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im contemplating how i am going to make the door for my camper.

i have a webpage that has some pretty nice doors for like $200, however im looking to spend less that than.

so my thought was cut out the door from the wall of the camper. and attempt to use that as my door. and then cut out a section of the door to use as the window.

does anyone have any suggestions on what to do, and where to buy the supplies??

thanks in advance,

joe

Joe:

Check out some of the build threads, using the cutout from the wall is a common practice.

I am recycling a door and windows from an old camper. Put an add on freecycle looking for an old camper for the windows and door and such and had a response later that day and! they were already out of the camper waiting for me when I got there.

I will clean them up and coat the trim with Herculiner to make them look brand new

How I made my door. 1 piece of plywood and 5 strips of pine... oh yea, lots of glue and screws...



Mike...

what keeps the water spray and such from getting through your door crack. I couldnt spot weather stripping or a seal ledge on the inner part of your door casing?

It's covered with t-molding and weather stripping. Let me see if I can get out and get a pic...

Mike...

Here's a pic I just took of the t molding and the weather stripping.



Mike...

Hmm.... That's a standy and I don't see any kind of weather striping on the floor.

Mike, did you use 'T' molding on the bottom of the door too? Living in Michigan, you've probably already driven it in some pretty good rain storms, haven't you?

You could easily use the cut out for the door. Personally, a 1/4" gap on mine is no problem, so I'm just going to use a 1/4" template bit (Thanks for all the help on naming that bit for me!!!) and a template made out out of scrap wood to cut out the doors.

Well I guess I'm going to try and reuse the cut out. I guess the next part of my question is putting the window in, any suggestions on the cheapest window? I do want a window that can open

Cut out the door and reused it.

Framed around the opening with the inner support 1x4's and let them stand proud in the opening 1" for the door to close on.





One thing I wish I had done is trap a "p" shaped rubber bulb door gasket between the 1x4 and the outer wall.

My window was a small self storing aluminum storm window.

Although they are designed to mount outside I mounter it with the flange inside in a heavy bed of 100 % silicone and wood trimmed the outside

make the wall, then cut out the door... the saw blade width makes the perfect swing clearance.

Just a suggestion.
I used oak for the door edges and the area around the lock. I also used oak in the walls at the hinges and the lock. I felt I needed more hold than the pine would give. Probably overkill, it's just what I thought would work.
Steve