Storm Door Hinge Install

Cut hinge side z bar as in step 3.

Storm door hinge install.

The drip cap also known as a rain cap is the top part of the storm door frame. The hinge side z bar is an aluminum component which attaches to the. Unscrew the hinge that you want to replace from the wall and the storm door. Install the drip cap.

The easiest installation option in the market today. If you don t want to use a z bar you can order custom doors which can be made to fit almost any door opening. Choose from right or left handing to best fit your entryway. Now a good rule of thumb is that you want the handle of the screen door to be on the same side as the entry door.

Attach the hinge side z bar to the door frame. Pre assembled for easy installation with only basic tools in as little as 45 minutes. You typically mount storm doors to the exterior door trim using z bars. When you buy it you don t have to specify which way the door must swing.

Storm door is ready to secure into the door opening in minutes. The other common type a ventilating storm door has glass panels that slide open or closed over the screen much like a double hung window. Installing the door 1. Now hinging is either left or right and is simply determined by the side you want the storm door hinges to be on.

Cut the hinge side z bar to length. Screw it in place. Adjust it so there s a inch gap between the bar and the door s. We cut the z bars to length assemble them on the door and drill the handle holes so you don t have to.

Designed with the diy audience in mind we prehang the door so there is no cutting minimal drilling and virtually no measuring required. Minimal installation steps with no tricky measurements or sawing. Place it in the opening tight against the rain cap. The manufacturer s directions tell you how to do it.

Install new storm door hinges if you purchased the same type of storm door hinges then simply line up where the old hinges were and screw it into the wall and the storm door. Nearly every storm door sold is reversible. See the picture for a visual reference.