Storm door installation in DFW

What we do

A storm door hangs off the trim, not the jamb.

Storm door installation across DFW, from our Coppell base. A storm door is a different job from an entry door: the casing has to carry it, and the opening it is squared to is the one the trim makes, not the one the frame makes.

A technician measures the trim and the opening, checks that the casing will hold the door, and fits the closer and the sweep so the door shuts on its own without slamming.

What a storm door is fixed to

The trim decides the fit.

A storm door is mounted to the brickmould or the casing around your entry door, and it comes with its own hinge rail cut to the opening. That is why the fit depends on what is already there: the width between the trim, the depth available to the entry door’s own swing, and whether the trim itself is sound enough to carry a door that will be pulled on every day.

What people mean by a storm door varies. A full-view door is glass, with an insert that can be swapped for a screen. A ventilating door has glass and screen panels that slide past one another so you can open the top, the bottom, or both. A screen door is screen only. Which of them suits an opening depends on which way it faces and how much sun it takes.

The hardware is the part that does the work: a closer at the top or at the top and bottom, which controls how fast it shuts; a hold-open washer on the closer rod; a latch; and a sweep at the bottom. That hardware is what wears, and on a door we installed it is warranty work — all parts and labor, five years.

What it looks like

• The door slams, or drifts shut too slowly to latch.
• A closer rod that no longer holds the door open.
• The latch missing the strike, or only catching when lifted.
• Trim that is soft or split where the hinge rail is screwed to it.

Brands

Storm doors we install.

We install storm doors from the makers below, measured to your trim. On a storm door we put in, a closer, a sweep or a latch that goes is warranty work. Name the one you have in mind in the form, or tell us about the opening.

• Larson Platinum Series · 50-60 Series · 20 Series
• Andersen 10 Series · 8 Series · LuminAire® Retractable Insect Screen Door
• Pella Rolscreen® Storm Door · Pella® Select Fullview Storm Door

Describe it however makes sense to you

However you say it, that’s enough.

Tell us which window or door it is and what you want done, even if you don’t know what anything is called. This starts a conversation, not an appointment.

• However you describe it is enough. No part names needed.
• The written estimate is free. Nothing owed if you pass.
• Nothing is ordered or started until you approve the number.

Where the line is

What we don’t do.

Two things we don’t do, so you’re not left waiting on us: broken or fogged glass and insulated-glass units, and solar screens. On a new unit we attach, adjust and test the latch the manufacturer supplied; separate lock work is outside what we do.