Andersen Screen Doors

Rated 5.0 out of 5.0 by Noninstaller Great door; 45 min install? No way... If I were a professional installer and had already installed a dozen or so, MAYBE I could do this in under an hour, but being my home (and I have mad skills with tools and overall construction) this was still a three hour install to do it right. Great door. Also - it comes with a brass handle set included contrary to the past; I made the mistake of ordering an extra handle set and ended up returning it. April 5, 2016

Rated 1.0 out of 5.0 by Tom This is a top of the line product? We have a double entry door, so we paid to have our local Home Depot install. The doors look nice. I haven't swapped out the screens for the glass yet, but I'm hoping it will be as easy as it looked in the store. We have 2 problems. First, the pneumatic closers are only controllable over the last few feet of the close. With the double closer, top and bottom, the door closes very fast, and that's with just the screen (I would think it would be faster with the heavier glass). The door has clipped me in the heel several times, and both of our kids got a few scrapes and scratches. Thankfully only one drew blood. We've gotten used to it, but Anderson says that there is nothing that can be done about it. They did recommend I look into another closer, though! The alternative that they also recommended, and I did, was to disconnect the top closer. That's better, but it's still pretty quick when closing. We've gradually gotten used to it, and I understand the fear of the door being taken by the wind (the reason I was given for the fast initial close), but for a top of the line door, this is frustrating. But not as frustrating as the other problem. When they install a double storm door, it's basically a right open and a left open with a kit that makes one of them passive. That kit apparently needs a gap in the insulation along the bottom of the door to operate properly. The gap is about 2" wide x 1" high (see photo). Again, they say THERE IS NO SOLUTION! Sorry, actually they did offer two solutions: I rig up some insulation to fill the gap or I could nail a block of wood to the threshold. Seriously!??! Because we live in New England, part of the point of having full glass is so we can open them up on a sunny day in January and get more of that precious winter sunlight. I don't know how I'm going to resolve this, but again, for a top-of-the-line produce, these makeshift solutions are unacceptable. At the very lest, we should have been warned that this installation will have a significant gap. November 1, 2015

Rated 5.0 out of 5.0 by froggie60 series white fulll view storm door super door, well built, has easy change to take storm window out and put screen, well built door I had a forever door but this is far more better built and should last for many years to come February 17, 2016

Rated 3.0 out of 5.0 by woodx3 Good product with some unusual defects I first put this door in six months ago . I was very satisfied with the appearance and the ease of installation . Had multiple compliments from neighbors. The reason for the three star quality is that when the rain started this fall the material in the door swelled and the door no longer fits inn the frame as it did when I put it in. I thought the frame I fitted it in had swelled causing the problem, but found I have an eighth inch clearance between door frame and house frame so the only difference has to be in the door it self.It has expanded so that all the screws on the latch side are catching on the fram and not allowing it to close properly. November 15, 2015

Rated 1.0 out of 5.0 by CAPTEZ 4000 STORM DOOR PURCHASED A CUSTOM COLORED 4000 FULL VIEW ANDERSON STORM DOOR, HAD IT INSTALLED, I CAN SEE LIGHT AT THE TOP AND SIDE OF THE DOOR PLUS THE DOOR HAS A ONE EIGHTH PLAY WHEN CLOSED LETTING IN COLD AIR( NO STRIKE PLATE ON NEW ANDERSON 4000 DOORS TO ADJUST FOR THIS PLAY) CALLED ANDERSON, WE CANT HELP YOU, THAT'S OUR NEW DESIGN THEIR'S NO STRIKE PLATE ON YOUR MODEL. WELL WHAT CAN I DO? SEND US A PICTURE OF IT?. I WENT TO MY NEIGHBOR TO LOOK AT HER FULL VIEW STORM DOOR, IT LOOKED GREAT, NO GAPS, NO COLD AIR COMING IN WHER IT LATCHES, A FULL ADJUSTABLE STRIKER PLATE. HERS WAS THE EARLIER MODEL ANDERSON FV DOOR BEFORE THEY USED THE CHANNEL AS A STRIKER PLATE(NEW MODEL NO STRIKER PLATE=NONE ADJUSTABLE). ANDERSON WON'T STAND BEHIND WHAT THEY SELL. I BEEN TAKEN AGAIN. I'LL LOOK AT OTHER COMPANIES DOORS AND REVIEWS FIRST. GREG S December 16, 2015

Rated 5.0 out of 5.0 by GLKLEIN The Perfect Storm door Easy to install with nice keep-open latch at the bottom, by using your foot, in the event you have your arms full of stuff to carry in. Nice sturdy door and easy to remove when replacing with a screen door in the spring. October 27, 2015