Making A Sliding Door Frame

You can use a level to be sure it is even all the way around.

Making a sliding door frame.

How to build and install a sliding door step 1. Install track board trim before sliding door track. Frame the sliding cabinet doors. Cut your two sheets of plywood usually available in 4 feet wide by 8 feet long into the exact dimensions of the wood frame which will also be the dimensions of your diy sliding door.

Cut some 1 4 plywood into strips. You will need to add 1 2 of plywood between the 2x4 s to get the right wall thickness of 3 1 2. Most of the strips are 2 1 2 cut some additional strips at 5 for the top rails. I framed the panels with the 1 4 plywood i had left over after cutting out my four door panels.

Install track board trim 1 1 2 x 5 1 2 l over 2 6 sliding door track board. Before building the door measure the doorway. To determine the door width add at least two inches to the width of the opening or to the outside dimensions of the door trim. Let us know in the comments.

We read the instructions and sketched a simple plan of what we wanted the door to look like. Starting from end cut a 1 1 2 slot along trim bend. Cut 1 x2 x8 boards to make the outer frame of the door. Our door is 8 tall so we cut two 8 pieces and four.

The barn door looks best if it overlaps the opening by at least. 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. Make sure the openings are at least a quarter of an inch larger on the top and the sides. Sliding doors should extend at least an inch beyond the sides of the opening that don t have trim or an inch beyond the moldings of openings with trim.

Wayne lennox cottage life s trusted handyman shows us how to build a custom door frame. This is the actual thickness of a 2x4. General pointers make sure the fittings for the door frame are suitable for the place you want to install the door because the frame has to fit securely. 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.

Doors come in a wide range of styles so you should be able to find the ideal sliding door for your patio. An opening of roughly 72 inches in width and 80 inches in height is the usual requirement for a sliding door frame. Check the 4 corners with your framing square.