Building A Screen Door From Scratch

For the past 10 years i ve gotten along with my somewhat primitive rustic building techniques teaming up reclaimed wood and screws.

Building a screen door from scratch. 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. Make this diy screen door. I built this screen door with simple pocket hole construction and dimensional lumber for our recent back porch overhaul. This way i have plenty of room to get furniture through the doorway.

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. 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. This screen door can be modified to fit any size doorway you have. For the bottom kick rail we cut down the 8 inch fir to 7 1 2 inches.

I hope you enjoy the video. For a final touch i also attached a latch to be able to keep the screen door open if needed. Step 5 assemble the screen inserts photo by kolin smith. 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 diy screen door will be 80 x 36. Build the frame for the door. My first step is to cut my stock to rough length on the miter saw. How to build a rustic screen door from scratch.

On the front face of the door glue and nail frame molding inside the screen opening perimeter with inch brads. Here is the finished homemade screen door for the garage. We cut the 6 inch fir down to 5 1 2 inches to create the stiles vertical and top rail horizontal. To attach the stiles and rails fit the table saw with a tongue and groove bit.

Adding professional builder to my long list of to dos was really never in my sights. Paint or stain and varnish the frame parts. To optimize my material i used two 10 2 6 s and one 8 2 6. If you re building a door to match an existing doorway just build your door to fit that space.

Assemble the screen insert frames using glue and brads at the corners. It is also said to be a lot sturdier than the screen doors you can purchase at most big box stores. 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. A couple of weeks ago i shared with you my diy screen door that i built with my hubby and dad.

Latest build video. The diy screen door made from scrap wood was complete.