Building A Screen Door From Scratch

Adding professional builder to my long list of to dos was really never in my sights.

Building a screen door from scratch.

For the bottom kick rail we cut down the 8 inch fir to 7 1 2 inches. This screen door can be modified to fit any size doorway you have. We had been shopping around for one but we could never find a model that we liked. Step 5 assemble the screen inserts photo by kolin smith.

If you re building a door to match an existing doorway just build your door to fit that space. Allow to dry fully. Assemble the screen insert frames using glue and brads at the corners. 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.

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. The diy screen door only took a few hours to complete although i had to wait extra time for paint and glue to dry. My first step is to cut my stock to rough length on the miter saw. Here is the finished homemade screen door for the garage.

I built this screen door with simple pocket hole construction and dimensional lumber for our recent back porch overhaul. I hope you enjoy the video. 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. We cut the 6 inch fir down to 5 1 2 inches to create the stiles vertical and top rail horizontal.

How to build a rustic screen door from scratch. It is also said to be a lot sturdier than the screen doors you can purchase at most big box stores. Make this diy screen door. Build the frame for the door.

Paint or stain and varnish the frame parts. For a final touch i also attached a latch to be able to keep the screen door open if needed. A couple of weeks ago i shared with you my diy screen door that i built with my hubby and dad. 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.

My diy screen door will be 80 x 36. The diy screen door made from scrap wood was complete. On the front face of the door glue and nail frame molding inside the screen opening perimeter with inch brads. This way i have plenty of room to get furniture through the doorway.

To optimize my material i used two 10 2 6 s and one 8 2 6. Latest build video.