My OLD back (kitchen) outside door. Thin aluminum, not energy efficient, bottom glass pane shattered this past January. This door came with the house; dog only knows how old it was. What a piece o shit!
My NEW back (kitchen) outside door. Heavy aluminum, energy efficient, deadbolt lock, window screen. I can lock the door and lower the screen and not have to worry about the cats escaping outside, yet I can let in the breeze.
The installer took off the old door in 10 minutes. He spent the next 2+ hours installing the new door. Apparently trying to drill through concrete and stucco is difficult. But he was a professional.
And yes, we DO have an Obama sticker on the inside door, and a pet tag in case of fire. And the inside door still has a skeleton key lock (and a damn thick deadbolt too!).
Sometimes paying someone else to do a job is priceless.
ReplyDeleteDrilling through concrete can be a real bear without a hammer drill. (Been there, done that!)
Putting in a new storm door was one of the last things I had to do to our former house before we put it on the market. I had to do it in 30 degree weather. What fun!
ew ew ew, NOT FUN! :(
DeleteI am OK with calling in the professionals; so many of them are still out of work.
We have storm doors on the back, with huge glass inserts that can be removed and replaced with a screen.
ReplyDeleteWe.Don't.Have.The.Screens.
The cats aren't happy about that.
PS Yay for the 'O' sticker!
with the new door, the screen is built in; you lower the window and the screen rolls into its place. clever!
Deleteand the screen is high enough so that little sharp claws cannot rip it apart. also clever!
It is a beautiful door (and I love the Obama sticker too)! I changed all my doors and windows few years back. It makes a big difference.
ReplyDeletethank you dear. we changed the windows in 2010 (second floor)/2011 (first floor). after we did that, my monthly gas/electric bill dropped $40/month.
DeleteI had my storm door on my last house installed, and I know it was work every penny! I need a new one here, but I can't afford it yet...that is coming!
ReplyDeletePeace <3
Jay
there is NO WAY todd and & could do this job. it was worth the installation price; I think it was $100.
Delete