Building A Shed Door By Yourself

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How to Build a Shed Door by Yourself

Any kind of diy project can be challenging if you do not have many good building skills, but one woodworking project that can be easily achievable is to build a shed door by yourself. This is quite simple when you have the know how and many people find they can easily get it done within a short period of time, typically an afternoon is sufficient for this construction task. Additionally, when you research how to build a shed door yourself you should be pleasantly surprised at the amount of materials required. It only takes a few items to get started and build your own shed door in no time.

How to Build a Shed door from scratch
The first thing that you need to do when you are building shed doors is to make sure that when you build the siding or walls of the shed you leave a space for the door. This will usually be a square or just a regular door shape. This may seem obvious, but I have seen many people get this wrong! This shed door frame should be measured and wood needs …show more content…

For the purpose of this free shed plan tutorial I am going to use several planks of wood in thin strips for the shed door. You should get at least 5 of these to build a shed door with. You can have as many as 15 pieces of timer for the door depending on the size of the shed you are building and obviously the size of the planks of lumber. Arrange these boards to fit the door next to each other as you would like them to be arranged for the shed. If you are not using a type of pressure treated lumber for building with, then make sure that you apply a coat or two of primer to the wood and allow it to dry before continuing. The instructions should tell you what to do on the specific jar or tin of primer you are using. You may need to cut them down to the exact dimensions of the shed door area before you continue, unless you are using a building a shed

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