My Storm Door Doesn T Open Wide Enough

For example if you purchased a 36 x 80 door it will fit an open width of 35 3 4 to 36 3 8 and a height from 80 to 80 7 8.

My storm door doesn t open wide enough. A properly installed door features a 1 8 inch gap along the latch side to allow the door to swing and function correctly. A storm door that does not open between the 80 90 opening range may be the result of the following factors. You indicate the door is not too short but the door doesn t touch the threshold. The customer is handicapped and has requested the storm door open more than 90 degrees.

Wanda asks we recently installed a storm door. A brand new emco andersen hd truease 3000 storm door was installed on 9 1 07 by a contractor. Once you ve moved the mounting make sure the door opens far enough on the outside. If the screen door closer adjustment doesn t work there may be an issue with the hinges.

With your entry door open your storm door should open to within nearly 6 8 inches from the frame bounce away slightly and then close completely and latch. A longer closer would do the trick if i could find one. But the way the exterior door jambs are constructed i can t do that. If the gap on your door exceeds this.

The typical opening range of a storm door is between 80º and 90º. Read more for details. The installation is fine and everything works well door closes nicely. Does anybody have a suggestion for my problem.

When a stock storm door fits an existing opening it s like the bells and whistles are going off and the jackpot sign is flashing. When we open the door and let go it flies shut but then doesn t close all of the way to adjust a pneumatic door closer either move the bracket that attaches the closer to the door or turn the screw on the end of the closer. The natural end result is that as you open the storm door it ll open 3 4 of the way and suddenly jerk to a dead stop. The door only opens about 60 degrees.

The main problem is that. There is room for additional opening without the closer hitting the jamb. I have to set the bracket back much further almost 1 to 1 5 inches or thereabouts. Stand outside the storm door and open it wide enough to look at the hinges and the metal frame that s attached to the door jamb.

I recently installed a larson tradewinds storm door. Reducing door gap in a latch side. The storm doors that home depot carries fit an opening height from 80 to 80 7 8 and the width will vary based on the door size. When it doesn t there are two choices.

Press on the narrow outer edge of the door and watch to see if the frame moves at all.