Building Wooden Window Screens

While the frame is in this clamped state i install the screen by stapling it across the top and bottom rails.

Building wooden window screens.

Diy wood frame window screen door style. Paint the frame and install the window screen material. Crafted with mortise and tenon joints they are custom made to fit in your window frames whether for old or new windows. Install the wood window screen in the window opening.

Assemble the window frame and use a router to cut a groove for the spline. Build the screen the same dimensions so that it attaches directly over the trim. Measure the window opening. If you measure and come up with 32 x 60 then plan to make your screens 31 7 8 x 59 7 8 to ensure a good fit.

Metal ruler and exacto knife. 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. We use mahogany or reclaimed long leaf pine for the frame decorative pieces and inside screen molding. It consists of setting the ends of the screen on boards about an inch high and then clamping the unit in the middle.

Nail 1 4 to 1 2 from top of window on each side. How to make a diy window screen. Insert loop latch into spline groove on bottom of screen frame. Hold a 12 inch piece of wood on the sill to extend its angle.

Include the angle of the window sill in your measurements since the screen frame will have to accommodate it. Step 3 cut to length. You ll need 1 1 4 cut to the height of your window the 59 7 8 length from our previous example and 1 1 6 cut to the width of the window 31 7 8 minus 3 1 2. Attach screen frame fasteners to outside frame of window.

Rip a stack of pieces 1 1 2 to 2 inches in width to use as stock for the. Trim paint of choice. Cordless drill pre drill bit and screws. After complete assembly insert screw into inside of window sill.

Start with wood that s 3 4 inch thick. Long leaf pine is the local wood that was used in that era. Cut the window screen frame pieces. Measure the window opening for the screen on all four sides to within 1 32 inch.

Measure the window how to make custom window screens with wooden frames measure sill angle. This trick is a straight forward and easy way to ensure that the screen is taught.