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Diy sliding barn door track.
Door cost about 40.
With any diy project there is a learning curve and hopefully if you tackle this project it ll be smoother sailing with the kinks ironed out from my experience.
You ll also need a nut driver bit to drill the hex screws into the barn door track.
For the bypass hardware to work on a shed you have to have a strong place to anchor the top track.
Something to note this is a diy track with parts that are metal on metal.
1025 that can support doors up to 150 lbs.
Width 3 16 inch thick x 1 3 4 inches wide.
Length double the width of your door and add a few inches for safe.
While keeping the track level use a wrench to tighten the lag bolts.
To start we ll rip each 2 x 6 on the table saw to ensure each is exactly 5 5 wide.
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.
You can find a set of bits here.
Align the track with the holes you drilled in the backer board.
Two nylon locking nuts.
With a helper hoist the door onto the track and slide it to the stop.
Diy sliding barn door step 1.
Once all of the holes are predrilled and the wheels are assembled you can attach the barn door track to the piece of furniture.
And an aluminum track part no.
We bought everything from the home depot.
Mark the screw locations drill pilot holes and secure the guide to the floor with the included screws.
The system consists of heavy duty three wheel ball bearing hangers part no.
Here is a link to a good budget set of hardware.
Track and a pair of hangers for a 4 ft.
Two 3 1 2 inch one set wooden wheels.
Four 3 1 2 inch lag bolts.
The spacers should have a broad base that goes against the backer board.
Position the l shaped floor guide so that it contains the door in both its open and closed positions.
Diy barn door hardware painting.
The door will go back and forth but not with ease as a typical rolling door track.
Here s what you need to make a diy barn door track like ours.
Installing the metal track on concrete walls.
Diy barn door track hardware tutorial supplies needed 1.
Diy barn door hardware the track.
Don t want to build your own.
To start let s take a look at the components of the door we will be making.