How To Make A Garage Door Screen

I’ve been wanting to make a garage door screen since the spring when the flare-up of crazy flying insects leaves me swatting, cursing, and running for cover.But how this project came about was because I was >THISCLOSE< to paying someone a handsome amount of money to install a garage door screen in my garage-one of those fancy ones on a track. I even considered shelling out a couple thousand dollars for motorized ones. (Ugh…to think I almost went through with it…).Reading: how to make a garage door screenBut once I realized how much garage screens would cost, I realized, “Dude….I’m a DIYer…I can make my own garage door screen!”But there was always some other project that must get done first and my DIY garage door screen got pushed to the wayside.Well, here in Maryland, in the spring and summer we’ve got mosquitoes and flies, and in the fall we’ve got stink bugs. Ewwwww!It isn’t until you’re bombarded with bugs that you finally put “how to make a garage door screen” on the topqa.info list!Thus, here are my awesome garage door screen plans!

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Materials Needed to Make a DIY Garage Door Screen:

(I participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to topqa.info and affiliated sites).Here are all the materials I used to make my DIY garage door screen:

  • A roll of fiberglass screen (the same type used in your windows)
  • a #10 aluminum extra long heavy duty separating zipper with 2-handle double pull (optional) (Metal or plastic on Amazon).
  • Velcro brand fastener (Outdoor Extreme)
  • Sewing machine (optional)*
  • Scissors or rotary cutter
  • Measuring tape
  • Satin blanket binding (optional)
  • Tin snips

Alternative Materials

Here are some other materials you could use for your garage door screen:

  • Velcro brand fastener (Low Profile) for keeping the screen closed instead of using a zipper. Just make sure it’s 10′ x 1″ long.
  • Adhesive magnets for keeping the garage screen closed instead of a zipper.

*Keep in mind that you don’t need a sewing machine to make this project! You can easily use sticky hook and loop fastener to complete all parts of this project! But if you have a sewing machine, all the better.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accord

Where to Buy a Garage Door Screen?

So you’re probably thinking, “Why not just buy a cheap garage door screen from the Home Depot or Amazon?” right?(Heck, that’s where I buy everything).But if you read the reviews, the cheapie garage door screens that sell at the Home Depot and on Amazon are:

  • very flimsy,
  • are held together with weak magnets that don’t hold together properly the minute there’s a strong breeze,
  • they simply fall apart,
  • full of gaps so you’re more likely to let in bugs and insects. (Of course, if you live somewhere with scorpions, snakes, and lots of spiders, these pests can still scurry their way in unless you have one of those super professionally installed garage door screens).

So yes, there are several places that sell garage door screens online, but you get what you pay for. Otherwise, you’ll have to spend a few hundred dollars to get a good one (or thousands for the professionally installed ones for).Plus, the way garage door screens work (the professionally installed ones) is that they require you to have at least 5 feet of space available in front of where the screen would be sliding up and down.(HA!…..What DIYer do you know that has 5 feet of space in front of their garage door??! Absurd! Don’t they know it’s full of furniture, wood, and supplies…??) ????Anyhow, that’s where this tutorial comes in because you can make your own heavy-duty garage door screen with a zipper and it only takes 45 seconds to install and about 30 seconds to take down and neatly fold! ????And the cost?You can make your own garage door screen for about $85 or less. ????Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accord

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How to Make and Install a Garage Door Screen With a Zipper

Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordKeep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats - Make your own garage door screen for less than $85. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accord

STEP 1: Measure Your Garage Door Opening

I needed a garage door screen for my 8×7 garage. But your measurements will depend on whether you want to mount your screen to the inside or outside of your garage.The inside was best for me. The screen isn’t something I want hanging up all the time, so the garage screen installation was best for the edges along the inside.After wiping it down with Simple Green (Velcro brand fasteners don’t stick to dirt!), I took the exact measurements.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to make a garage door screen - Garage door screen 8x7 measurements. Be sure to include seam allowances. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accord

