Easiest way to build a custom sized human door??

[yogifink]

Here are some doors around our place...


Salvage find.




This welded wire and 2x6's, about what your asking for I think.






This was an old door in the house cut to the size I needed it. You could probably do this using an old door from the second hand store cheeper than it would be to build one of the above door.

 

[katelk]

A swing door would be alot easier to construct than a slide door and operate with less hassle. I often leave my coop door open to a secure run during most of the year. You can also prop it open partially. Ideally a canopy or covered area outside the door will keep out rain. I have made many many doors here on the farm and one can be made in 10 minutes! Simply cut 2x4's to the size of the door you want and outline on the ground. Then cut a sheet of plywood or bead board to fit the door frame. Add screws about every 12" to attach and you have a door! If you want the door to have added strength then you can flip it over and hammer truss connectors where the 2x4's meet (metal spike plates that hammer into the wood.... they run about 50 cents each). Adding a cross brace from corner to corner will save you the headache of door sag over time and resetting the door latch height (cross braces are not on the two doors below). Hope this Helps!

Awesome! Does the picture on the bottom with the cage wire instead of the plywood use truss connectors? If using wire like that does one need to use anything other than truss connectors to hold the door together?

 

[yogifink]

You still want to use some screws if you'll be building it out of 2x material. The metal plates are there to help hold it together while helping to prevent sag and warping. They are definitely not needed, just nice to have because it will help to make things last a bit longer, and their only like a dollar each. A better way to build a door out of 2x is to make a simple dovetail or notch out the ends of each corner so that they fit together like a puzzle.