Building A Screen Door From Scratch

We cut the 6 inch fir down to 5 1 2 inches to create the stiles vertical and top rail horizontal.

Building a screen door from scratch.

Make this diy screen door. The diy screen door made from scrap wood was complete. For a final touch i also attached a latch to be able to keep the screen door open if needed. My diy screen door will be 80 x 36.

Paint or stain and varnish the frame parts. To attach the stiles and rails fit the table saw with a tongue and groove bit. This way i have plenty of room to get furniture through the doorway. On the front face of the door glue and nail frame molding inside the screen opening perimeter with inch brads.

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. 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.

This screen door can be modified to fit any size doorway you have. Assemble the screen insert frames using glue and brads at the corners. 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. Here is the finished homemade screen door for the garage.

Build the frame for the door. To optimize my material i used two 10 2 6 s and one 8 2 6. I hope you enjoy the video. How to build a rustic screen door from scratch.

If you re not using premade jamb material or if your walls are a nonstandard thickness you can buy 5 or 6 inch wide lumber and rip cut it to the width of the wall using a table saw. Allow to dry fully. 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. 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.

Latest build video. I built this screen door with simple pocket hole construction and dimensional lumber for our recent back porch overhaul. How to make a screen door this is a great diy project that can be completed in a weekend and will give you years of enjoyment. We had been shopping around for one but we could never find a model that we liked.

For the bottom kick rail we cut down the 8 inch fir to 7 1 2 inches. It is also said to be a lot sturdier than the screen doors you can purchase at most big box stores.