STEP 2: Cut Out Garage Door Screen Panels to Fit Your Opening

I absolutely love working with fiberglass screen! Who knew that such a cool material could be easy to handle and doesn’t wrinkle up?!The roll I ordered had 100 feet for about $53 but you definitely don’t need to order that much. I recommend buying the 48″ (4 FT) wide roll that has 25′ instead. It’s cheaper and should be enough for you to cut out 2-3 garage door screen panels for a one-car garage screen.Find a large surface on which to work.I rolled mine out in my driveway.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Use a roll of fiberglass screen to keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift Diving

STEP 3: Pin Your Extra Long Zipper Between the Two Garage Door Screen Panels

Again, you don’t have to use a zipper, especially if you don’t have a sewing machine or your sewing skills suck.Thankfully, I taught myself how to sew when I was 22, fresh out of undergrad and craving a creative outlet. Those skills have come in handy!Use Velcro brand fastener or adhesive magnets to keep your garage door screen closed as an alternative.If you’re sewing, fold under a 1/2″ seam along the zipper and pin.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen with a heavy-duty zipper to keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accordAfter it’s all pinned, it should look like this.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Pin the screen to the zipper, making sure the screen won

STEP 4: Sew in the Zipper (Or Use Peel and Stick Fasteners)

The first thing I did was sew in the zipper.Align the bottom edge of the screen to the zipper, sewing all the way up.(By the way, you’ll have some zipper left over at the top. Don’t worry-we’ll snip this off afterward).Keep in mind that if you’re sewing in the zipper, use a zipper foot, and be sure that the edge of the screen isn’t too close to the teeth. Otherwise, the screen will get caught in the zipper when you’re opening and closing it!Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Sew the screen to the zipper with a zipper foot, making sure the screen won

STEP 5: Test Fit the Garage Door Screen. Do You Need to Add a Bit to the Sides?

Since my roll of fiberglass screen was only 48″ (4 FT) wide, but my garage opening was 8′ 1/2″ wide, I knew I would have to add a little bit to each side in order to allow for the seams and fasteners.I simply cut a small sliver of 3″ wide screen the length of the garage door screen and sewed a 1/2″ seam allowance along both the left and right side.Now, the fit was perfect!Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accord

STEP 6: Attach the Bias Tape to the Bottom of the Garage Door Screen.

After folding in the seam allowance on the sides, I tucked the bottom and edges into the blanket bias tape for a finished look on the bottom.Oops-one part of my bottom was super uneven. But just ignore that. ????(You can also add metal washers to the inside of the blanket bias tape if you want to give the garage door screen something to weight it down).Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Add blanket bias at the end to give the garage door screen a finished look. - Thrift DivingOnce covered with the bias tape and sewn into place, the bottom looked finish and you couldn’t see any uneven imperfections. ????Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Sew the blanket bias to the end with a sewing machine for a finished look to the garage door screen. Keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift Diving

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STEP 7: Peel and Stick the Velcro Brand Fasteners to the Sides and Top

This is the Velcro brand fasteners that I used for this garage door screen.What you can’t see is that on the back, it’s peel-and-stick, which makes it really convenient for installing the garage door screen.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Use Velcro brand fasteners to install garage door screen. Keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accordI had emailed the Velcro brand people back in the spring and asked if they’d send me some of their Extreme Outdoor for this project, and they were nice enough to send me these 3 boxes. Considering that they’re about $13 for each box, this knocked about $40 off of my total project cost, which is awesome!I chose the Extreme Outdoor because I wanted to make sure the humid (or wet) conditions of the garage wouldn’t affect its adhesion.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Use Velcro brand fasteners (Extreme Outdoor) to install garage door screen. Keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accordFor this garage door screen, I used one box of fastener on the left side of the screen, one box on the right side, and one box for the top of the screen.Be sure you get the 10′ x 1″ size so that it’s long enough to span across.I also added a couple rows of stitches to the loop side of the tape to make sure it wouldn’t peel off the edges.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Peel and stick Velcro brand fasteners to sides of the garage door screen. Sew for extra security. Keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accord

