Make sliding barn doors using skateboard wheels.
Diy barn door wheels.
Lynn knowlton used these gorgeous wood pulleys for her barn door and then she found local amish to make them for you.
Farm fresh vintage finds spent only about 20 on this diy rolling door using clothesline pulleys and wood scraps.
And even after the cost of handmade wooden wheels you can still outfit your barn.
Diy sliding barn doors reuse skateboard wheels instructables this article was originally posted in instructables and is reposted with permission from dewey lindstrom.
Don t want to build your own.
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Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers.
3 x 1 1 4 interior barn door v groove cast iron wheel kit with 3 8 axle nut 350 lbs capacity.
Some companies supply spacers in different lengths while others supply adjustable length spacers.
Some sort of spacers or stand offs that hold the track away from the wall allowing the door to slide freely will be included in the track mounting diy barn door hardware.
You can find a set of bits here.
I built a couple of wooden sheds okay glorified yard barns and wanted to equip one of them with sliding type barn doors.
I like the look of sliding doors and they are very practical for a shed allowing a much wider access opening than a normal d.
Here is a link to a good budget set of hardware.
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.
Diy barn door hardware the track you ll also need a nut driver bit to drill the hex screws into the barn door track.
Purchasing interior barn doors is easy and there are many available options to choose from.