Sliding doors are a popular option for post frame buildings.
Sliding pole barn door plans.
Dear pole barn guru.
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.
Installing siding before sliding door.
The best answer to your question is chapter 27 of the hansen pole buildings construction manual.
How does one construct a sliding barn door.
Run door track about 3 4 distance of door opening on each side of the jamb post.
What you need to remember when building this kind of door is to make your door 6 wider than the width of your aisle.
Drill holes for the hardware.
The exact measurements and detailed diagrams can be downloaded in my free sliding barn door plans.
The best door system for a center aisle barn is a split slider double sliding door which is hung on rollers trolleys and slides on a track.
Here it is in three parts part i.
Shirley in fair grove dear shirley.
I m using a scrap piece of steel under the wheel to test the clearance between the door and the rail.
Building door for a center aisle barn.
Track is nailed to top of track boards use 2x4 blocks to stop door from sliding off end of track sliding barn door trolley inset door width divided by 4 3 inches.
Sliding doors are available in many sizes and can be solid or split into two sections.
Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.