Enclosing a porch or deck with screen makes it usable during mosquito season. Once you have enclosed the deck or porch posts with screen and tacked screen on the underside of the deck, the last thing to do is put up the screen door. This is a straightforward project and does not require many tools. You may ask a family member, neighbor or friend for help balancing the door as you install it to make the job a bit more simple. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Hold the screen door at a 90-degree angle, perpendicular to the porch entryway and against the post it will be hung on.
2. Place shims under the screen door, holding it off the ground and allowing it to be propped up enough to clear the floor and/or threshold in the entryway.
3. Swing the hinges flat against the post and drive stainless steel screws through the holes in the hinges into the deck post, using a screw gun on both the top and bottom hinges.
4. Remove the shims and pull the screen door closed.
5. Stand on the inside of the screen door, and hold the mounting bracket that came with the door closer against the post where the hinges are fastened.
6. Mark the holes in the mounting bracket with a marker, and then remove it.
7. Attach a bit to a drill with a slightly smaller diameter than the stainless steel screws, and drill holes through the marks on the post.
8. Hold the mounting bracket up against the post and drive stainless steel screws through the bracket into the post, using a screw gun.
9. Place the closer in the bracket and secure it in place by inserting the retaining pin into the bracket.
10. Attach the other mounting bracket on the screen door itself, using a screw gun. Drive the screws through the predrilled holes in the screen door to attach the bracket. Insert the other retaining pin into the bracket on the door to finish installing the door.
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