Pro-Via storm door

11 years ago

Hi all!

I am in the process of researching my storm door options to replace my raggedy old storm door.

What I have is probably from the 60s, is ugly, is broken and won't auto close anymore, has zero insulation or weatherstripping and the "lock" on it is a hook and eye latch. It has lived its useful life and is ready to go on to the recycling center in the sky.

Our front door is a 15-light french door and I don't think it is 1924 original, but I love it. But it is also totally inefficient for keeping the heat in, so the new storm door needs to be good. And I want a deadbolt because I live in the city.

So, we have a quote on a ProVia 396, coal black with satin nickel hardware. Not the fanciest, not the cheapest model. Has all my features. Will look fantastic with my freshly painted front door (sherwin williams "radish"). The cost for door and to install is $600 and that was about $1-200 more than I wanted to pay, BUT I was also looking at big box doors and I realize this is much better quality.

I'm in the upper Midwest, not Chicago, so is this a competitive price? This does include hauling away the crappy old door, futzing to get the new one level (my house has settled, the whole street is um...quirky) so this requires skill and the contractor checks out well on Angie's List.

Thanks in advance for any insight. I will have many more window questions soon. My house is from 1924 with all the original windows. Oy. 28 of them (and probably 4 more covered over with the siding and paneling...probably the leaded glass ones!)

Comments (5)

GulfBreezeWindows
11 years ago
Nice choice.

If I do a quick price out for that door. I would say your right in line on price.
WindowDog
11 years ago
Yep.
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skydawggy
11 years ago
Does this price include compliance with EPA lead paint containment rules?
HomeSealed
11 years ago
+1 on a great door and a good price. I've seen those sell for $1-200 more than that.
Very few storm door installs require lead safe procedures.
PinkPurls
Original Author
11 years ago
The old storm door is unpainted aluminum and no paint should be disturbed during the install as far as I can tell. We would be painting the front door ourselves, and plan to prime with oil primer rather than sand to not disturb the old paint.

I did try and price out the door alone and found it retailing for over $400 and I know an install runs around $200. And this isn't an easy install in a newer home where things are level and square. The house is a bungalow with a sunporch that was converted into the entryway, so it has a slab foundation where the rest of the house has a basement. The slab as settled 3 inches in 90 years. it's not longer moving so it's fine, but the door is smack in the middle of that. So I would rather pay a bit more and have an experienced small business owner do it rather than a big box installer with less experience.

I'm not trying to cheap out on it, but I also don't want to pay above what is normal. I cheap out in other areas, but in keeping the wind out of the house, I am willing to pay. Our furnace is oil and when we bought the house in 2010 it was just under $3 a gallon for heating oil, and last week it was $3.98. So bring on a door that won't have a steady breeze!