. Door project done!
I'm happy to say the front entry is now finally done, both the main door and the storm door. The installer was here this morning. He has a very interesting background and I enjoyed talking to him because he's very personable. He was born in Marseilles, France,, but came to the US and was in the Army for 8 years. He's been installing mostly Andersen doors for 18 years and says he loves his work. He's very excited because he's leaving tomorrow for a 2-week vacay to St. Lucia, where his mother lives.
Anyway, I really like this storm door. As mentioned, I got this model because it has glass and screen panels that stay in the door and all you have to do is slide it up or down. The small sacrifice is that the screen is just for the top half of the door, (not the full length) but I am fine with that as it mean not having to carry or store the heavy glass insert back and forth from the basement in the spring and then in fall. It's also better if I ever get another cat again since they won't be able to scratch the screen.
This storm door and its install will be much cheaper than the main door was. The main door cost $2,000 and its install was $1100. Yup. It's shocking how expensive everything is. The storm door install will be just $140 and he said he would give me a break on the cost of the storm door, too. I'm not sure how he can do that, but if he can, great. Otherwise, the normal cost of it was almost $500.
This is the last of my major (major to me) home improvements for this year. The only thing I have to do is some painting on both inside and outside trim. I think I'll wait til cooler weather to do this, like September.
Tonight I'll be traveling to another town to meet up with another board member from my litter group to help a different group in a cleanup. I like to take lots of pix to post on social media before and after each event.
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