How To Build A Shed Door

hello and welcome to cheapsheds.com this video will show you how to make the door for your shed using the plans available on my website at cheapsheds.com this is video number six in my 12 video series on how to build a shed this door construction method saves time and money because it uses the materials that are cut out of the rough opening that would otherwise be thrown away it consists of an outer frame which is built into the shed wall and an inner frame which is the actual door these two are framed and sheeted at the same time then in Step seven you'll cut the door out and install the hinges and latch you can build your door with any opening width up to about 60 in and you can put it on a Gable end or on a sidewall and in any any location you can also build your sh head with multiple doors the only difference between a side door and a door on the Gable end is which king stud you will use for door in the Gable end use a square cut stud for door in a sidewall use a stud with an angle on it if you're building the door in a sidewall remember to build with a short side of the angle up toward the siding otherwise there's no difference in the construction you can also place the door anywhere on the wall you like however I recommend that you place it on some increment of 12 in from the corner this way your stud spacing will be covered by figure 5B otherwise you might have to add an additional vertical upright if the siding breaks where there is no stud in the inner door frame to make the door wider or narrow narrower adjust the door header to your desired rough opening size then cut the horizontal cross pieces and trim to fit see figure 5A for your dimensions then cut the Jack studs King studs and header build a sandwich door header by nailing a piece of scrap siding or OSB between two tub fores this extra half inch makes the total header width 3 and half half Ines which is the same width as a two before stud nail the Jack studs to the king studs then nail or screw the header in place measure and mark the bottom plates and top plates nail the door frame and the rest of the wall studs to the top and bottom plates cut eight 3x3 spacers from the scraps of siding you trimmed from the Gable end put the spacers Loosely inside the outer frame two into both top corners and two into both bottom corners these are to keep the inside door frame from shifting until you get it nailed to the siding see figure 5B for the inner door frame Dimensions to measure and cut four cross pieces and three uprights for tin wide sheds only you will need one more upright and change the spacing as indicated in figure 5B so there will be a stud where the siding breaks lay all the pieces in the door frame to check for a fit everything should fit tight remove the inner door frame pieces and lay them on the floor and assemble everything with screws verify that this assembly lays flat and is not warped in any direction lay this inner door frame inside the outer door frame with the spacers at the top and sides it should fit tight and not move around for a Gable end wall install the truss with a 3-in screw at each end and remember the half-in spacer below the collar beam check for square by comparing diagonal measurements measure and record the distance from the center of the stud where the siding breaks to the Inside Edge of the rough opening in both directions this measurement should be 21 and 3/4 of an inch for8 and 12 wide shed doors or 9 and 3/4 and 33 and 3/4 for a tin wide shed door these measurements will be used to locate the vertical cut lines after the siding is nailed in place lay the first piece of siding in place Square it up to the center stud and check for a proper overhang at the bottom put a nail through the siding into the inner door frame bottom cross piece about 2 in from the edge of the siding but do not nail into the bottom plate because doing so will nail the door shut put another nail in the center door cross piece and the top door cross piece and then in the top plate double check the overhang measurement at the outside edge of the bottom plate and put a nail at the outside ends of the top and bottom plates place a mark on the siding 1/2 inch above the bottom edge of the header make sure this Mark is visible when the second piece of siding is installed lay the next piece of siding in place and put four Nails in to match the nails in the first piece of siding then check the bottom overhang and put a nail into the outer ends of the top and bottom plates snap a chalk line along the center of the top and bottom plates and along the top of the truss where you will trim it these are nail lines nail across the top plate only do not nail the bottom plate at this time and nail the outside studs and along the truss inside the chalk line measure from the top of the siding to the mark you made 1/2 inch above the bottom of the door header and transfer this measurement to both ends of the wall and snap snap a chalk line This is the horizontal cut line for the top of the door measure from the top of the siding to the middle of the door Center cross piece as evidenced by the nail heads transfer these measurements to both edges of the wall and snap a chalk line this is also a nail line for eight wide sheds place a pencil Mark at the top and bottom of the siding 22 and 1/4 inch from the middle of the center stud in both directions this should be half the rough opening width plus 1/2 in in either direction this is the 21 and 3/4 in measurement you took above just before you nailed the first piece of siding do the same type of calculation with a different door stud locations if you are building a tin wide shed or if you're changing the door location snap a chalk line on both of these marks these are the two vertical cut lines now you should have two vertical chalk lines L four horizontal chalk lines plus the chalk lines across the top of the truss of the Gable in walls see figure 5e inner door trim measure and cut a piece of trim to fit between the two vertical cut lines at the top cut line place the top edge of this piece at the top cut line and nail it 3/4 of an inch from its bottom Edge and within 2 in of each end measure and cut two vertical pieces to run from the bottom of this piece to the bottom edge of the siding nail these 3/4 of an inch from their Inside Edge from top to bottom to within 2 inches of the bottom plate chalk line measure and cut the last two horizontal trim pieces position the middle piece of the trim so it's centered on the chalk line and nail it down the middle position the bottom piece of trim so the lower Edge lies on the bottom plate chalk line and na it 3/4 of an inch from its top Edge see figure 5 F outer door trim cut five spacers from scrap trim about 1 inch wide lay two of these spacers along the top trim piece and the other three on the outside of the first vertical piece of trim lay a piece of trim horizontal along the top two spacers and another piece vertical along the other three spacers and pull them tight into the spacers measure and cut the vertical piece of trim so that it extends between the bottom of the siding to 716 of an inch above the top edge of the top horizontal trim as Allowed by the spacer nail this in place along the center of the trim move the three spaces to the other vertical trim piece and measure and cut and install the same way then measure cut and install the horizontal piece across the top of the T two vertical pieces you just installed double check your spacing in Step seven you will run a router inside the groove between these trim pieces and cut the door out so double check that this spacing is correct by removing the collar from the router and running it all the way through the gap between the inner and outer trim this will confirm the width is correct and the router will move properly thanks for watching this video on how to make a shed door the next video in this series is raising your shed walls to buy the plans to build a shed and to see all my shed building videos go to my website at cheapsheds.com

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Length: 11min 4sec (664 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 29 2013