A Guide to Choosing Storm Doors

The Door Centre • Apr 19, 2019

Choosing storm doors can be a daunting task when you start looking around and see how many models there are. Here are the basics of what they’re made of and their strengths.

Storm door frames

The most used materials for the frames of storm doors are aluminum, aluminum with a wood core, or wood wrapped in vinyl. Aluminum is used frequently as it is inexpensive, lightweight and strong. These make them easy to open as a heavy door can take more effort to open.

The two styles of wood core frames, aluminum and vinyl wrapped, are much more durable and heavy duty than plain aluminum. The added heft of the wood core adds greatly to its resistance to dents, becoming bent, warping and sagging over the years. The wood adds to the weight of the door, making it slightly more difficult to open.

Storm door glass

There are three types of glass in storm doors: standard glass, laminated glass and decorative.

A storm door with standard glass will actually have impact-resistant tempered glass. The advantage of this type of glass is that if it breaks it will shatter into small blunt pieces of glass. A much better alternative to big shards of sharp glass. This safety feature is great for family homes. It is also inexpensive.

Laminated glass has an extra level of security and safety by way of a layer of plastic pressed between two pieces of glass. It can withstand blows without breaking, and also have built in UV protection that blocks 99% of harmful UV rays.

Decorative glass is made from any type of glass that looks good. There are an abundance of styles and colours available to suit any design idea you have. Storm doors with complex decorative glass design tend to be more expensive, but can make for a great entrance door to the front of your home.

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