Build A Screen Door Plans

Learn how to build a screen door with this tutorial.

Build a screen door plans.

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. The total cost of the project ended up bei. For a final touch i also attached a latch to be able to keep the screen door open if needed.

We love how our diy screen door turned out. With the hot summer rapidly approaching here in idaho i was looking for a cheap easy way to get a better cross breeze in our house. We cut the 6 inch fir down to 5 1 2 inches to create the stiles vertical and top rail horizontal. This is not one of those diy projects that i can tell you saved us a ton of money or time.

Step 5 assemble the screen inserts photo by kolin smith. Allow to dry fully. Assemble the screen insert frames using glue and brads at the corners. The diy screen door only took a few hours to complete although i had to wait extra time for paint and glue to dry.

The diy screen door made from scrap wood was complete. Tom silva recently taught host kevin o connor how to build a screen door from 5 4 stock that s readily available. Make this diy screen door. Thisoldhouse asktoh subscribe to this old.

Cut everything to length and lay the door out on a flat surface. It s easy to build a screen door that fits your existing door frame perfectly. A couple of weeks ago i shared with you my diy screen door that i built with my hubby and dad. This screen door can be modified to fit any size doorway you have.

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. For the bottom kick rail we cut down the 8 inch fir to 7 1 2 inches. To attach the stiles and rails fit the table saw with a tongue and groove bit. Use 1 inch thick lumber for a lighter door.

It s fine to build the entire door from 4 inch wide planks but for a more substantial door make the horizontal pieces 5 inches wide. Paint or stain and varnish the frame parts. I had some pallets lying around so i figured why not build a 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.

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. You ll need five pieces of lumber to build the door. The lumber cost us around 32 00 and the screening cost 10 00. This project has been on my to do list for years.

It is also said to be a lot sturdier than the screen doors you can purchase at most big box stores.