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On Dec 30, 10:31 pm, "Leon" wrote:

Thanks for any guidance

With the information you provided, you should probably look into buying a
door.

Sweet. To the point. Leon strikes again.

Listen to Leon.

Do you want to go to the lumberyard and pick out your own lumber? Do
you know what to look for? Are you sure it is dried properly? Have
you priced the actual materials? Can you shape the materials you will
be working with using your current tools? Do you have the correct
clamps to span your door width? Do you have a bed or table to use to
make sure the door is dead square? Can you cut the bevel on the door
down its length? Do you have the skills to bore and mortise the
locksets? Can you mortise the hinges in the door, and match them to
the frame?

If you any doubts, price a door and think about what you are getting.

Listen to Leon.

Robert



That Too!

My suggestion was solely based on the fact the he has a list of things that
never get done and has a project that is not half finished after 9 months.
If he has ice forming on the interior side of the door the energy bill to
warm the house has to be considerably higher than if the door was better
fitting and insulated. Given his stated speed in finishing a project it
will probably be summer before the door would be completed should he decide
to go ahead and build one. I would have to believe that with the current
situation a newly purchased and installed door would probably pay for itself
in energy savings during "this" season.
Take care of the immediate problem with a prebuilt and hung door now and
then after considering Roberts good advise and list of things to consider
build a door in your leisure time at a pace you are comfortable with. My
suggestion was from a purely economical point of view.