With winter on its way you will want to ensure that your doors are rain-proofed or you may even want to think about storm doors if you live in a part of the States that is notorious for bad rain and snow come winter time. Here at Ace Glass in Richmond, Virginia, we do a lot of storm door repair , so call us today if that is what you need!
Have you ever wondered why your doors that stick closed (or opened) and not other doors? It is the humidity. When you get severe weather such as rain or snow, humidity levels are very high. This leads to the wood door jamming is where the extra humidity gets in and causes it to swell, this leads to the door opening to shrink. Now all of a sudden you have a door that is too tight for it’s opening and is sticking each time you open and shut your door. When the door dries when the weather is better it no longer sticks and the swelling goes away. So what does this have to do with Storm doors, I hear you ask?
If you try to install a storm door when the actual door jamb is wet, means that when it does dry out it will be shrink and could have a gaps around the door, which will result in it not shutting as it should and can cause issues with the door latch. So what you end up with is a storm door that lets water in. Then you are back to square one, and that is only if you have realized your mistake. Many don’t realize this and only find out the hard way when there is bad weather and they have a storm door, which is letting all the rain and elements in. This is why here at Ace Glass we end up doing a lot of storm repairs. If you are attempting to install a storm door yourself, seek advice from someone that knows what they are doing or leave it to the professionals. Trust us it is not worth the headache and added expense.