How Do You Build A Screen Door?
Having a good screen door on your home can let the breeze in as well as keep insects out. Having a screen door on your home is great when the weather is hot and you want to let the air in your house while still having an enclosed home. A screen door is built with lap joints and a few tools. Step 1 Cut the parts and lay them out. Purchase the lumber you need for the door, both vertical and horizontal, as well as the rails. Cut the vertical parts of the board to the length you want and the rails to the width of the door. Step 2 Cut the half-lap joints. Place a board or boards into the jig that will give you a guide for your saw. Set the cutting depth to either 9/16 of an inch or half the thickness of the board. Begin at the cut line making a few passes with the saw in order to remove everything between the two cut lines. Clean and smooth the joint using a chisel. Now repeat this exact same process for all the boards of the screen door. Step 3 Put together the parts of the screen door. Be
After a winter of having the heavy wooden front door closed to the elements, it’s nice to leave it open to the refreshing spring breeze. Spring, however, also brings bugs and small animals. A new screen door is just the ticket for a refreshing bug-free spring. Difficulty – Easy to Moderate Building a screen door can be one of the simplest projects imaginable or one of the most elaborate. It really depends upon what you are looking to accomplish with the end product. If you have a cabin in the backwoods, a highly stylized screen door is not what you need to get you to your favorite fishing spot. A home on a summer resort island may require quite a bit of style. The Layout A thinner stock is generally what’s required for a screen door. For an outback cabin any inexpensive or personally milled wood will do, but for a more elaborate door a pine may be preferential. In either case a five-eighths thickness is common. Layout each piece to its corresponding location in the door and make a mark
