Building A Screen Door

A couple of weeks ago i shared with you my diy screen door that i built with my hubby and dad.

Building a screen door. This way i have plenty of room to get furniture through the doorway. 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. 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. The kit contains everything you need for the door itself.

Staple additional strips of 5 8 inch fir beside the first row sandwiching and tightening the screen between them. Optionally build the screens into a wood frame similar to a picture frame and install the frames inside the opening with screws. We love how our diy screen door turned out. The lumber cost us around 32 00 and the screening cost 10 00.

If you re building a door to match an existing doorway just build your door to fit that space. This project has been on my to do list for years. This screen door can be modified to fit any size doorway you have. To attach the stiles and rails fit the table saw with a tongue and groove bit.

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. It s easy to build a screen door that fits your existing door frame perfectly. This is not one of those diy projects that i can tell you saved us a ton of money or time. 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. 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. For the bottom kick rail we cut down the 8 inch fir to 7 1 2 inches. 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. My diy screen door will be 80 x 36. Install as you would a standard screen door. We had been shopping around for one but we could never find a model that we liked.

My first step is to cut my stock to rough length on the miter saw.