Since it hasn’t been the usually scorching 90 degrees here in Florida lately, we have been leaving our windows and doors open more often to let some fresh air in. It is wonderful. The back porch is completely screened, so we are able to just prop the back doors open and not worry about critters getting in or our little critters(Charlie Bean and Zack Man) getting out, it’s perfect. However the front door did not have a screen. Booooo! Notice how I said DID not? Well now it DOES! Woo hoo for more air flow! Here is our door pre screen…
Hi cute little blue door, I love you!
In order to add a new screen door there were a few things that had to be done first. It seemed that the door Justin purchased wasn’t quite fitting correctly. He had to add some wood to frame out the door a bit and make it so our new screen door would fit and sit flush with our house. This was not an east task though, Justin’s dad came by to help him out. If we can’t figure something out we usually rely on Kent to make it work! Thanks Kent!
See the new wood that he added? He also added a piece of 2 x 4 under the bottom lip of the door so there wasn’t such a large gap between the door and the ground. Since our home is stucco Justin needed to texturize that piece so it doesn’t look so smooth and stand out against the texture in the existing frame.
See what I mean? Oh and check out those adorable feet and nose! Char man is such a good helper. Here’s a closer look at the texture on the 2x 4…
We also caulked all of the small creases and crevices, I sure do love caulk. Once everything was dry it was time for some paint. I just grabbed a quart of white outdoor paint and went to town. Here are my finished results…
Here’s quick before and after…
Can you see the difference? The white trim should look a whole lot whiter, but I think the only noticable spot from the photos is one little black spot in the top left side above the window. In person this trim is bright white and looks much cleaner than it did before, so score for me. The other couple differences you can see are obviously the missing wreath, booooo! We can’t hang the wreath with the screen door up because it may tear the screen and aint nobody got time for that! Also in this before and after you can see the added 2 x 4 that is now painted white, I think it gives the bottom of the door a more finished look. Here is a closer look at the actual door that we added…
We are lovin this screen door, it is so nice because we are able to leave it open and feel all the air flow!
When I was out, Justin sent me this picture after he installed the door…
It’s not a very clear picture, but it’s Zack enjoying the breeze. And here they are in the back patio…
These dogs are lovin life. Anyway back to the door. We love it and we can change out the screen for a glass insert for the warmer months when we are running the AC and then I can put my wreath back up!
Do you leave your windows and doors open? Are your dogs as spoiled as mine? Probably not. Thanks for reading!
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