Steel Door Making

If you like you can use your scrap plywood to cut stiles a center panel or other accents to give your handcrafted door a little extra visual appeal.

Steel door making.

Make sure that the screws are tight and the door feels secured to the shed s door frame. If the edge of the door is clad in steel rather than consisting of wood cut this hole with a bi metal hole saw instead typically 7 8 inch or as specified by the manufacturer. Preparing the project area set a dropcloth on the ground near the door and tape the door frame and hardware with painter s tape to protect it from primer and paint. This is called a hollow metal door.

If you re comfortable removing the door handle remove it to simplify the painting process. You can also use the painter s tape instead of removing the hardware. A metal plate over the lock mechanism on both sides of the door secured with bolts through the door are an easy way to prevent the door from splitting. Dry off the door and then remove the door s hardware including the door knob and hinges.

When it s on slick steel paint doesn t absorb into the material and laydown and you re going to have a rough looking texture in your paint finish. The making of steel door and frame components photo courtesy anderson door window mechanics many residential and commercial steel doors aren t actually steel all the way through but instead consist of a steel exterior with a paper honeycomb fiberglass or foam insulation core. Reinforcing both door and frame should make for a very secure entrance. Try making your own door.

A steel door needs extra special care when it s painted because the wet paint can easily be manipulated by the tool that s applying it. Any type of steel door can receive the faux bois treatment even a garage door. Steel door frame manufacturing process takes 4 months from roll forming design to machining and heat treatment welding structure surface machining for the door frame. Screw the hinges into the door.

Then repeat the process with the bottom hinge. Step 2 base paint. It s as simple as picking up a 4 ft 1 2 m x 8 ft 2 4 m sheet of 1 2 in 1 3 cm plywood and cutting it to correct dimensions. Steel is a difficult metal to paint because of its smooth surface texture and natural oil that is present in the metal.