Building A Screen Door From Scratch

If you re building a door to match an existing doorway just build your door to fit that space.

Building a screen door from scratch.

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. 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. The diy screen door only took a few hours to complete although i had to wait extra time for paint and glue to dry. 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.

A couple of weeks ago i shared with you my diy screen door that i built with my hubby and dad. How to build a rustic screen door from scratch. To attach the stiles and rails fit the table saw with a tongue and groove bit. I hope you enjoy the video.

For the past 10 years i ve gotten along with my somewhat primitive rustic building techniques teaming up reclaimed wood and screws. Allow to dry fully. My diy screen door will be 80 x 36. 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.

On the front face of the door glue and nail frame molding inside the screen opening perimeter with inch brads. Adding professional builder to my long list of to dos was really never in my sights. We cut the 6 inch fir down to 5 1 2 inches to create the stiles vertical and top rail horizontal. To optimize my material i used two 10 2 6 s and one 8 2 6.

For the bottom kick rail we cut down the 8 inch fir to 7 1 2 inches. We had been shopping around for one but we could never find a model that we liked. It is also said to be a lot sturdier than the screen doors you can purchase at most big box stores. Here is the finished homemade screen door for the garage.

Assemble the screen insert frames using glue and brads at the corners. My first step is to cut my stock to rough length on the miter saw. 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 way i have plenty of room to get furniture through the doorway.

Make this diy screen door. Latest build video. For a final touch i also attached a latch to be able to keep the screen door open if needed. This screen door can be modified to fit any size doorway you have.

The diy screen door made from scrap wood was complete. Step 5 assemble the screen inserts photo by kolin smith.