Free Door and Window Plans

Doormat
Add a homey touch to any entryway with this attractive teak doormat. You can build this wooden mat in a couple of hours, and it will serve you well for many years. The segmented design lets the mat lay flat, even on irregular surfaces.

Replace Cellar Door
For this next HouseCall, Ron was invited to Bennington, Vermont where the winters come early. Beth and Matt Smith needed some help and advice on one final outdoor project for the season. It seemed the old wooden door to their cellar was in pretty bad...

Casement Window Project
Believe it or not, traditional casement windows with opening lights, or sashes, can be made in the small workshop with just the basic hand-held power tools and some basic joints. Add some transoms, mullions...

Build A Storm Door
If you're in the market for a storm door, you probably know that there are many styles and models available. However, most of them are aluminum, so if your heart is set on a traditional wooden storm door, the selection is severely limited.

Storage Shed
These drawings are intended to present the qeneral layout and appearance of the building. They may also serve as a guide to construction in some locations.

Hanging Glass Door Cabinets
In Plain Sight yet protected storage for books, curiosities and collections Most homeowners suffer from an unwritten law: “Stuff” (books, collections, dishes, etc.) expands to fill the space...

Oakville Garage
Eighteen different layouts of garages and workshops can be built with help from this set of plans. You can build the 16’ wide Main Garage at 22’, 24’ or 26’ depth and add Expansion Sheds, of matching depth, to either side to have exactly the design you want...

Shed Door
It is more common than not when making a shed door to fix the bracing on the inside. However, by fixing the bracing to the outside of the door does have its advantages.

Replace Kitchen Cabinet Doors With Glass
Since Ron is all for having fun, he couldn't wait to come help Gina out by showing her how to replace her old solid kitchen cabinet doors with beautifully handcrafted, glass paned doors. She was thrilled with the results.

Making Energy Efficient Garage (Shop) Doors
Faced with a new shop (a 24' X 26' new addition) I decided to make swing-out doors that would be tight and thick with as much r-value as I could squeeze into them...

Add New Trim To An Old Door
Ron's last HouseCall in the great state of Texas took him to Longview where Lara Leaver had asked him to come and help give her outdated interior doors a makeover. Lara had an entire hallway full of plain doors. She had always liked paneled doors and...

Create An Elegant Latch From A Simple Spinner
Spinners have been used for years to keep barn doors shut. I've redesigned the spinner for my cabinets from the simple but effective exterior latch to a refined and almost completely hidden mechanism...

Rustic Post And Beam Archway
This next HouseCalls request took Ron to Olympia, Washington. The Podowicz family had done a few updates and a remodel to their home, but they still felt like there was something missing. Cathy wanted to add some type of architectural detail that might...

Hidden Door
With the right plans, materials, and equipment, you can construct a Hidden Door to a Safe Room as shown here...

This Old Door
Giving new life to a worn-out relic On closer inspection this dilapidated garden shed, built from scrap material, is actually quite sturdy and provides plenty of storage space for garden tools and outdoor furniture. But, with its peeling muddy brown paint,...