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Old home; new front door; need storm door ideas

6 years ago

caroline945352 hours ago

Please forgive the poor photos taken when the sun was its brightest on the house.

The new front door installed. It faces due east.

Now I need ideas for the storm door type and color.

Should I go with white to tie in with all the white windows?

Could I go reddish brown to blend in with the door? The door, deck, and roof are darker than they appear in this photo.

I do like the look of the security storm doors with metal scrolls. I don't think it could be too swirly; but I don't really want just straight bars, either.

I do not want anything to obscure the leaded glass window.

I want to be able to remove at least part of the storm door and replace it with a screen panel so I can see and hear the birds and enjoy any breezes we may get. A full screen panel will not work with my two mad, rabid dogs!

What would be my best options for this door and deck?

The rock garden is one of two in the front yard and will eventually be filled with perennials. This year it's holding overflow from the south veg garden - tomatoes, kale, cabbage an Swiss Chard.

What color / style screen door would you suggest?

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Comments (4)

awm03
6 years ago
Pretty door! Would you consider having no screen door and opening windows for ventilation and listening to nature? I'm suggesting this because we had a glass screen door once that trapped so much heat that it cracked the wood door it was supposedly protecting. Just a thought.
caroline94535
Original Author
6 years ago
I am thankful for any and all suggestions! I appreciate all views.

The new door is an insulated steel door by Waudena, out of Wisconsin.

I do open the casements windows on either side of the front window, but if the door is open I can see my Purple Martin colony and part of the garden from the kitchen.

I live in North Dakota with -20 to -40 temps common in the winter, howling winds, banking snow, and all sorts of lovely weather. A storm door is a necessary evil. Still, in the brief but bright summer, I'd love to have a "view."
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Provia is one of my choices. In my area protection from the winters' cold, winds, and banking snow is the first concern. The only Provia dealer I can find is in Minneapolis, MN; that's about a 7 hour drive from me. I tried sending an email to the company yesterday, and it was returned as "not a valid address". I am going to call them tomorrow. I hoping they can make a storm door with the white outer frame, to match the windows, but have the cross piece for the removeable glass/screen parts painted in the dark brown so it won't appear as a white bar across my wood tone/textured steel door. If not I'll see what they think about a dark brown storm door over my dark brown door. The door faces due east, and it very hot on the exterior until after noon. Once the sun moves over the house it cools off. The screen would be in the upper section from Spring until freezing weather.
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People have storm doors because, they open doors and pull down the screen for air. A storm door has a security lock on it, for safety. Phantom screens are wrecked by children and pets go right through them and can escape your property and end lost or worse. I personally, would never ever be without storm doors on my house. I have very nice wood doors, and they are original to the house and still in excellent condition because they were protected with storm doors.
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tibbrix
6 years ago
Get a storm door where you can either switch out winter windows with screens or the kind that you can actually lower the storm window and raise the screen. Those are great.

And for screening get pet mesh.
bpath
6 years ago
Definitely get the "self-storing storm" as Tibbrix says, you can lower just the top for ventilation. The security door you mentioned just wouldn't work with your design, and would totally detract from the stained glass.

I would get the same color as the door so that it "disappears". Measure to get a door whose glass covers the stained glass, be sure the solid portion of the door doesn't cover it up.

Cute house and garden :)

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