coop doors

[Dakar2009]

Framing the inside of the door would be my suggestion, but depending on how the "jamb" was built that may be not be possible. You would just screw the T-11 to the inner frame. But I did have to cut the tips off of a few screws on my nesting box door. Drove them all in and shaved with a dremel. Pass a finger over them to make sure there are no sharp edges.

T1-11 is tricky because of it's odd thickness. A common exterior 1.25" screw can be "just a bit too long".

 

[CKfarm22]

Framing the inside of the door would be my suggestion, but depending on how the "jamb" was built that may be not be possible. You would just screw the T-11 to the inner frame. But I did have to cut the tips off of a few screws on my nesting box door. Drove them all in and shaved with a dremel. Pass a finger over them to make sure there are no sharp edges.

T1-11 is tricky because of it's odd thickness. A common exterior 1.25" screw can be "just a bit too long".

Yep! That’s what we did!

 

[CKfarm22]

Here’s some better pictures for you. As you can see the t1-11 is outside of the frame for the door. 2x4s are the frame. The trim is on the outside of the door

 

[Mouthpear]

Installing a coop door with a 1x3 frame around my PVC coated t-11 style siding. Its super thin maybe 1inch with everything put together. How do I secure it without big screws poking out everywhere. I considered pocket screws for the 1x3 frame and then nailing it to the siding, but truthfully I'm not very skilled with pocket holes.

The easiest thing to do is use "Binding Bolts" or "Chicago Screw" "Furniture Joint Connector Bolt & Cap Nut Kit". Drill your holes and put these from either side. They will sandwich (bind) the frame and siding together (and door if need be) . No protruding pointy ends. They can be put on very thin materials and hold tight.

If you still want to thicken and strengthen the door frame, you can always make an outer frame and inner frame. On the inside (inner frame) all it has to be is a length of 1/4 x 1" aluminum flat bar on either side.

Tip: Drill hole just big enough so that you have to push them in. This is to hold then while you go to the other side to screw in the second half. If hole is loose you can always use some tape to hold the 1x3 in place and to hold each screw in place.

But, of course, the easiest thing to do is have your opening already cut out and open the door so you can hold one half while screwing in the other.

Tip: Go with just a bit smaller length than what you need. 25mm is one inch but that might be measured to where it is fully screwed (tightened) into each other. It may end up loose. So measure the thickness with all of the material together and go with something 2mm smaller. Of course you can always add washers or shave off a bit of the screw, with a file.

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