Build Wooden Window Screen Frame

How to make custom wooden screens for your house out of the woods.

Build wooden window screen frame.

Build the screen the same dimensions so that it. Cut the rails to this length and cut the sill angle on the bottom rail. Create a support board by cutting a 1 x 2 to the desired length. Test fit the bottom rail for the fit of the angle.

This project is easy for any diy er or professional and doesn t take any previous experience. You have the ability to hide. We use mahogany or reclaimed long leaf pine for the frame decorative pieces and inside screen molding. Wood window screens no historic house is complete without beautiful hand crafted wooden screens and we make wood screens just like the original craftsmen did in the early 1900 s.

Measure the size window. Add a few pocket holes along one side of the support board. How to make a diy window screen measure the window opening cut the window screen frame pieces assemble the window frame and use a router to cut a groove for the spline paint the frame and install the window screen material install the wood window screen in the window opening. Insert loop latch into spline groove on bottom of screen frame.

Attach screen frame fasteners to outside frame of window. Pocket hole placement tip. Nail 1 4 to 1 2 from top of window on each side. Fir is often used on decking and exterior trim and for structural.

Building the support board. On the table saw cut tenons on the end of each rail by removing a 1 inch wide and 1 4 inch deep piece of material on each face of the rail. Long leaf pine is the local wood that was used in that era. Build screens using fir for economy.

With screen tight s window screen frame kit you with screen tight s window screen frame kit you can build your own window screen to match the size of your existing or new window. Nail 1 4 to 1 2 from top of window on each side. Measure the outside dimensions of the window trim.