Sliding Pole Barn Door Overlap
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Sliding pole barn door overlap. In this application the doors overlap and slide over one another so that half of the opening is accessible at any time. Place track board so top of 2x4 is flush with line from center of post jamb to end of door in open position. The final option is bypass doors. Sliding doors are a popular option for post frame buildings.
This application is great for areas where barn doors are desired but there isn t adequate room on either side of the opening for the door to slide. Sliding doors are available in many sizes and can be solid or split into two sections. You re better off just putting the slats together and seeing how wide they are when you add each full slat to the set so you don t have to end up ripping one to size. Since there are two doors the door width has to be at least half of the opening and even more so if you want them to overlap.
What you need to remember when building this kind of door is to make your door 6 wider than the width of your aisle. Snap chalk line across header bottom chord of truss. When sliding barn door hardware gets old and rusted it becomes a struggle to get your barn door open and closed. With sliding door parts from agri supply you can have your door opening and closing smoothly again.
Extend track board from end to end for support for full length door opening.