How To Make My Own 4 Panel Door

Take the width of your closet door opening and divide in into 4.

How to make my own 4 panel door.

But using some readily available components you can achieve professional looking results. It will hold the panel but still allow it to expand and contract across its width. Center the cut or cut from same side of each piece so the dado will be same measurement from face of board. Make sure they are all exactly same length.

The groove is a hair wider than 3 4 and 1 2 deep. The most common door size is 3 feet wide 6 8 feet high. Lay out the dimensions of the door on your choice of sheet material. If you want to construct a panel without using an old one tape kraft paper to the inside of the door and trace the pattern onto the paper.

The reason i say 3 4 from the bottom is because i did 1 2 inch shorter than my closet door opening an it was still too big. Now cut all four rails to finished length keeping in mind that their length will determine the width of finished door. My door is very small and so i opted for 4 inch wide stiles. This is done by either gluing up a panel to the width and length you need or by using a solid piece that has been specially milled for you.

Run down to your local hardware store or home improvement center and purchase a sheet of plywood to use as the main panel for your new door. Set an old door panel on the hardboard and trace its shape. Once materials are selected it is time to build the components of your door. A groove holds the panel.

I started with the stiles as i view them as the most important. Then subtract 1 2 from the width of each panel and 3 4 of an inch from the bottom. This film will teach you how to design construct and upholster your own auto door panels. Mark simpson demonstrates on a 1962 oldsmobile door panel how to create custom car door panels using abs board and pre sewn top stitch panels from ez boy interiors.

Acquire a 4 ft 1 2 m x 8 ft 2 4 m sheet of 1 2 in 1 3 cm plywood. However you need to know that this is usually cost prohibitive. Use a cutter that matches your panel thickness. Be sure to mark all holes for the clips and door handles.

After putting my stack dado in the table saw i cut a groove for the door s panel to float in. For most classic car restorers sewing together upholstery is an unlearned skill. Use solid wood for a door when you make a panel door. In newer homes it s increasingly common to have doors as high as 8 feet.

For a standard interior door 1 2 in 1 3 cm plywood will work best. Place one 48 by 48 by 1 8 inch hardboard on a worktable.