Building a sliding shop door. Components and installation ideas and tips.

Hardware and components needed to build a sliding or rolling shop or barn door. This was build with 2 goals: Cheap, and light weight. The bottom requires a fold. Grade prevents a full door from sliding , and removing 18 inches of soil is bad for a pole barn. A flashing should go up to prevent the box channel from filling up with pine needles. Simple and cheap solutions. 2 - 12 foot box channel. $75 ea 4 rollers, $20 ea 8 hangers, $4 ea 5 - 8 foot by 3 foot metal siding. $38 ea 7 - 12 foot 2x4 @ $9 ea Used hinges Screws $7 pulley