Building A Screen Door

We had been shopping around for one but we could never find a model that we liked.

Building a screen door.

My first step is to cut my stock to rough length on the miter saw. My diy screen door will be 80 x 36. This way i have plenty of room to get furniture through the doorway. Mortised and tenoned rails and stiles screen frame inserts and trim and decorative brackets.

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. 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. The lumber cost us around 32 00 and the screening cost 10 00.

Optionally build the screens into a wood frame similar to a picture frame and install the frames inside the opening with screws. Make this diy screen door. 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. We cut the 6 inch fir down to 5 1 2 inches to create the stiles vertical and top rail horizontal.

Staple additional strips of 5 8 inch fir beside the first row sandwiching and tightening the screen between them. 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. It is also said to be a lot sturdier than the screen doors you can purchase at most big box stores. This project has been on my to do list for years.

To optimize my material i used two 10 2 6 s and one 8 2 6. Install as you would a standard screen door. 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. We love how our diy screen door turned out.

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. 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.

But we got exactly what we wanted and this screen door is far superior quality to those screen doors that you can purchase for 75 to 100.