Wood Screen Doors

What's the first part of your house that greets your guests when they visit? It's your door. That is why it's important to keep your wood screen doors in good shape to make that first impression. If you have kids, however, you may find that wood screen doors maintenance could be taxing.

Here are some good points to help you keep your wood screen doors presentable all the time:

1. Paint the screen.

Painting your screen using the same color as your wood screen doors frame prevents it from being damage by the natural element. It's a quick and cheap way to give your screen a new look also. Remember, however, to sand your screen to a smooth finish before painting.

2. Install screen door guards.

Screen door guards are wooden or metal design you can attach to your door frame to protect your screen from being pushed by your kids when opening the door. The number one source of wood screen doors damage comes from people pushing the screen instead of using the door handle when opening it. This is prevented if you have screen door guards.

3. Regularly check the metal cleats or aluminum frame that holds the screen in place.

The screen on your wooden screen doors are held by either metal cleats or aluminum frame fitted in the wooden door frame itself. The continuous opening and closing of the door loosens these frames through time so that you might notice your screen to wobble even with just a breeze blowing through it. Check these frames and tighten the lose parts.

4. Remove your wooded screen doors during the winter.

Unlike your guard door, your wooden screen doors are less sturdy to withstand winter. The frost could form along the many joints of the frame thus weakening it and damaging the wood itself. It's better to take your wooden screen door during winter and store it somewhere dry and safe ready to be put back in spring. Besides, the insects that you are trying to prevent from coming in are hibernating in some tree barks somewhere during this time so you don’t have to worry about them visiting uninvited.

Wood screen doors do not just prevent the bugs from invading your home, but they serve a decorative purpose too. That's why keeping them in top shape is important in order to serve these two purposes well.