Questions tagged [storm-door]
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Any idea of storm door brand?
I have an older storm door, no idea how old. Pretty sure it needs a new hinge rail / z-bar. There is no label on it ANYWHERE. The glass has a marking for "Guardian, Geneve NY". It is a full ...
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Which door closer can make a screen door close *slowly*?
I have one of these common residential screen door closers:
From what I can tell, they are primarily meant to make sure your door closes. I haven't seen a video of someone adjusting it so that it ...
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How/Where do I install storm door in a 9" deep door jamb with Pilasters?
My front exterior door is inside a 9" jamb/pocket. The door installation should be pretty straight forward, however there is not currently a storm door, so I dont have an example of how the new ...
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How can I extend a storm door frame that was cut short?
The frame (z bar) was cut a little too short. I had my friend install the door for me and he cut it exactly to 80 1/8" on both sides. Is there something I can put here like a flexible piece of ...
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What style/type of storm door handle and lock is this?
This storm door handle has gone bad and needs replaced. With my experience in the past, these handle sets are very specific styles, and not something I can just go to a big box store and find a ...
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Storm Door closer that allows over 90 degrees of opening
Is there a type of Storm Door closer that allows the door to open over 90 degrees? In a lot of commercial spaces you’ll see those door closers with hinged folding 2 piece arms which allow an almost ...
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How to repair door jamb damage?
My front storm door didn't latch and was caught in high winds, resulting in the door frame/jamb being pulled and damaged. I'd like to repair it.
The piece of the door frame that the storm door was ...
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Storm door closer with timer [closed]
Is there a storm door closer product with a timer function? i.e once opened it should stay there for set amount of time before closing. This is really helpful so that door doesn't slam on your back ...
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Metal glue that cures in coldish weather?
We have Pella glass storm doors that have been nothing but trouble since we bought them several years ago.
The handles connect to each other (through the metal door frame) via a bolt thats in the ...
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Storm Door Installation
I am looking at installing a 36x80 Andersen 3000 storm door. When I started looking at my current front door, it looks like there is an extra trim piece overtop of the actual door frame. Because of ...
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Storm door on odd sized frame
I just bought a storm door for my house's front door (HD custom order). Of course, I followed directions measuring the door opening, but without considering that I have an old house, and the door ...
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Need guidance in selecting a storm door
In relation to my previous question, Does a storm door help prevent heat loss?, where I learned that a storm door helps prevent energy loss, because of the air pocket between the two doors, now I am ...
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Does a storm door help prevent heat loss?
One person advised me that I'll cut down on the heat loss in my kitchen by installing a storm door. Another said I'd get better results by replacing the door itself, and then I can either install a ...
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Measuring for storm door on porch?
I'm replacing a storm door on our front porch. This is the only door on the porch as the exterior door to the house is inside the porch. I'm having trouble measuring...or rather knowing if my ...
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Repair storm door stripped by closer
I had the closer for my storm door strip out and re-installed it a few inches away to bite into new material but it happened again (please see photo). I'd love some advise on how to fix this so it ...
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Is my doorknob handleset installed correctly?
I recently had a new front door installed and the installer also installed a new doorknob handleset (it's a Schlage F60 V CAM 619 ACC).
The new door is weather and impact resistant so it opens out ...
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How to get storm door to close properly when door open or closed
So I have a nice solid front door, fitted well against the insulation. The storm door, however, has problems closing depending on the open/close position of the main door. The storm door currently has ...
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Can I install storm door on the door frame?
I want to install a storm door. But my door looks a bit different: it doesn't have something called "brick module". I'm quite confused, since storm door's manual always suggests to install the storm ...
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Storm door catch too close to door knob
From the image you can see the storm door latch is too close to the door knob causing you to scratch your hand when you try and open it. There are about three layers of support behind that catch, too. ...
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Storm door resists closing
I have a storm door that won't shut properly. In specific it "resists" or bounces back open if you let go when it's about 1 - 1 1/2 inches away from being shut. This means that the self closing ...
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Replacing/Fixing Exterior "Trim" Around Door and Windows
Searched all over google and found nothing related.
I'm replacing a storm door and i've found this lovely surprise (in picture) left behind it. I'd rather not install the new storm door onto this, ...
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Is there such a thing as lightweight window glass?
I have a cool wood screen door which my wife wants to turn into a storm door. I think its suitability is marginal. As in, it would probably work but I'd prefer a little more structure. I'll consider ...
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Storm door panel replacement?
Basically someone kicked the bottom of my storm door, denting the panel there. It looks like I should just be able to replace it but I can't find a new panel anywhere. Not sure if there's a special ...
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My front door frame doesn't appear to support installing a storm door; is there anything I can do?
I bought a storm door to for the front of my house, and realized too late that there's no inset in the front door frame to install one.
My options at this point appear to be to A) Forget it and ...
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Screen Door Pneumatic Tube stopper: What are they called and why is mine not working?
We prefer to keep our screen doors (or "storm doors" as I guess they are also known by) open all the time. We only really want them shut when we keep the main door open for a breeze or to let our cats ...
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How do I prevent my screen door from opening too far?
Just bought a new house and I've noticed that when the front screen door opens too wide it knocks into a light fixture hung on the other side of the door. the fixture has started to loosen so ...
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Are the door closers absolutely needed for storm door?
My storm door closer cracked my door jamb and the storm door still opens fine.
And I wonder whether I need replace my door closer? If I don't , is there any bad effect?
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How do I replace a storm door when I have a cracked door jamb?
So my storm door is in rough shape, and needs to be replaced. It is a Larson storm with two closers (one at the top and one at the bottom). The replacement door I have picked out is a Pella Select ...
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