Sliding Track Door Diy
Also show you how to install it.
Sliding track door diy. In this video i demonstrated how to make tracks for a sliding wooden door and a technique to modify your saw blade. I had a pair of hinged doors on a shed at my last house and in the winter i had to keep a large area in front of the shed free of snow and ice buildup or the doors wouldn t open. Create your own barn door track hardware. You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber.
Feel free to ask me any questions and com. The router bit used to cut the slot in the track will need to be 1 8 inch wider than this measurement. To start we ll rip each 2 x 6 on the table saw to ensure each is exactly 5 5 wide. Making the hangers and door stops.
Diy sliding barn door step 1. Measure the thickness of the sliding door. Barn door track diy tutorial. This is the length required for the sliding cabinet door track.
Four 3 1 2 inch lag bolts. We bought everything from the home depot. Frame the sliding cabinet doors cut some 1 4 plywood into strips most of the strips are 2 1 2 cut some additional strips at 5 for the top rails. The door will go back and forth but not with ease as a typical rolling door track.
Two nylon locking nuts. Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to cover. Something to note this is a diy track with parts that are metal on metal. To start let s take a look at the components of the door we will be making.
Here s what you need to make a diy barn door track like ours. The key to sliding doors is using the right hardware. Measure the length of the cabinet door opening using a tape measure. By 2 inch steel flat plates 13 99 each four 1 1 2 inch steel spacers about 6 two 4 inch pulleys 4 78 each four 1 inch fender washers.
This sliding door track can be made for under 100 including wooden wheels track the ebook available in the blog post provides a full list of the tools and supplies you ll need. With any diy project there is a learning curve and hopefully if you tackle this project it ll be smoother sailing with the kinks ironed out from my experience.