Once ready position the door back in place by attaching it to the door hinges.
How to lock a screen door to wood frame.
The diagonal braces at the top will make it a lot stronger than the average frame.
The weak part of the door is the section that the bolts travel through to lock into the door s frame.
Preferably one you can picked up cheap because of cracked or damaged glass.
What happens is that the door s edge is only secured to the frame by the deadbolt s bolt and the door handle s latch that run through the door.
Flip the screen over so that it lays flat against the part of the frame where you ll be stapling.
Remember to handle the staple gun properly to avoid any unwanted incidents.
A nice looking door frame.
This photo is from one of our customers that was broken into when her door was kicked in.
The wood strips should extend beyond the area on the door where the screen will be stapled.
Now the screen door should be ready and in perfect condition.
Lay the wooden screen frame onto the work surface next to the cleat so the top edge is parallel to the cleat about 3 inches away.
Only use a high quality exterior specific enamel paint to finish your door.
Our screen doors arrive ready to primer and paint.
Painting your wood screen door requires at least one coat of a quality enamel primer followed by a color coat of either oil or water based exterior enamel paint.
Hence position the screening on the wooden frame and use the staple gun to attach it to the frame.