For a final touch i also attached a latch to be able to keep the screen door open if needed.
Building a screen door from scratch.
Allow to dry fully.
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.
On the front face of the door glue and nail frame molding inside the screen opening perimeter with inch brads.
Paint or stain and varnish the frame parts.
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.
Here is the finished homemade screen door for the garage.
My diy screen door will be 80 x 36.
For the past 10 years i ve gotten along with my somewhat primitive rustic building techniques teaming up reclaimed wood and screws.
To optimize my material i used two 10 2 6 s and one 8 2 6.
Step 5 assemble the screen inserts photo by kolin smith.
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.
I hope you enjoy the video.
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.
I built this screen door with simple pocket hole construction and dimensional lumber for our recent back porch overhaul.
Build the frame for the door.
This screen door can be modified to fit any size doorway you have.
Adding professional builder to my long list of to dos was really never in my sights.
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.
To attach the stiles and rails fit the table saw with a tongue and groove bit.
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.
A couple of weeks ago i shared with you my diy screen door that i built with my hubby and dad.
We cut the 6 inch fir down to 5 1 2 inches to create the stiles vertical and top rail horizontal.
Make this diy screen door.
My first step is to cut my stock to rough length on the miter saw.
Assemble the screen insert frames using glue and brads at the corners.
Latest build video.
It is also said to be a lot sturdier than the screen doors you can purchase at most big box stores.
If you re building a door to match an existing doorway just build your door to fit that space.
This way i have plenty of room to get furniture through the doorway.
