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Subject: Replacing Exterior Doors
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Subject: Replacing Exterior Doors
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A few years ago we bought and fixed up a house (our first). One of the things we replaced was the namesake of this thread: exterior doors.
We tried to do everything with energy efficiently in mind and when it came time to exterior doors I took a peice of bad advice.
We tried to do everything with energy efficiently in mind and when it came time to exterior doors I took a peice of bad advice.
"Buy an out-swing door," one of the many strangers with personal opinions about how to renovate OUR house said. "In the winter storms it& #39;ll blow itself tight and keep the heat in, and blow itself shut if you forget to close it."
I thought this was the BEST advice at the time.
I did not fact check.
I did not ask about the other seasons.
I did not fact check.
I did not ask about the other seasons.
Now it is summer and I would like to open the door casually so the breeze will flow in.
Problem: a door that supposedly wants to close on its own in a blustery winter wind (never seen it happen) just swings around and bangs itself up in the lightest of summer breezes.
Problem: a door that supposedly wants to close on its own in a blustery winter wind (never seen it happen) just swings around and bangs itself up in the lightest of summer breezes.
That is why we mostly keep our out-swing doors closed.
That is why you should buy an in-swing door.
That is why you should buy an in-swing door.
Lastly, dogs are more suspicious of an out-swing door (one of these
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬆️" title="Upwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Upwards arrow"> gals thinks you& #39;re coming after her when you open it, the other& #39;s afraid the door is going to close on her).
It& #39;s just not as welcoming as an inswing.
It& #39;s just not as welcoming as an inswing.
