How To Make A Monster Garage Door

The windows and simple v design on the new clopay garage doors complements the timber frame detailing over the front door.

How to make a monster garage door.

But this is far from the coolest part. You just use paper and other supplies to create a face on your door so that the door itself is the monster with a monster wreath you are creating an adorably scary little critter that hangs on your door and greets trick or treaters. Lower the door and voila one monster house. Stretch tarp over your garage door.

When amanda opens her garage door the jaws of the monster close an effect which is impossible to look away from. But the monster s bottom lip and teeth are on the lower part of the door and move when the garage door. And yes as the garage door closes and opens it appears as though the scary creature is. This was a little tricky to do solo so i would suggest recruiting a helper.

These will allow the door to roll freely. The idea with a monster door is simple. 1 hang black plastic over garage door 2 draw design for eyes and teeth on foam core 3 cut out eyes and teeth 4 using poster board cut out eyebrows gums and any additional facial features. I love to make things myself and especially saving money doing it myself.

One look at the before photo can easily make you appreciate how much imagination grit faith and commitment was required to turn this filthy mouse infested foreclosure into a warm inviting craftsman style home. The monster s eyes and top of its mouth are attached above the garage door and stay put. So she painted her garage door and had it look like a monster chewing whenever it opened. Cut two pieces of 1 by 2 inch wood studs to the width of the door less 2 inches 5 centimeters.

Make three panels each measuring the width of the door by the height obtained in step 2. Each of our panels will be 12 feet by 3 feet 3 7 meters by 9 meters. We needed a replacement garage door and i perfer one that swings out so i can use. I tensioned the tarp using regular bungie chords but you could just as easily use rope or tape even.