Use shims under screw holes to help keep your threshold in good shape.
How to frame in a sliding door.
On one side check the jamb for plumb and press the casing against the wall.
Cut the header to fit between the king studs.
Toenail the cripple stud to the top plate and the side of the header.
We read the instructions and sketched a simple plan of what we wanted the door to look like.
Begin positioning the door into the opening from your exterior area.
Before building the door measure the doorway.
Keep checking with your level to see if it is even.
Nail the rest of the frame up around the door but keep checking with the level to ensure it is equal all the way around.
Complete the nail install on the lower left hand side of the sliding door frame.
How to build and install a sliding door step 1.
The barn door looks best if it overlaps the opening by at least.
Install a cripple stud between the header and the top plate halfway between the king studs.
Our door is 8 tall so we cut two 8 pieces and four.
Tack partially drive several 6d finishing nails or trimhead screws to hold it in place.
We started by picking everbilt sliding door hardware available at home depot.
Make a header by fitting two 2 x 8s around a 1 2 inch piece of plywood.
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.
Cut 1 x2 x8 boards to make the outer frame of the door.
Use a level to keep up with how even the frame is.
Position frame tilt the frame into the doorway.