Make sure the mounting board is slightly larger than the door rails and that it can sustain a lot of weight when supporting the sliding door.
Secure an old barn door too my siding.
The old bathroom door opened up awkwardly into the space blocking the closet on the inside.
We are finally renovating the exterior of our barn house.
It s also super affordable costing around 20 or less.
My cleverer than i am brother who also happens to make sliding barn doors for people took one look at my door and suggested i put a sliding latch on it on the inside top of the door with the piece you slide your latch into on the top part of the door frame.
Definitely the easiest way to secure a barn door from the outside is a hasp and padlock combination.
So this time for the new door we actually ended up building a barn door and placing it on the outside to save space.
How to lock a sliding barn door from outside.
Attach the mounting board.
Door track manufacturers now offer several mechanisms that will secure and lock a sliding door.
While difficult to lock it s not impossible to lock a siding barn door.
The old faded cracked baby blue vinyl siding is long past due so we re installing new metal doo.
This is a unique idea for replacing the average pantry door.
The pop of color will make it the focal point in a room painted in more neutral tones.
The old front door was repurposed into an eye catching barn door red sliding pantry door.
My shed doors are made up of single sheets of 4x12 t1 11 with an inner 2x4 framework.
As long as your siding is not in contact with the ground any of those woods should last for a very long time.
A hasp and a padlock.
Attach the mounting board by firmly nailing it to the joists inside the pole barn.
Red and white oak yellow poplar cucumber magnolia pine hemlock and the list goes on.
The door also creates interest with its rounded top and original mail slot.
It s easy to install and allows you to firmly lock the closed barn door in place.
Outside sheet is t1 11 wide groove.
Old barns are salvaged for roof beams and trusses as well as used for siding floor planking crown molding closet doors and many other construction uses.
My barn doors are 2 sheets of 4x8 sheets of plywood.
They are horse kick proof.
Reclaimed material is also excellent for making a barn or barn doors as well.
Easy to make replace and maintain.
Around here southwestern pa there are barns with siding of just about every kind of wood you can imagine.
Assemble the door track.