How To Build A Simple Garage Door

For most do it yourselfers building a sandwich design swinging wood garage door is the easiest type to make from scratch.

How to build a simple garage door. Here s what to do. Measure the width and height of the door opening. I made it happen so i think anybody armed with minimal car. We needed a replacement garage door and i perfer one that swings out so i can use.

Divide the height evenly by three. I love to make things myself and especially saving money doing it myself. The most efficient way to design it is by drawings. Each of our panels will be.

We ll make a 12 foot 3 7 meter wide and 9 foot 2 7 meter high door opening. It does not require complicated joinery and the fasteners can be hidden. Start with a plywood base and form two doors from the plywood. Screw cabinet doors that have recessed panels on them to the plywood doors.

This is a step by step on how your average schmoe can build beautiful carriage house style garage doors i m a computer programmer and this is the first time i ve done anything like this. Three simple steps to build swing out garage doors. The first step in making swing out garage doors is designing the door. Make three panels each measuring the width of the door by the height obtained in step 2.

This will add architectural detail to the doors.