Steel Frame Barn Door
Steel sliding doors will also be far cheaper than dutch doors on an a horse barn or animal confinement building.
Steel frame barn door. Check out a few examples of sliding doors below. Iron and glass barn doors are a timeless design and fits into many types of styles. Screw each piece of lumber together. Unfinished knotty pine wooden sliding barn door with top mount barn door track hardware model sdh tsq05 ab 72 door zbar diy 36in 406 00.
White aluminum door frames 20 gauge can be assembled with galvanized steel box girts as horizontals. Rustica s barn door kits are made of only the highest quality materials. Each frame is powder coated with a finish that will endure the test of time. I cleared off the bench and started cutting the steel to length to build the frame.
They allow quick and easy access for horses or other large animals while being durable as well as an attractive complement to the curb appeal of your pole barn. Inserts should be permanently attached with screws becoming part of the frame. Measure your barn opening to determine the size of the doors. Craftsmen use solid steel cut by a cnc machine to form the frame of the kits as well as the barn door hardware.
The other end of the door is securely clamped to the table. I ground a bevel to ensure my weld penetrated all the way to the back. The frame and barn door hardware is made of steel with a black patina. We recommend spacing the horizontals 24 on center.
Steel inserts should be placed inside the vertical channel between each horizontal. Glass has been sand blasted from the bottom up fading from 100 sand blasted at the bottom of the barn door and faded out to 0 towards the top. To begin building your metal barn doors place each 2x6x8 piece of lumber in place to form a large rectangle.