line. Start by measuring the opening that will be covered with your. Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that. Double sliding doors don t interfere with the interior space but you can only open half of your garage door opening.

When you think of a pole barn you likely imagine it with a traditional sliding door. Rip the last 1x10 t g piece to right width remove c clamps put the last ripped board in place and tighten again with c clamps. Roll up doors are expensive and besides that they just don t look barny. Pole barn sliding doors.

A header for the door could be as simple as a 1 x 4 board attached with 3 1 2 screws into the studs in the wall. Apply construction adhesive to the back side of each board one at a time. Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door. Take off the existing door trim and re trim the door building the header into the trim.

Place track board so top of 2x4 is flush with line from center of post jamb to end of door in open position. Trim will cover the lower 1 1 2 side and 5 1 2 face. Kwik frame type sliding barn doors. They re available in either single full doors or two split doors that meet in the middle.

Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list. Types of pole barn doors. Attach cedar pickets to barn door. Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the.

Slightly tighten all of the boards with c clamps. Snap chalk line across header bottom chord of truss. As one the most cost effective solutions sliding doors are simple and very popular for pole barns used for livestock or horses. Sliding doors are a popular option for post frame buildings.

Also show you how to install it. On the door these are your vertical boards. Install track board trim before sliding door track. Starting from end cut a 1 1 2 slot along trim bend.

Track board stops before corner to allow corner trim to fit. Measure 5 1 2 up from the bottom of header at each jamb post.