Sliding Pole Barn Door Plans

Our unique track and trolley double bi fold system eliminates overhead interference and occupies mere inches of side space when fully opened to their.

Sliding pole barn door plans.

Place 2x6 track board with top edge flush with chalk line. Start by measuring the opening that will be covered with your. Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the. Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.

Install track board trim 1 1 2 x 5 1 2 l over 2 6 sliding door track board. Kwik frame type sliding barn doors. Double sliding doors don t interfere with the interior space but you can only open half of your garage door opening. 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.

When you think of a pole barn you likely imagine it with a traditional sliding door. Measure 5 1 2 up from the bottom of header at each jamb post. As one the most cost effective solutions sliding doors are simple and very popular for pole barns used for livestock or horses. On the door these are your vertical boards.

Types of pole barn doors. Trim will cover the lower 1 1 2 side and 5 1 2 face. They re available in either single full doors or two split doors that meet in the middle. Attach cedar pickets to barn door.

Determine the width of the last t g piece to build up the door to an exact 75 width. Roll up doors are expensive and besides that they just don t look barny. Knife score trim inside face 1 1 2 from cut end. 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.

Install track board trim before sliding door track. How to make a sliding barn door free plans measure for the sliding barn door and download free guide. This is what we did on these closet sliding barn doors and the double sliding barn door i built for the bathroom. Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards.

Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door. Slightly tighten all of the boards with c clamps. Pole barn sliding doors. Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list.

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. Track board stops before corner to allow corner trim to fit. Place track board so top of 2x4 is flush with line from center of post jamb to end of door in open position. Apply construction adhesive to the back side of each board one at a time.

Starting from end cut a 1 1 2 slot along trim bend. Also show you how to install it.