Once all of the holes are predrilled and the wheels are assembled you can attach the barn door track to the piece of furniture.
Make your own sliding barn door track.
How to make your own sliding barn door by sweet maple september 15 2014 during one of my trips to the christie antique show i found an old door that was picked up from a diner they were tearing down.
14 steps to building your.
We did claim this track was around 30 in the barn door post my memory failed me.
It s great to note that if you have an old door laying around in storage you can easily convert it into a sliding barn door without any hassle you just need the hardware to hang it.
You ll also need a nut driver bit to drill the hex screws into the barn door track.
Making the hangers and door stops.
Diy sliding barn door hardware is available in all manner of styles and budgets and the door options are limitless from salvage finds to original diy creations like this one a mix of pallet wood and common cedar.
Diy barn door hardware the track.
Create your own barn door track hardware.
Carefully roll it into each end to determine where to place the stops.
Still 50 compared to the 180 for a pre fab track is a killer deal.
After looking up the supplies again i realized it was closer to 50 with everything needed for the track.
With the track mounted finish the job by putting the door on the track.
Mount the end stops bottom guides and any other hardware according to your specific set of instructions.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
Sliding barn door hardware.
Hang the diy sliding barn door.
Originally i wanted to hang it for our pantry door but that didn t work so we decided to make it slide across the opening to our.
See my other finds from past shows here and here.
In general you ll need to make sure the door covers your door opening.
You can find a set of bits here.
To see the tutorial for the barn door click here.
Diy barn door hardware painting.
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.
Now that you ve figured out the design and materials for your door you ll need to find the matching hardware.
The good news is that you can satisfy both those loves by building your own sliding barn door for any doorway in your home.