Building A Screen Door From Scratch

How to build a rustic screen door from scratch.

Building a screen door from scratch.

Step 5 assemble the screen inserts photo by kolin smith. This screen door can be modified to fit any size doorway you have. Build the frame for the door. If you re building a door to match an existing doorway just build your door to fit that space.

The diy screen door only took a few hours to complete although i had to wait extra time for paint and glue to dry. For the bottom kick rail we cut down the 8 inch fir to 7 1 2 inches. Adding professional builder to my long list of to dos was really never in my sights. A couple of weeks ago i shared with you my diy screen door that i built with my hubby and dad.

For the past 10 years i ve gotten along with my somewhat primitive rustic building techniques teaming up reclaimed wood and screws. My diy screen door will be 80 x 36. To optimize my material i used two 10 2 6 s and one 8 2 6. On the front face of the door glue and nail frame molding inside the screen opening perimeter with inch brads.

We had been wanting a screen door for our back porch for years but never got around to putting one in until we updated our back porch. The diy screen door made from scrap wood was complete. Make this diy screen door. We cut the 6 inch fir down to 5 1 2 inches to create the stiles vertical and top rail horizontal.

It is also said to be a lot sturdier than the screen doors you can purchase at most big box stores. Allow to dry fully. Assemble the screen insert frames using glue and brads at the corners. Here is the finished homemade screen door for the garage.

I hope you enjoy the video. This way i have plenty of room to get furniture through the doorway. I built this screen door with simple pocket hole construction and dimensional lumber for our recent back porch overhaul. To attach the stiles and rails fit the table saw with a tongue and groove bit.

When building a door jamb to fit a standard wall with a two by four frame and 1 2 inch drywall on each side the width of the jamb board typically is 4 9 16 inches. We had been shopping around for one but we could never find a model that we liked. So if you are looking for a simple screen door that is easy to build and still looks great then you ll definitely want to check out this tutorial. Paint or stain and varnish the frame parts.

My first step is to cut my stock to rough length on the miter saw. For a final touch i also attached a latch to be able to keep the screen door open if needed.