HOW-TO DIY: Bronco Door Caddie Holder w/ pictures/dimensions

[88to21bronco]

I finally got around to making a caddie for the doors. I had been putting them on the couches in the mancave...not ideal. Eventually I will get door bags, but this will do until then.

I bought these at Harbor Freight...I went to buy wooden ones but these were cheaper ($25 I think). As you will see, they are metal reinforced...good stuff.

I brought one of the front doors into the shop to inspect it. You can see the bottom has rubber "feet" that are perfect for resting the door on:

The lip of the door is around 1.25", so a 2x4 is the perfect thickness (1.5)for the door to rest on without putting weight on the lip.

I made a frame 32" wide and 30" tall--tall enough to be slightly taller than the door when it reclines on the divider, and wide enough to be a sturdy platform for the door. Here it is mounted to the dolly.

To mount it, I flipped the dolly over and drilled holes for two bolts in the center of the dolly longways.

I then attached the frame to the dolly with bolts, lock washers and nuts.

I put a 2x4 cleat on each side for the door to rest on. I attached these with 2.5" drywall screws. I put carpet left over from remodeling on the divider and the plastic edging. I put 2x4's spaced with 1/2" particle board (which makes 2x4 width) at the top of the divider. Note the gap in the middle to allow the door lock "bump" to stick through:

The end result:

The bottom lip of the door does not touch...that was one goal (don't mind the dust on the door...that's what happens when you bring them in a wood shop...):

The other goal was to have it roll sturdily with no chance of flop over:

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[VelocityBronco]

Great write up! I am making plans to do this as well.
But I was also looking at wall space to hang the doors on my garage walls...I got time though.

 

[BroncoBoy22]

Perfect! Thank you for sharing!! Bookmarking

 

[88to21bronco]

Great write up! I am making plans to do this as well.
But I was also looking at wall space to hang the doors on my garage walls...I got time though.

That's a good idea too... maybe that will be next.

 

[BandofEskimoBrothers]

This looks great! Any reason why there is no lip on the outside edge? Are you not worried about the bottom of the doors sliding out?

 

[88to21bronco]

Ha! My wife was worried about the same thing!

1. There are rubber feet on the bottom of the door.

2. The angle is acute enough that it won't slide *hopefully*

3. The carpet acts as a sort of ledge.

It is super sturdy so far.

 

[JAC]

Awesome work! link to post saved, will need this for mine (eventually).

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