Making A Wood Garage Door

Hi all some thoughts please i want to make some new garage doors my neighbour is making some from 25mm 20mm finished thick tongue groove he is putting his timber horizon tal groove down tongue up every door i see is made with t g vertical his does look different but will it work.

Making a wood garage door.

Next use a circular saw to cut out the plywood and sand the wood so the faces and edges are smooth and level. Custom design your wood garage door to perfectly complement your home s architectural style and make your home the envy of the neighborhood. The only way i would ever consider building a garage door out of wood would be if there wasn t enough room for an overhead door i might build some swinging wood doors. If you are planning to stain your door choose lumber and plywood with a similar grain pattern.

Raised panel wood garage doors 300 series. Each of our panels will be 12 feet by 3 feet 3 7 meters by 9 meters. However odd sized doors are typically a special order item that can cost much more and take additional time. Even so the posts were only like five bucks apiece so you could use them to help plumb in a not so vertical opening or for just.

The most efficient way to design it is by drawings. The first step in making swing out garage doors is designing the door. A beautiful exterior wooden door can be built from standard 2 by 6 and 2 by 4 lumber and 1 2 inch plywood. I love to make things myself and especially saving money doing it myself.

Make three panels each measuring the width of the door by the height obtained in step 2. Three simple steps to build swing out garage doors. We needed a replacement garage door and i perfer one that swings out so i can use. Divide the height evenly by three.

Carriage house wood doors 7400 series. To make a door start by getting a 4 foot by 8 foot sheet of plywood that s 1 2 inch thick. It is okay with rough sketches because the key is to make it all clear in your mind to get easier work while installing it. Measure the width and height of the door opening.

Wood garage doors 7100 series. Then measure the height and width of the doorway you ll be installing the door in and mark the dimensions on the plywood. We ll make a 12 foot 3 7 meter wide and 9 foot 2 7 meter high door opening. Video of the day.