Making Sliding Barn Door Weatherproofing

Many sliding door units can be fitted with storm doors on the exterior side.

Making sliding barn door weatherproofing.

You can add foam weather strip to the door on the side that will be against the trim and bottom of the door or a door sweep on the bottom. This is going to be a two part series. Adhesive backed rubber compression strips are effective weatherproofing tools. A blow dryer shrinks the sheet in place providing you a virtually clear view.

Follow this tutorial on how to build a sliding barn door from toh senior technical editor mark powers. Follow along as i show you how i build a siding barn door. Not only did it solve the problem but it added another element of visual interest to the room. We started out in the lumber isle at our local hardware store.

The kits include a large sheet of plastic and tape that adheres the plastic to your door frame. I was able to build this one in about 30 minutes. Take it down and replace it with a sliding barn door. The foam strip will create a seal when the door is closed.

Commonly made of neoprene rubber these strips can be cut to fit the length of the sliding door channel. Check the amount of debris to establish the tightness of the seal. Put a piece of white paper between the bottom of the door and the threshold close the door then pull the paper out slowly. Another option is to purchase and install a patio door insulation kit.

Which means fewer pieces and cuts and that means easier to build. Also show you how to install it. We have an awesome building project for you today. The first sharing how to build the barn door and the second will be talking about barn door hardware and installation in our attic family room.

These include polystyrenes polyisos and polyurethanes with r values which vary from 4 8 to 8 per inch t. Rigid foam insulation boards can also be cut to fit between the sliding door horizontal members and glued to the inside of the sliding doors steel siding. 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.