Making A Sliding Door Frame

Cut the door header.

Making a sliding door frame.

Check the wall on both sides and on the top and bottom for any heating ducts or electrical and plumbing. Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to. Get your shirt on. We started by picking everbilt sliding door hardware available at home depot.

You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber. I have bought new doors so i could replace the frame. To save money she used plumbing pipe instead of standard barn door hardware and she saved time by having some of her lumber cut at the hardware store. How to build a sliding barn door for less money 03 13 hgtv remodeling expert laurie march built a sliding barn door for privacy between a master bedroom and bathroom.

This is the actual thickness of a 2x4. The main structure of the door is a piece of plywood to achieve the thickness needed for the hangers we bought 1x3 lumber to make a frame. Decide on where the sliding door will be. Step 1 find a sliding door location.

To make the door header the top of the door frame cut two 2x4s to the same length as the width of the original opening and nail them securely together. Place a mark on the wall for the dimensions. The steps to frame a sliding door and the tools required for the job are listed below.