For a standard size stone (stone blocks from the Giza quarries) a stonemason needed about 4 to 5 hours with good tools. For a casing stone (from the Tura quarries) about 8-10 hours, for a corner stone probably more like 10-12 hours. To process the 500 stones daily about 300 stonemasons were needed and as much helpers.
It's possible to build a sliding barn door for the cost of the lumber, but there's still the expense of buying the track system ($100-$2,000, depending on weight capacity, materials, size and style). DoItYourself.com provides instructions for building a sliding barn door .
The cost of vinyl sliding windows averages around $575 to $775. This makes the window one of the most affordable types of windows available on the market. For the quality and the price it is hard to match the sliding windows that are made out of vinyl material.