Make Sliding Shed Door

If you re worried about bugs or small creatures getting into the shed consider hinged doors instead.

Make sliding shed door.

Add filler strips use a miter saw to cut the 15 filler strips according to the cut list. Also show you how to install it. Add adhesive and set the top rail flush along the top of the boards. Side by side sliding doors this means you ll have two sliding doors on the same track that can open in the same or opposite directions depending on the size of your track.

You can adjust the design of the door by adding diagonal trims to the plywood panel especially if you want to create a traditional barn style shed. Building a plywood door for your shed can be done by any person with basic skills if the main techniques and professional tools are used. These can be full size or half size so you d have two doors but they d open in the middle. Install track board trim 1 1 2 x 5 1 2 l over 2 6 sliding door track board.

He uses kreg concealed fastening system for strong wood to wood joints and great hidden fastener end result. I designed this barn door to be visually sleek and modern. Double sliding barn doors can be built two ways. Starting from end cut a 1 1 2 slot along trim bend.

Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room. This video is a great shed door walk through guide which shows you the process of building amazingly looking doors from cutting the boards to hanging them to his gorgeous shed. But if you want a door that s easy to build and install easy to operate and doesn t take up much space then it s hard to beat sliding doors. Knife score trim inside face 1 1 2 from cut end.

Weekly how to project videos about woodworking metalworking and more. Install track board trim before sliding door track. The other problem with sliding doors is that they re trickier to seal. Trim will cover the lower 1 1 2 side and 5 1 2 face.

More by the author. By craftedworkshop crafted workshop follow. Adhere the upper stiles below it flush to the. Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door.

Created by johnny brooke. Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door. Double sliding barn doors. Add the lower stiles and rail leaving a 1 inch channel for the floor guide that.