Building A Screen Door

Wood screen door kits aren t difficult to assemble will save you a few bucks over buying a completed door and provide a very practical period complement to your home.

Building a screen door.

Optionally build the screens into a wood frame similar to a picture frame and install the frames inside the opening with screws. This is not one of those diy projects that i can tell you saved us a ton of money or time. A couple of weeks ago i shared with you my diy screen door that i built with my hubby and dad. 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.

If you re building a door to match an existing doorway just build your door to fit that space. It is also said to be a lot sturdier than the screen doors you can purchase at most big box stores. My diy screen door will be 80 x 36. Build the frame for the door.

We had been shopping around for one but we could never find a model that we liked. But we got exactly what we wanted and this screen door is far superior quality to those screen doors that you can purchase for 75 to 100. Make this diy screen door. This way i have plenty of room to get furniture through the doorway.

We love how our diy screen door turned out. To attach the stiles and rails fit the table saw with a tongue and groove bit. Mortised and tenoned rails and stiles screen frame inserts and trim and decorative brackets. We don t have central a c although i finally figured out how to install a portable air conditioner in our casement windows upstairs so the easiest way to cool down the house is to leave the front door wide open.

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. This screen door can be modified to fit any size doorway you have. To optimize my material i used two 10 2 6 s and one 8 2 6. We cut the 6 inch fir down to 5 1 2 inches to create the stiles vertical and top rail horizontal.

It s easy to build a screen door that fits your existing door frame perfectly. The lumber cost us around 32 00 and the screening cost 10 00. My first step is to cut my stock to rough length on the miter saw. The kit contains everything you need for the door itself.

This project has been on my to do list for years.