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Old 06-01-2008, 09:30 AM   #1
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Just wondering?

Do you have a screen door on your front door? If so do you leave your front door, the main inside door open so you can see outside or leave it closed? I have one of those full window screen doors and I like to have the main door open so I can see outside. however in the summer when I have the screen in if the air is on I have to shut the door which I hate because I've been closed up all winter and like to see the outside! Just wondering......
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We don't put the screen in and just leave the glass. I do open the front door so I can get some light into the house, but leave the door locked
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We have a screen door but it's half-screen, half-door. We leave it open as much as we can to let the fresh air in - that is, until the humidity arrives!
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We don't put the screen in and just leave the glass. I do open the front door so I can get some light into the house, but leave the door locked
We do the same thing.
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We have a screen porch on the front of the house, so the screened door opens directly onto the porch - then you get to the main door. We leave the main door open a lot with the screened door latched.
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We have a screen/storm combo. I like to lower the storm portion and keep the door open to let in fresh air
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We leave the full glass in the front door, my side door (kitchen door) gets the screen in until the dogs bust thru that and then the glass goes back in.

We need to find a really sturdy replacement screen for that door
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I leave the full glass in the storm door. I lock it and leave the other door open to let light in and the cats like to look out. I have a screen door on my slider but I'm always afraid the cats will run through it when they see other cats. My older one has done that.
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We only use our "side" front door and it's sort of half and half - I do like to leave the screen up and the inside door open as much as possible!
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I have screen doors that I have left open in the Spring when it is cool and breezy. Now that it is HOT ane HUMID, I keep the main doors closed.
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We just have a front door with glass and side panels that let in the light. We have a sliding back door and it also has a screen door - we leave this open for fresh air or if the kids are playing out the back.
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We want a screened door on our front door. It had one originally, but the previous residents took it out., damaging the wood, and then they didn't repair the wood. Why? I have no idea. That's just the crazy kind of people they were. They also used a ceiling fan int he living room that was clearly marked "FOR OUTDOOR USE ONLY" Maybe they couldn't read...
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We don't have a screen door on the front door, but all our main living space is in the back of the house and we have loads of windows, so we just don't need the screen door.
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