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Contractor

Boulder climber
CA
Feb 7, 2017 - 06:09am PT
JMC- It definitely has that La Jolla look doesn't it? Are you a San Diego local?

It's actually in Coronado on nice flat ground at 14.8 feet above sea level.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Feb 7, 2017 - 06:13am PT
Didn't realize anything on Coronado was +14...
steve s

Trad climber
eldo
Feb 7, 2017 - 07:39am PT
Client wanted this but....
steve s

Trad climber
eldo
Feb 7, 2017 - 07:42am PT
Changed her mind( imagine that) so we stuffed in what we originally suggested
steve s

Trad climber
eldo
Feb 7, 2017 - 07:43am PT
Almost done
steve s

Trad climber
eldo
Feb 7, 2017 - 07:45am PT
Piece of cake. Living the dream( time and materials)
Contractor

Boulder climber
CA
Feb 7, 2017 - 08:05am PT
We're plus 14 feet but hit the water table at 5 feet in that part of town.

PS- nice job on the box!

Steve- I'm finding Barn doors are all the rage until the owner's realize they have to live with gaps around the fame.
steve s

Trad climber
eldo
Feb 7, 2017 - 08:24am PT
Contractor, the gaps around the frame was exactly the problem. We tried to warn the client.
F

climber
away from the ground
Feb 7, 2017 - 08:42am PT
As with most things, careful planning helps.

Offset walls or butting the door into a perpendicular wall makes the "strike" side of a barn door seamless. Recessed header to set the track in the right spot to hang the door 1/4" from finished wall surface. Do flush base trim which is a nice modern touch anyway, and get your floor guide (UHMW) in the right spot, lubed up good, riding in a mortised stainless steel track.

Might be a lot to explain to a wishy washy client that only understands making her hubbys credit card go DING!, but it's as close to a seamless barn door solution that I've come up with. Sorry, no pics, but I'm sure you guys get the idea.


JMC

climber
the land of milk and honey
Feb 7, 2017 - 09:35am PT
A nice commute to Coronado for that build! Lot of family in SD, but I am from the grimier city to the north.
Contractor

Boulder climber
CA
Feb 7, 2017 - 10:13am PT
F- Nice solutions!
steve s

Trad climber
eldo
Feb 7, 2017 - 10:18am PT
F, thanks for the solutions for the barn door. Wouldn't have worked out here, maybe next time.
Contractor

Boulder climber
CA
Feb 7, 2017 - 10:27am PT
F- nice solutions! I'll check that out.

JMC- All my work is in Coronado and I live in the center of the island. I rarely have more than a 90 second commute.


steve s

Trad climber
eldo
Feb 7, 2017 - 10:27am PT
While we're talking barn doors, here's one we did last year. It's made from oak yanked out of the floor of a semi trailer. Care fully ripped planks with a Festool panel saw then dominoed (festool) together . Glued , clamped, etc. This thing was friggen heavy. Stays open 99% of the time. Go figure. Cheers
Edge

Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
Feb 7, 2017 - 11:07am PT
I blame Pinterest and cheesy home renovation shows for the barn door craze.
F

climber
away from the ground
Feb 7, 2017 - 11:45am PT
^^^^
Hahaha! That's spot on Edge. The uptick in the barn door fad did have some suspicious timing...

Although before the "Oh look what I found on Pinterest!!! Can you do that?" days, I made a couple out of unistrut, T nuts, and 5$ pulley wheels. Now the kits with the sweet looking hardware go for big $.
Edge

Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
Feb 7, 2017 - 12:36pm PT
Oh look what I found on Pinterest!!!
I swear, if someone ever asks me to make something out of a recycled pallet, I'm going to ask to see the pallet and then hit them with it.
Contractor

Boulder climber
CA
Feb 7, 2017 - 12:48pm PT
Pinterest- People are now clamoring for white, horizontal ship lap on interior walls. That's because they're running from the passe, white, vertical bead board craze.
healyje

Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
Feb 10, 2017 - 03:42pm PT
Nice...
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Feb 10, 2017 - 05:40pm PT
Made four barn doors some years ago: 5' x 8' x 3.75" thick. They were for a 20 car drive-thru garage.
Custom copper louvers.

Warbler, can you lift that by yerself?
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