Building A Screen Door Frame

Lay out your boards on a flat surface per the design with the pocket holes facing up.

Building a screen door frame.

Add hinges to the door by using a chisel to make notches for the hinges. Paint the screen door and screen moulding with outdoor paint. So to ensure a consistent gap along the entire perimeter i used several wooden shims underneath and along the edges of the screen door. This screen door can be modified to fit any size doorway you have.

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. Measure across the top middle and bottom of the opening horizontally then vertically on the left middle and right side. Latest build video. Ours was about a quarter inch too long so we simply trimmed some off the bottom.

Assemble the outer frame of the door first. I needed a 1 8 gap between the door and the frame. Then using the kreg face clamp hold the pieces in position while driving in the 2 1 2 screws. Cut a piece of screen 2 inches larger all around than the insert.

Make this diy screen door. Sand the screen door and all the joints. It is also said to be a lot sturdier than the screen doors you can purchase at most big box stores. 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.

Assemble the screen insert frames using glue and brads at the corners. 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. Dry fit the screen door and use a hand planer if it s too tight.

Once your outer frame is assembled we recommend that you hold it up in the door frame to make sure that it fits. Attaching the screen door to attach the diy screen door i placed it in the doorway and positioned it in place. Use the convex wheel on the spline roller to gently push the screen into the groove on the insert. Assembling the diy screen door is a piece of cake.

Repeat this process until the entire door is assembled.