Our newly improved back screen door :-)

      Our front storm door has 'glass' on the bottom and in the winter it has 'glass' on the top. In warm weather we take that out and put in the screen for on top. The back storm door use to be set up the same way. But then the window on the bottom had gotten broke. And then the screen on the top got ripped. It was in sad shape. But the saddest part was that due to it's condition, we couldn't leave the inner door standing open. That meant that a whole lot of wonderful breezes were no longer entering the back entry and sweeping into the kitchen. A sad state of affairs indeed!
      We debated, while we really liked the idea of screens for both the top and the bottom window parts of the door, would a screen on the bottom really work? How long before Boo's inquisitive nose pushed through the screen? So we should probably stick to 'glass' on the bottom and new screening for the top. But wouldn't it be nice if .....
      Brent brought home some chicken wire that perhaps we could attach over the regular screening ... They tried to come up with an idea for a way to make that actually work...

     When Brian went to Menard's to buy the materials, he came across the PERFECT solution! It's a metal frame with the equivalent of 3-D/sculptured metal screening, that you attach to a door over the regular window screen. It came in both white and dark bronze colored frames, so he called me. Which did I prefer?  The white. I thought that with the dark screen in the window and the dark screening that is in the middle of the 3-D screening, more darkness would just be too much. Brian bought the white one along with screen framing for the lower window and a roll of screen material.
      Brent first assembled and then attached everything for us :-). New screening in the old frame on top. Assembled the new framing for the lower window and put screen in it, then put it in the door. Then he found screws and attached the metal screen over the lower screen (the frame didn't come with screws).
     Brian and Brent had both asked me if I thought the metal sculptured screen framing, should be put on the inside, or the outside of the door. I thought the inside. Boo is already use to scratching on the bottom of the outside of the door when he wants in. But most likely, with the inside door now being able to be left open, he would go peer out and thus the extra protection should be on the inside. (does that make sense?)
    So it was installed on the inside and has already proven itself worth it's purchase!
    We would recommend the screen guard for anybody that has dogs, or young kids, or both!!! I had saved the receipt so I could tell you how much it was, but Sat. when I was again attacking piles I must have shredded it with other receipts. Sorry. Brian 'thinks' it was around thirty dollars. More than 'a couple of bucks', but far less than frequently making new screen panels! As well as less frustrating!! A-n-d, this way we are getting breezes through both windows!!! :-D
     Brian, thank-you for such a wise purchase!! Brent, thank-you for doing the manual labor part!!
     Seeings how some of you are 'visual learners', I did take a couple of pictures to help you see what I'm talking about ;-)

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I 'plan' on linking this particular posting up to:
~ "Making Your Home Sing Monday('s)", are hosted by Nan, at 'Mom's the Word (I love to hear)' (http://momstheword--livingforhim.blogspot.com/).
~ "Homemaker Mondays ... Yours, Mine & Ours", are hosted by Jen, at '11th Heaven's Homemaking Haven' (http://rtheyallyours.blogspot.com/).