Here’s the finished laundry room!!! To see the whole thing, click here.įor more budget friendly projects, check out these post (click on image): Now I just need to be patient! We plan on getting a new washer and dryer some time this year, then the whole (meaning very small) laundry room will finish getting it’s makeover! Lastly, we added a locking mechanism on the back to keep the top and bottom together when I want the door completely closed. We added a little piece of trim under the ledge, but you don’t have to.
Put the hinge and pin in place on the bottom of the door (this will line it up for you) and then attach the top hinge to the door frame using wood screws. To hang it, attach the hinge to the top of the door. The “wood” is so soft, you can even use a flat head screwdriver to chisel it out. You just hit it with a hammer and it leaves a mark, like the one below. I on the other hand, have a router but didn’t want to spend $25 on a tool I would probably never use again… so I found a punch template in the hardware section of the home improvement store, next to the hinges. If you have a router, you can purchase a template with a router bit for around $25, which would make this super easy. We needed to add one extra hinge on the bottom portion of the door. This fits snugly into the door without having to secure it. To make the ledge we cut down a 2×2 piece of scrap to fit into the center of the door and screwed it to the underside of the 1×2. Just cut a little then move the boards as you go OR set your blade to where it will cut through the door but not completely through the supports. It will keep the hollow core door from splintering if it happens to fall the slightest. It’s also helpful to keep the door supported with some scrap wood as you cut. Anna White has a great resource to help you with these measurements here. We used a 1×2″ popular board for the ledge, so we marked that with an 1/8″ clearance above the first cut. Tip: To make a straight cut without a table saw, use a straight board as a guide. This cut will be a matter of preference, but make sure you account for the extra ledge measurement. We decided where we wanted to cut the door (slightly above the handle) and made sure that after we gave the allowance for the ledge, we wouldn’t cut into the door panels. We started with a the standard, builder, hollow core door. Here’s our dutch door tutorial using a hollow core door! My parents were visiting, so my Dad did most of the construction for this project. And today, I’m going to show you how we made it. For the Pinterest challenge I had shown you my laundry room door that I made into a split door.
0 kommentar(er)
