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.
Front door gets hot from sun.
I can t really find anything on amazon but does anyone have anything renter friendly we could install to either a block out the sun from the door handle or b put over the door handle to make it manageable to touch.
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.
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.
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.
Recently put a storm door on my front door which faces directly south.
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My cousin s front door was like this and the door handle was uncomfortably hot to the touch.
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The door is metal and it gets so hot that i got a 1st degree burn on my elbow from it.
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.
Starting mid day our front door gets extremely hot to the point you can t even touch the door handle.
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.