Storm and screen doors are hung out-side your home’s exterior doors. Storm doors have an upper panel of glass and a lower metal or glass panel; a crossbar divides the panels. The frame is usually made from aluminum or steel. Screen doors may have an aluminum or wood frame with metal or fiberglass screens. Popular now are combination doors screens are fitted into the door for summer use and are replaced with
glass panels in winter.
All storm and screen doors should have a door closereither a simple chain-linked snubber or a pneumatic or hydraulic type (see at right). The closer ensures that the door closes smoothly and protects the door from being opened too wide or with too much force.
Like storm and screen windows, doors are subject to problems with their frames, glass, and screens. Door
closers may also require adjustment, as described below.
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