Diy Dutch Door With Shelf

Attached the shelf using wood screws to conceal the seam on the exterior then covered the holes with wood.

Diy dutch door with shelf. Don t forget the charming shelf on the lower half of your dutch door. Two to support the top panel and two to support the bottom panel. Purchased a dead bolt jig and added a second dead bolt 30. If you have a table saw this is a great time to use one.

Belleze 36in x 84in sliding barn wood door unfinished knotty pine single door only pre drilled 3 ft x 7 ft interior natural 4 6 out of 5 stars 511 174 99 174. Get all the tips and tricks from skaie of homejelly. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. This is the door between my house and my workroom.

I ve been eyeing this door for years with the desire to cut it into a dutch door. I can do it for the price of the extra hardware. Since standard interior doors come with three hinges only one additional hinge needs to be added. Once the original door is removed place the new hinge up against door frame roughly 30 above the floor.

First i took the door off the hinges and set it on two saw horses with 1x4 s. In this tutorial and video i demonstrate how i cut my old wood door into a dutch door. Dutch doors require four hinges to ensure proper safe function. Building my own dutch door for the living room.

Dutch doors or double hung doors were originally used to keep the animals out and the children in while also letting in sunlight and fresh air. Diy dutch door costs. 5 years ago reply upvote. Now that you have your two doors set measure the height between the doors and the length.

Crafted a poplar shelf using a router with a 1 2 inch roundover bit and corbels detailed with a 1 4 inch roman ogee 7. The little ears on the shelf sit perfectly on top of the bottom half of the door and then the curved part allows the shelf to clear the door jamb. I ll use the existing door and add a shelf. Let s talk about doing a dutch door with shelf beginning with measuring.

Finally she added smart hardware choices to the conversion. If this is a project you d rather not diy she has wonderful advice for working with a professional and still saving a little dough. Installed a fourth hinge to support what would be the upper portion of the door 5. 5 years ago reply upvote.

I knew the door was solid wood but i wasn t sure it would stay in tact if cut it in half. Instead of splurging on a new door knob she ingeniously relocated the existing knob from the top to the bottom half of the diy dutch door. My situation is a little different. And let s start trimming down a 2 x 4 or 1 x 4 to fit.