Fixed The Storm Door

Above, Sierra sniffing the storm door after I installed
the door lock/handle assembly. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It was a nice warm day (in the 80s) to replace the door lock/handle assembly to the storm door at the front door.

The old one was broken beyond repair and I had to get a new one. It was relatively easy to put the new assembly in since I had already taken the old one out. The task would've been easier if the directions were better written and the diagrams were larger.

Above, Sierra watching me relax on the deck. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

One piece, a "D" clip, was drawn so tiny in the directions that I couldn't tell which way it was supposed to go in. Eventually, I figured it out.

After getting the new assembly in, I cleaned the glass and my cat Sierra is now enjoying a new window to look outside through.

According to Wikipedia:

Storm doors come in three different styles:

• Full view. A full view storm door means that there is a full length glass panel that has to be physically changed out if you want a screen in it. The unused panel of glass or screen is then stored for future use. 

• Ventilating. A ventilating style means that there are two glass panels and 1–2 screen panels in the door at the same time. The glass panel(s) move up or down in order to reveal the screen. This is convenient if you want to get cross ventilation in the house without the inconvenience of removing and storing a glass or screen panel. 

• Rollscreen. This is a relatively new hybrid of the full view and ventilating storm doors. The screen is connected to the top window of the storm door, and when not in use it automatically rolls up on a tensioned dowel in the top of the door. This gives you a full-view door when the screen is not in use, and a ventilating door when it is.

Above, Sierra enjoying the new (to her) view. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A full view storm door (which is what I have) is pretty useless during the summer since it is all glass. I think I would have preferred to have a screen door instead so that fresh air can come into the house. I haven't found any screen panels here to interchange with the glass.