On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:59:20 -0500, Herman Munster wrote:

Hi all,
I am thinking of building a screen door for the front of the house.
In the past I purchased one from the borg, real nice looking on the
outside, metal clad, removable full length glass, expensive.....
Particle board on the inside, now rotting thru and rusting.
My questions. If I were to rebuild the door, what wood would you use?
It will probably be painted white. But the wood needs to hold up to the
weather.
MT joinery or pocket screws or biscuits.
Q2. Do you see any problem salvaging the hardware (hinges, tracking to hold
said glass, knob, etc) to re-use on new door.
TIA
Mark

Pine should be ok for the screen door as long as you are painting it and
keep up the maintance from year to year. I would do all the painting
before installing the hardware, tracking, glass etc. Make sure every wood
surface has some paint on it. You could also put on some clear varnish or
other over the white paint.

Paul T.