Set the bottom in place on the track in the door frame and then press the top portion of the door in place too.
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This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to open up a wall for a large glass slider.
Apply silicone caulk to your drip edge and put it along the top of the opening between your siding and house wrap.
Install the sliding glass panels and handle.
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In this video i show how i installed a sliding glass door on my new home addition project.
Make any adjustments from the inside and use shims as needed to ensure a secure fit.
First carefully clean all debris from the rails to get a good fit.
Sliding barn doors work best when there is enough empty wall space next to the opening that the door can slide completely open.
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Double barn doors require open wall space on both sides of the doorway.
With this step by step guide you ll have stylish functional barn doors hanging in your house in no time.
Create a piece of drip edge the size of the opening.
Keep in mind that light switches electrical outlets and heating and cooling registers on the walls next to the opening could be in the way.
Here are the tools you ll need.
Then have a friend help you lift the first section of the sliding door.