Now the glass in my storm door is acting like a magnifying glass and making the surface of the regular door too hot to touch.
Front door gets hot from sun.
Hi all i lived in arizona with a metal front door that faced the hot afternoon heat and let me tell you even the door handle got too hot to touch.
My house faces the sun like all day and my front door is currently painted black and has a glass storm door.
How to paint a front door that gets a lot of sun.
After 2 years of burning our hands i finally found this and put it on our storm door and also bought the one for our front door.
I sanded the door with 150 grit wiped off the dust with a damp rag let dry applied a thin coat of kilz2 let dry then painted with water based paint.
The best doors for a south facing entry.
Homes with entries that face the south can expect the front door to be in the sun all day unless the yard is bountifully landscaped or the home faces an.
New front doors change everything in 4 entryway before and afters with any investment you make in your home there are up front as well as ongoing costs.
You could probably get venetian blinds for inside the storm door would let in light when you wanted it in the morning shade the door in the afternoon or as others pointed out look for reflective glass.
Entry door selection is no different.
The sun wind rain and snow can dish out a beating to a front door so a good paint job is essential to protecting the door from the elements.
The door is metal and it gets so hot that i got a 1st degree burn on my elbow from it.
Recently put a storm door on my front door which faces directly south.
My cousin s front door was like this and the door handle was uncomfortably hot to the touch.