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Our cutting instructions provide dimensions for a pair of dutch style barn doors for a door opening 4 feet wide and 7 feet tall if your door opening is different than this you will need to carefully sketch out the rough opening and calculate the dimensions of the frame parts the horizontal rails and vertical stiles and siding pieces based on your dimensions.
To do this measure the door lengthwise and score a line across the bottom.
While this article discusses building a simple single arm version you can create some advanced versions that include electric motors and driver boards to control them.
Thicker wood will make the door better at keeping heat in but will also make it heavier.
To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.
Before you start shopping for barn door hardware take a careful look at the area where you would like to install the barn door and figure out what door setup works best.
Since these doors are heavy he easiest way to construct them is to build the door on the ground first and hang it second.
Steps for building metal barn doors 1.
There are a few different variations of a barn door tracker also known as a scotch mount or haig.
This is how i built low cost barn doors i also made low cost hinges i bought the basic hinge and cut 1 4 x2 x18 steel and drill the 3 8 holes lined up wit.
After completing interior finish work for the living quarters above a ground level boat building workshop the author was asked by to build two sets of barn doors one pair for an 8 foot square opening and another for a larger 12 foot square opening.
Types of barn door trackers.
Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors.