Homemade Door Stop Wedge

All you ll need is a small block of wood a 6 inch length of 2 by 4 stud works perfectly a saw sandpaper preferably medium grit p60 or p80 but nearly any type will suffice and paint or stain if you want to give it a more professional finish.

Homemade door stop wedge. See more ideas about door stopper cast iron doorstop door stop. How to make a door wedge step 1. Mar 2 2015 explore helen eproson s board door stopper followed by 1102 people on pinterest. If you can t find an item with some weight to it around your house to use as a makeshift doorstop you can actually turn any lightweight object into a diy heavy door stop by simply filling any open cavities with heavy things.

I made one of such door stopper these ways. Drill a little hole through the thin ends of the wedges. Put a key ring holder through the hole. Do not use the polycrylic on the white paint it will yellow it.

Take your leather strip and fold it in half so that the two ends meet don t crease it though. Attach a lanyard through the. Concentrate especially on the cut side to prevent. Make a door wedge or doorstop create a gift that should last a lifetime out of cut offs whilst honing your hand tool skills.

If you want your project to. Use the ruler to mark off a section at the bottom of the wedge and paint it white. Personally i ve used uncooked rice river stones and marbles to add weight to objects. Doorstops don t get a lot of love as far as design is concerned most of us are content with a rubber or wooden wedge.

Buy two hard rubber door wedge stopper some door have higher gap below so need two small wedges or one big one. Then use the polycrylic to coat the unpainted wood. Feb 27 2017 explore mark k s board diy door stopper on pinterest. See more ideas about door stopper diy door diy.

A homemade door stop wedge is a quick and easy way to hold doors open for cool summer breezes alleviate foot traffic congestion in busy rooms or just add a different touch to a living space. Sand down all sides of the wedge with medium grit sandpaper. If you know of any fun doorstop designs that deserve to be on this list.