This summer, MC and I were bummed that our front storm door was all glass, and that we couldn’t leave it open without bugs flying in. I had thought that next spring I would bite the bullet and buy us a new screen door, so we could enjoy more of the weather.
At our old apartment, we rarely had the screen door open because we backed up to a shopping center parking lot and it was always noisy. Now, we’re in a quiet little neighborhood, and I would love to open the house up as much as I can.
I also noticed this weekend that whoever installed the storm door, did it wrong (shocker). The door never latched shut, so I took it upon myself to fix that. It was pretty easy, and lucky for me, all I had to do was move it down about half an inch, and in doing that, it covered up the original screw holes.
As I was putting the last screw in, I happen to look up, and noticed a screen rolled up in the top of the door. Well, that seemed odd, but then I looked a little closer and had never noticed this handle at the top of the door, or the small latch in the middle.
As I pushed the latch and pulled the handle, wouldn’t you know it, a screen appeared! You’re telling me we had a screen door this whole time!? I went from angry to realizing that I basically got a new door, for free (because I had it the whole time).
Too bad mother nature has decided that winter is already here, now I have to wait months to use my “new” door. Blasted!
About Matt and MC
We just recently bought our first home, and we decided to share our story of our adventures with you. The ups and downs of home ownership, and all the fun we'll have in between. Ignore the typos and just have fun, that's what we're here for. 
