Building Wooden Window Screens

1 x 2 lumber cut to fit for support board and window screen frame.

Building wooden window screens.

Kreg jig i have the k4 model 2 spring hinges. Paint the frame and install the window screen material. Include the angle of the window sill in your measurements since the screen frame will have to accommodate it. Metal ruler and exacto knife.

Cut the window screen frame pieces. We use mahogany or reclaimed long leaf pine for the frame decorative pieces and inside screen molding. Measure the window how to make custom window screens with wooden frames measure sill angle. Assemble the window frame and use a router to cut a groove for the spline.

Crafted with mortise and tenon joints they are custom made to fit in your window frames whether for old or new windows. While the frame is in this clamped state i install the screen by stapling it across the top and bottom rails. Rip a stack of pieces 1 1 2 to 2 inches in width to use as stock for the. Start with wood that s 3 4 inch thick.

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. How to make a diy window screen. Cordless drill pre drill bit and screws. Trim paint of choice.

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. Diy wood frame window screen door style. Measure the window opening. Measure the window opening for the screen on all four sides to within 1 32 inch.

This trick is a straight forward and easy way to ensure that the screen is taught. It consists of setting the ends of the screen on boards about an inch high and then clamping the unit in the middle. Hold a 12 inch piece of wood on the sill to extend its angle. Install the wood window screen in the window opening.

Insert loop latch into spline groove on bottom of screen frame. Long leaf pine is the local wood that was used in that era. Building the support board. Build the screen the same dimensions so that it attaches directly over the trim.

Nail 1 4 to 1 2 from top of window on each side. Attach screen frame fasteners to outside frame of window.