How to build an exterior wooden door step 1.
Build wood front door.
Of all the exquisite moments that pass unnoticed in daily life coming home to your own front door is the second best.
Notch the ends.
How to build a door step 2 the exterior skin the outdoor skin keeps driving rains out of the inner core yet it must also be free to expand and contract seasonally a bit with changes in humidity.
Behind you a day s work and hard.
The 5 8 by 2 1 2 wide tongue and groove boards i use for this purpose do a good job but only if the joints between neighbouring pieces are.
The door will be.
Measure the door jamb you are creating your door for.
And you can build a much better door than you can buy for the same money.
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Once you master those you re on the way to making your front entryway into a showpiece.
Build a wooden door.