Mount the end stops bottom guides and any other hardware according to your specific set of instructions.
Homemade barn door track.
Making the rollers for a barn door track like furniture and stuff.
There are many ways to do this but the easiest way is to use a timer that will beep at set intervals.
Here s what you need to make a diy barn door track like ours.
It should be tall enough so that when it s hung on the track there is about 1 2 inch of space between the bottom of the door and the floor.
Keep track of the seconds.
Barn doors can be heavy and difficult to maneuver alone.
We bought everything from the home depot.
Once all of the holes are predrilled and the wheels are assembled you can attach the barn door track to the piece of furniture.
Four 3 1 2 inch lag bolts.
Thanks to this great little tutorial on how to build your barn door track you can save some money.
Hang the diy sliding barn door.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
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.
Using your new homemade barn door tracker.
It can make for an appealing unique addition to any home and to get you started i m including the free downloadable plans for th.
By 2 inch steel flat plates 13 99 each four 1 1 2 inch steel spacers about 6 two 4 inch pulleys 4 78 each four 1 inch fender washers.
Carefully roll it into each end to determine where to place the stops.
You can find a set of bits here.
Two nylon locking nuts.
In this tutorial i m going to show you step by step how i built a 36 sliding barn door from scratch for under 200.
With the track mounted finish the job by putting the door on the track.
Diy sliding barn door.
You ll also need a nut driver bit to drill the hex screws into the barn door track.
The success of using a barn door tracker comes down to consistently turning the bolt at set intervals.
Diy barn door track.
Work with a helper when lifting heavy pieces or standing on a step ladder during this diy.
A lot of the expense in putting up a barn door in your home is the hardware.
Try this diy barn door idea.