STEP 8: Snip Off the Extra Long Zipper

This is the super long 109″ zipper I used to make this garage door screen.I wanted to make it so that we could unzip from either side of the screen-when you’re entering and leaving the garage.That’s how sleeping bags and tents are zipped, so I ordered 2-handle double pull zipper from the Zipper Shipper. You can also get the metal zipper on Amazon, but I find that they’re more expensive if you ship from Amazon versus ordering them directly from their own site.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Use a long heavy-duty zipper - Keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accordYou can see here that I left the long tail of the zipper until the end after I had sewed the screen to it, along with after I applied the Velcro brand fastener to the back, as well.Read more: how to change needle on singerI used my tin snips to cut the zipper.Be sure to secure the top of the zipper with a few stitches over the zipper teeth to prevent the zipper from sliding off and to prevent the zipper from opening and unraveling at the top.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Snip the extra long zipper at the top of the garage door screen. Keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift DivingI didn’t have a new zipper stop to put on it the snipped zipper, but the fastener will help to create a stop so the zipper can’t slide off the snipped end. But again, make sure you add a few zigzag stitches done by hand (or with your sewing machine) to prevent the teeth from coming apart).Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Use stitches to secure the teeth of the zipper so they don

STEP 9: Stick on the Velcro Brand Fastener to the Garage Opening

Next, I peeled off the stick “hook” side of the fastener and applied it around the edge of the garage.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Apply the Velcro brand fastener to the perimeter of your garage. Keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accordI did find that it’s best to apply a couple of staples to the fastener into the wall because it kept pulling off a little bit when I removed the garage door screen.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Use fasteners around your garage to hang a garage door screen. Keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accord

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STEP 10: Installing the Garage Door Screen

I’m not kidding when I say it literally took 45 seconds to hang/install the garage door screen!I’m tall, so reaching wasn’t a problem. If you’re a shortie, go grab a stool. ????I started at one corner and just matched the corner of the garage door screen with the Velcro’ed corner, easily pressing to latch the hook and loop.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Hangs in only 45 seconds with Velcro brand fasteners! Keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accordRemoving the garage door screen was just as easy!It took all of 16 seconds to remove it, and just as little time to simply fold the screen into a manageable, neat little bundle. ????Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Folds up in 16 seconds and stores easily! Keep out flying insects, such as mosquitos, stink bugs, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift Diving

So What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages to Making Your Own Garage Door Screen?

As you can see, I’m very “pro-make-your-own-garage-door-screen.” ????Not only will it be better quality than the cheap ones bought online, but the pride and satisfaction of knowing you made it yourself will far surpass hitting the Amazon “Add to Cart” button.The disadvantage is that it won’t keep out things like snakes, scorpions, spiders, etc. Those things can likely crawl or slither under. (Thank goodness I don’t live with snakes and scorpions!). In that case, you’d have to buy something more professional grade that has frames and panels that are sealed tight.But if you’re just trying to keep bees, moths, flies, stink bugs, mosquitoes, gnats, or other flying insects out of your garage, you will definitely benefit from this DIY garage door screen!Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordHow to Make a Garage Door Screen - Keep out stinkbugs from your garage, including mosquitos, bees, moths, flies, and gnats. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accordAlso, don’t forget-if you get a small hole or tear, you can easily buy a screen repair patch from Amazon and mend it-no need to make a new garage door screen. If you buy a screen, it may not be easy to replace or repair it.Anyhow, I was sooooo excited that this DIY garage door screen turned out well!It was exactly what I wanted and needed. I should have made this much sooner. I could have saved myself a lot of frustration over the years with flying insects invading my garage workspace.Read more: How to reset oil change on honda accordDIY garage screen door - Best tutorial on the web for making a quality garage door screen for less money than buying a new one. - Thrift DivingRead more: How to reset oil change on honda accordSo what do you think of my new garage door screen?!Have you ever wanted to keep out flying insects like stink bugs, mosquitoes, flies, bees, and gnats from your garage, too?Leave a comment below and let’s talk about it! ????Did you love this project? Click here to SAVE it! How to Make a DIY Garage Door Screen for under $85 Compared to $2,000 for a Professionally Installed One - Thrift Diving

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