It insulates better than your normal single door, the screen door is self closing so it helps to keep bugs out if you’re doing anything around the house where you’re going in and out a bunch, and when the weather is nice it’s quite enjoyable to leave the main door open so all the light and a breeze and sounds get through the screen door. It’s like a window that goes all the way to the floor and never has curtains in the way. In the US most front doors are sort of in the main living room. It’s an open floor plan where the entry way and living room aren’t divided by walls.
Only an extra key you could loose. How do you “enter” the first door when there’s a second but closed door right behind it? My house also has 2 outside doors: 1 in the front and 1 in the back.
I think almost every house I’ve ever seen has externally opening doors. Where it’s not a thing is in apartment buildings where an externally opening door would be a hazard to other residents.
I know of one small town in my country that has internally opening doors because the local council demands it for aesthetic and historical reasons.
Idk if this is an American thing, but all the houses around where I live have 2 doors. The real door is the inner one, it opens inwards, mostly made of metal, and its what stops intruders. The outer door, which opens outwards, is just a metal frame that holds a pane of glass, not really a “door” and definitely aint stopping intruders.
It must be American thing, I have never seen a house with two doors (Europe), apart from front door and back door of course. I am not saying these don’t exist but certainly are not common enough for me to see one.
I dunno but I didn’t have one for a while and then i did and the temperature difference is noticable. You can also swap out the glass pane for a screen in the summer.
In warmer environments, they tend to be called screen doors, and are used when you want to leave the door open without bugs getting in. In areas with bad weather (ice storms and such), storm doors protect the door itself from the elements, especially if it’s an expensive wooden door.
The main door opens inwards the little glass/screen door opens outwards. In this pic there is no way for him to open the door without hitting the drinks.
Lol this is actually tame. You could open a slight gap, then use your left hand and reach out and grab the stuff.
In my house, theres like like more “wall” area before you can open it all the way like this:
What’s worse is that there are steps in front of the door, and the top step ends where the “wall” area ends. So I have to open the door by a lot to actually reach outside, by which point any drinks would spill, right down tge steps.
Luckily, my storm door is designed so that I can remove the glass pane, so I don’t have to open the door to get it. Drinks saved! (I mean, my other option is, walk out the back door so that I can walk all the way around my block to the front.)
I have a similar setup. I’m fortunate enough to have a garage though. So I can easily go around if I need to.
You could also try propping your screen door open when waiting for a food delivery. I would do this with mine but then it blocks the doorbell. I got a little mini folding wooden table I can leave out, and put a sign indicating to leave the food there. (I also don’t like my food bags touching the ground because I’m a germaphobe. Though I’m sure their filthy DoorDash cars are dirtier than my door mat.)
Why isn’t your food order handed to you personally? Ring the doorbell, wait for someone to open up, give the food. Just like the pizza delivery guy in porn movies. Why would you leave food near the door… I don’t get it. Or a package, same story. Hand it to someone or bring it to a neighbor. I’ve never heard of porch poachers over here because packages are never left unattended at people their houses.
also don’t like my food bags touching the ground because I’m a germaphobe.
Lol, I have have some germaphobia, but you kinda need to let go of the fear (even if just a little bit) if you ever want food delivery.
I’d just have hand-sanitizing wipes that I use to wipe the entire exterior surface of any bags it comes in and also wipe the exterior of any containers of drinks, and its good enough to calm down my germaphobia. (and obviously also wipe my hands afterwards too)
Is that an American thing that an external door opens outwards? I don’t think anywhere else in the world they would. (Except fire escapes.)
If you have an extra screen/storm door, how the hell do you make them both open inwards?
Why would you need 2 doors?
It insulates better than your normal single door, the screen door is self closing so it helps to keep bugs out if you’re doing anything around the house where you’re going in and out a bunch, and when the weather is nice it’s quite enjoyable to leave the main door open so all the light and a breeze and sounds get through the screen door. It’s like a window that goes all the way to the floor and never has curtains in the way. In the US most front doors are sort of in the main living room. It’s an open floor plan where the entry way and living room aren’t divided by walls.
You don’t have insulated upvc doors?
Sure, you’ve entered through the first door, but what about second door?
Only an extra key you could loose. How do you “enter” the first door when there’s a second but closed door right behind it? My house also has 2 outside doors: 1 in the front and 1 in the back.
I think almost every house I’ve ever seen has externally opening doors. Where it’s not a thing is in apartment buildings where an externally opening door would be a hazard to other residents.
I know of one small town in my country that has internally opening doors because the local council demands it for aesthetic and historical reasons.
They had that in Sweden, so Idk.
Idk if this is an American thing, but all the houses around where I live have 2 doors. The real door is the inner one, it opens inwards, mostly made of metal, and its what stops intruders. The outer door, which opens outwards, is just a metal frame that holds a pane of glass, not really a “door” and definitely aint stopping intruders.
It must be American thing, I have never seen a house with two doors (Europe), apart from front door and back door of course. I am not saying these don’t exist but certainly are not common enough for me to see one.
I dunno but I didn’t have one for a while and then i did and the temperature difference is noticable. You can also swap out the glass pane for a screen in the summer.
In warmer environments, they tend to be called screen doors, and are used when you want to leave the door open without bugs getting in. In areas with bad weather (ice storms and such), storm doors protect the door itself from the elements, especially if it’s an expensive wooden door.
That’s the Storm Door. The main external door to the house opens inward (behind the kitty).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_door
Thank you! Interesting, never heard of that.
The main door opens inwards the little glass/screen door opens outwards. In this pic there is no way for him to open the door without hitting the drinks.
Lol this is actually tame. You could open a slight gap, then use your left hand and reach out and grab the stuff.
In my house, theres like like more “wall” area before you can open it all the way like this:
What’s worse is that there are steps in front of the door, and the top step ends where the “wall” area ends. So I have to open the door by a lot to actually reach outside, by which point any drinks would spill, right down tge steps.
Luckily, my storm door is designed so that I can remove the glass pane, so I don’t have to open the door to get it. Drinks saved! (I mean, my other option is, walk out the back door so that I can walk all the way around my block to the front.)
I have a similar setup. I’m fortunate enough to have a garage though. So I can easily go around if I need to.
You could also try propping your screen door open when waiting for a food delivery. I would do this with mine but then it blocks the doorbell. I got a little mini folding wooden table I can leave out, and put a sign indicating to leave the food there. (I also don’t like my food bags touching the ground because I’m a germaphobe. Though I’m sure their filthy DoorDash cars are dirtier than my door mat.)
Why isn’t your food order handed to you personally? Ring the doorbell, wait for someone to open up, give the food. Just like the pizza delivery guy in porn movies. Why would you leave food near the door… I don’t get it. Or a package, same story. Hand it to someone or bring it to a neighbor. I’ve never heard of porch poachers over here because packages are never left unattended at people their houses.
Some delivery people are lazy. Especially with packages, some won’t even ring the bell!
For DoorDash, I try to make sure I track them on the app and am at my door to meet them when they get here.
Lol, I have have some germaphobia, but you kinda need to let go of the fear (even if just a little bit) if you ever want food delivery.
I’d just have hand-sanitizing wipes that I use to wipe the entire exterior surface of any bags it comes in and also wipe the exterior of any containers of drinks, and its good enough to calm down my germaphobia. (and obviously also wipe my hands afterwards too)