Storm doors · Mississauga
Storm doors: new installs, glass and hardware
A storm door is the second door in front of the entry door. It shields the entry door from rain and wind, and with a screen insert it lets air in through summer. On a postwar bungalow or backsplit, the storm door may be older than anything else at the entry, and its glass, closer and latch wear out before the frame does. We connect you with an independent local pro who fits new storm doors and repairs old ones.
- New storm doors fitted
- Glass and screen inserts replaced
- Closers, latches and sweeps
Storm door styles
Full-view, mid-view or ventilating: the three types
Full-view
One large glass panel, top to bottom. Many take a screen panel for summer.
Mid-view
Glass over the upper part and a solid lower panel that takes knocks from boots and bags.
Ventilating
Glass that slides down to open a screen, or a built-in roll-away screen. A plain hinged screen is a screen door job.
Glass and inserts
Replacing storm door glass and screen inserts
Most storm doors hold their glass in a removable panel or behind clip-in retainers. A cracked pane is replaced with safety glass cut to size, and a torn screen insert is rescreened. Where the insert is no longer made, a pro can make a panel to fit the frame. Glass in the entry door itself or a sidelight is covered under door glass replacement, and other door jobs are on the doors and screens page.
Closers and latches
Closers, latches and sweeps
Closer
When the door slams or won't close, the tube closer needs adjusting or replacing. A wind chain stops a gust from yanking it open.
Latch and handle
A handle that won't catch means a worn latch or a door that has dropped out of line. Both are small repairs.
Sweep and weatherstrip
The rubber sweep at the bottom and the edge strips keep out rain and drafts, and are replaced on their own.
Safety glass
Safety glass in storm doors
Ontario's Building Code calls for safety glass, tempered or laminated, in storm doors. A replacement pane must be safety glass too, so ordinary glass cut at a counter isn't a substitute. The pro orders tempered or laminated glass to size and checks the current code for your door.
What affects the quote
Pricing a storm door or a storm door repair
- A new door or a repair to the one you have
- Full-view, mid-view or ventilating style
- Door size, and whether the opening is square
- Glass type, including decorative or low-E
- Frame colour and any heritage-district requirements
Measure the width and height of the opening and send a photo of the entry. The pro measures again before ordering.
Heritage districts
Heritage streets: Port Credit and Meadowvale Village
The Old Port Credit Village plan asks owners to conserve doors, glazing and door surrounds on the front of the house. In Meadowvale Village, door and storm window work that follows the district plan needs a Clearance to Alter, and new storm windows must be wood. A new metal storm door on a front entrance in either district is worth checking with City heritage staff before you order. Our heritage village guide explains the two approval paths.
Postwar houses
Postwar bungalow entries: glass and closers as small jobs
Applewood and Park Royal began in the 1950s, and Malton keeps a cluster of wartime houses. On these entries the storm door often takes the weather for the front door. A cracked pane, a slamming closer and a worn-through sweep are each a repair in their own right, and none means a new door. If the frame is twisted or no longer closes square, a new storm door fitted to the opening is the better fix. More on that era is on the Applewood page.
Common questions
Storm door questions
Explore your options
Related door jobs
Local pros fit and repair storm doors across the city, including Applewood, Malton, Clarkson & Lorne Park, Cooksville and Port Credit.
Measure the door opening and send a photo
Send the width and height of the opening and a photo of the entry, and say whether you need a new door, new glass or a closer. We pass it to a local pro who works on storm doors.