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05-10-2017, 05:49 PM
I need to build a barn door and wondered if anyone has built one and willing to share pictures, info.
Mike
"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." - Ralph Waldo Emerson ▼
05-11-2017, 08:21 AM
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.
05-11-2017, 09:13 AM
I built my barn door using hardware from Southern States, barn door opening is 5 feet wide.
![[Image: IMGP0081_zps8a9c4bb5.jpg]](http://s971.photobucket.com/user/k3gv/media/Barn/IMGP0081_zps8a9c4bb5.jpg.html) ![[Image: IMGP0085_zpse29f3cad-1.jpg]](http://s971.photobucket.com/user/k3gv/media/Barn/IMGP0085_zpse29f3cad-1.jpg.html) ![[Image: IMGP0082_zpsacdae7f4.jpg]](http://s971.photobucket.com/user/k3gv/media/Barn/IMGP0082_zpsacdae7f4.jpg.html)
George
if it ain't broke, you're not tryin' Quando omni flunkus, moritati. Red Green
05-12-2017, 10:14 AM
Looks great. What are the doors made of? Appreciate the pics
Mike
"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." - Ralph Waldo Emerson 
05-12-2017, 10:29 AM
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.
Worst thing they can do is cook ya and eat ya
 GW
05-12-2017, 11:44 AM
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.
George
if it ain't broke, you're not tryin' Quando omni flunkus, moritati. Red Green
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/Slid...sembly.pdf http://www.barntoolbox.com |
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