How To Safely Take Down Barn Doors
Open the door completely and block it in this position with clamps or locking pliers firmly tightened to the track to prevent the door from closing.
How to safely take down barn doors. The 2 end doors slide to the center and the center one slides over the end door on the right. So its getting worse and we are now looking to secure out pole barn. Start by removing the windows and barn doors. Cousins of mine tore down a wooden grain elevator man was i glad it was too far away for my dad to volunteer me.
Rest the bottom pivot into the jamb and insert the snugger guide also known as the roller into the top track. One big challenge was to figure out how to safely deconstruct the barn. There is a crescent brand of nail puller that pull nails driven flush to the wood you can get behind to pry loose. They where built out of salvage oil field sucker rod but cold rolled rod from the iron supply should work as well.
But doors that open inward or outward often get in the way of the work. Then take off the clamps or the locking pliers and slowly close the door. If the wood is free of rot and damage it could either be sold as reclaimed wood or used to build a new barn or structure. All we are looking to do is keep the doors locked there are 3 in total on the front and they are side sliding.
Compilation time lapse and video taken while tearing down an old barn on my property. Sliding doors on a pole barn add functionality and maneuverability to the entrance. Step 2 work backwards. Gently hammer the pivots into the pre existing holes then align the pivots into the top track bracket.
See figure 1 you can now release the cables and take off the springs without any trouble or danger. If you enjoy it please hit the subscribe button and you can join me o. Rather than just knocking your barn down it is best to approach the job in the reverse order of how the barn was constructed. Use your screwdriver to remove all the hinges and other fittings.
The doors will need pivots installed at both the top and bottom to allow them to roll in the tracks. Probably 98 of it was oak poplar walnut or cypress.