Build A Plywood Garage Door

Cut plywood to make the doors to fit these openings.

Build a plywood garage door. It s typically made of three sections which are mounted horizontally and hinged together. A plywood garage door is the most basic and inexpensive type of wooden door. This will give you two 3 feet wide cabinets on the ends and a 2 foot wide cabinet in the middle. Ensure the edges of the lumber and the door are perfectly aligned.

Turn the door over and repeat this step on the other side of the door sandwiching the plywood between the 1 by 4 inch lumber framing. To frame out the cabinets secure 8 foot 2x4s perpendicular at 36 across and 60 across. Build the front of the frame in the same pattern as the back 8 feet wide and 8 feet tall. The door slides with rollers on a track attached to the sides of the door frame.

I love to make things myself and especially saving money doing it myself. When building an outdoor storage shed closing off an attic for storage or even building a tree house you ll need a door. Cut a piece of lumber the width of the inside framing and secure it in the middle of the door separating the door into two sections. The most popular garage door is the roll up sectional garage door.

We needed a replacement garage door and i perfer one that swings out so i can use. Due to the thinness of. This is a relatively simple project and only requires one sheet of 1 2 inch plywood and some hand tools.