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Barn door(s) - Carheir - 05-10-2017 I need to build a barn door and wondered if anyone has built one and willing to share pictures, info. RE: Barn door(s) - vernonator - 05-11-2017 This months Family Handyman Magazine has a indepth article on just this. Some good pics, techniques etc. If you cant find a copy local let me know and I can shoot you a scan of the article. RE: Barn door(s) - GeorgeV - 05-11-2017 I built my barn door using hardware from Southern States, barn door opening is 5 feet wide. RE: Barn door(s) - Carheir - 05-12-2017 Looks great.  What are the doors made of?  Appreciate the pics RE: Barn door(s) - Steve N - 05-12-2017 The video below shows some build details, also some links to hardware for a sliding barn door. Mostly it has a very strong frame. If you go hinged, GO BIG, or stay home. Most outdoor barn doors are at least a few sheets of ply, with a heavy wooden frame, and I like the crossbuck detail to help keep the ply from curling into a tube. One with Car Siding and a solid frame. RE: Barn door(s) - GeorgeV - 05-12-2017 The door is made of plywood and pine and were originally two independent hinged doors. The opening was made wider to accommodate a bigger tractor and at that time the old doors were mounted to a plywood panel with a piece of lumber between the doors to widen the span to accommodate the wider opening and a sliding barn door track used to open the heavier doors. The original doors are over 40 years old and the new mounting is over 20 years old. RE: Barn door(s) - Lynden - 05-12-2017 I like this website. It has detailed instructions on how to build a barn door. http://www.barntoolbox.com/barn-door-construction.htm http://www.barntoolbox.com/pdffiles/Sliding-Door-Assembly.pdf http://www.barntoolbox.com RE: Barn door(s) - Cecil - 05-12-2017 April Wilkerson used plywood siding.  I have not built mine yet, but this is what I intend on doing.