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Making a sliding door frame.
This is the actual thickness of a 2x4.
To save money she used plumbing pipe instead of standard barn door hardware and she saved time by having some of her lumber cut at the hardware store.
You first need to build the diy sliding door frame using 2 2 lumber.
Dimensions for your build will largely be dependent on the size of your doorway so that the sliding door is big enough to.
The steps to frame a sliding door and the tools required for the job are listed below.
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Step 1 find a sliding door location.
We read the instructions and sketched a simple plan of what we wanted the door to look like.
We started by picking everbilt sliding door hardware available at home depot.
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.
Check the wall on both sides and on the top and bottom for any heating ducts or electrical and plumbing.
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.
Cut the door header.
I have bought new doors so i could replace the frame.
Place a mark on the wall for the dimensions.