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Wood was the original material from which storm doors were made. While wooden screen doors can be visually the most appealing, the wood itself requires painting or some other form of coating to protect it from the weather. Wooden screen doors less than one inch thick are used primarily as screen
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Full view. A full view storm door means that there is a full length glass panel that has to be physically changed out if a screen is wanted in it. The unused panel of glass or screen is then stored for future
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doors with no glass installed. Using wood thicker than one inch allows the storm door frame to accommodate glass panels. The door also becomes more rigid and durable as the thickness increases.
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