Building Door Panels

In this article we ll be building the frame for an interior door from wood.

Building door panels.

Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers a general purpose saw blade will do the job although. Build a panel door. Roll the panels onto the tracks. Very important that this line is accurate on all 4 pieces.

Attach the panels to one another. Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins. However with a little instruction and a broad selection of car interior upholstery parts the task is made easier than you might think. Please be light on me as i know i make mistakes.

There s a lot of lumber and a lot of weight plus they re bigger. In part two we ll build the interior panel and and finish it. In the closed position. Building a show quality interior to match the rest of your build can be a daunting task.

This series of videos will walk you through building custom interior door panels. I do think the finished product turned out great materials used were3 2x6 x 8 foot1 2x8 x 8 foot this could be 4 foot 1 2. Line the panels up side by side and mark were you want to trim them to length. How to build a door.

Do it yourselfers can build their own panels with a few power tools and glue. Again having the originals as a guide was nice. My door panels use a piece of stainless trim that i wanted to use to separate the smooth vinyl from the rolls pleats. We cut them to length using the miter saw.

This is part one of hagan street rods modular door panel system. I started with the rolls pleated material. Attach one door handle on the inside and one on the outside sources. Car door panels can be expensive depending on the vehicle make and model.

Building new panels also gives you the option of using higher quality materials. If you also need to build or install a frame you will need to take the width of the frame into consideration and because shimming a door frame can add some thickness it is best to wait until after the door frame is installed before building the door or build them. Each panel has three hinges one on each end and one in the center. Full size home doors are a project we can all find a place for but they can be intimidating.

I marked the line where it needed to be on the panel itself. Then we drilled a couterbore and held the panels in place with a fender washer and a 1 kreg screw. The first step in making a door is taking measurements. This is my first instructable and my first try at building my own door.

Doors should generally be around 1 8 to 3 16 smaller than the frame. When removing the old panels be sure to remove all staples and hang on to the clips. We inserted the panels into the door centering the panels in the opening.