No, a storm door isn't a necessity. However, a storm door can benefit you greatly. It helps to provide protection to your main, more costly, entry door. Often these doors have screens to allow you the pleasure of being able to circulate fresh air. They are certainly worth the investment.

Measure from the sill to the exterior trim underside, located at the top of your door. Now you need to measure the width. Do this at the bottom, the center of the door, and at the top. Use the shortest width measurement that you come up with.

To install the storm door you need to place it to the jamb and install using provided hardware. You need to ensure that the door is level and correctly in place. If you have never installed a door before it might be something that you request a friend's help with.

You can buy storm doors that are pre-hung. This is where the door is already on the frame and you just have to install it. You can also buy the door alone and install it into the frame you already have. Some doors will come with locksets and some won't.

There are three main types when it comes to storm doors. You have the ventilating doors, full-view doors, as well as retractable screen doors. Each door is slightly different but they all offer the same basic benefits by allowing for circulation of air without allowing insects to enter your home.

A storm door stop is great if you live in an area that has high winds, actually, it's great period. The stop keeps the door from blowing all the way open in the event of a large gust of wind. This helps to keep your door from becoming damaged.

People have storm doors for warmer weather, to let the fresh air in, while still keeping the bugs out. They have a storm door for the harsher weather, to protect their home and the main exterior door.

Yes, storm doors do help with insulation. They can save you energy all year because they provide another insulating layer for your home. This prevents loss of heat in colder weather and loss of cooler air from your home in hotter weather.

You measure for a storm door by first measuring the height from the exterior-top trim’s underside to the sill. Then, you measure width from the top, center, to the bottom of your door’s opening. The smallest measurement should be used when placing an order for a new storm door.

The swing of a storm door is not too difficult to determine. If you face back near the door’s hinge jamb and your right hand is near your doorknob, it’s a right swing. When facing the same direction and your left hand is near the doorknob, it’s a left swing.