With a helper hoist the door onto the track and slide it to the stop.
Pole barn sliding door how to build.
Check out a few examples of sliding doors below.
To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
If you are building your own doors assemble them at this stage of the project.
Apply sheeting to door grid with color matched 12 x stitch screws at 9 o c.
The simplest way to build a door is to use 1x10 t g barn siding for the door and regular straight edge 1x10 barn siding for trims and cross bucks.
I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern.
Install the other stop.
If you are building a barn with wooden siding put nicest boards aside for doors trims.
Once assembled attach the rollers to the top of the barn door and if necessary to the bottom as well if included in your kit.
I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes.
Mark the screw locations drill pilot holes and secure the guide to the floor with the included screws.
We cut them to length using the miter saw.
We inserted the panels into the door centering the panels in the opening.
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.
Lay door grid assembly on a flat surface with built in flashing and vertical member trim strip up not towards ground.
If needed you can substitute 1x10 t g boards for 1x8 1x12 or even 2x6 or 2x8 boards.
Position the l shaped floor guide so that it contains the door in both its open and closed positions.
Sliding doors are available in many sizes and can be solid or split into two.
When sheeting door sheeting tucks between built in flashing and vertical member trim strip.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.
They allow quick and easy access for horses or other large animals while being durable as well as an attractive complement to the curb appeal of your pole barn.
Line the panels up side by side and mark were you want to trim them to length.
Steel sliding doors will also be far cheaper than dutch doors on an a horse barn or animal confinement building.
Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build.
Make sure to use all attachment hardware that accompanies the mounting kit.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest way to construct them is to build the door on the ground first and hang it second.
Same pattern as building sidewalls.
Make sure to get t g boards for the door itself and regular boards for all of the trims.
Steps for building metal barn doors 1.
Door assembly and rollers.
Then we drilled a couterbore and held the panels in place with a fender washer and a 1 kreg screw.
Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room.