The main door opens inwards the little glass/screen door opens outwards. In this pic there is no way for him to open the door without hitting the drinks.
Lol this is actually tame. You could open a slight gap, then use your left hand and reach out and grab the stuff.
In my house, theres like like more “wall” area before you can open it all the way like this:
What’s worse is that there are steps in front of the door, and the top step ends where the “wall” area ends. So I have to open the door by a lot to actually reach outside, by which point any drinks would spill, right down tge steps.
Luckily, my storm door is designed so that I can remove the glass pane, so I don’t have to open the door to get it. Drinks saved! (I mean, my other option is, walk out the back door so that I can walk all the way around my block to the front.)
I have a similar setup. I’m fortunate enough to have a garage though. So I can easily go around if I need to.
You could also try propping your screen door open when waiting for a food delivery. I would do this with mine but then it blocks the doorbell. I got a little mini folding wooden table I can leave out, and put a sign indicating to leave the food there. (I also don’t like my food bags touching the ground because I’m a germaphobe. Though I’m sure their filthy DoorDash cars are dirtier than my door mat.)
also don’t like my food bags touching the ground because I’m a germaphobe.
Lol, I have have some germaphobia, but you kinda need to let go of the fear (even if just a little bit) if you ever want food delivery.
I’d just have hand-sanitizing wipes that I use to wipe the entire exterior surface of any bags it comes in and also wipe the exterior of any containers of drinks, and its good enough to calm down my germaphobia. (and obviously also wipe my hands afterwards too)
The door looks high enough to come over the drinks, but I do have bad depth perception. If not, I think there’s room to squeeze a person out the side of the door and get the delivery, but you wouldn’t want to fling the door open.
Idk if this is an American thing, but all the houses around where I live have 2 doors. The real door is the inner one, it opens inwards, mostly made of metal, and its what stops intruders. The outer door, which opens outwards, is just a metal frame that holds a pane of glass, not really a “door” and definitely aint stopping intruders.
Aparantly this “storm door” is supposed to be an extra layer against cold winds? 🤷♂️ Idk how that helps, because I’m not a scientist
I dunno but I didn’t have one for a while and then i did and the temperature difference is noticable. You can also swap out the glass pane for a screen in the summer.
In warmer environments, they tend to be called screen doors, and are used when you want to leave the door open without bugs getting in. In areas with bad weather (ice storms and such), storm doors protect the door itself from the elements, especially if it’s an expensive wooden door.
I think almost every house I’ve ever seen has externally opening doors. Where it’s not a thing is in apartment buildings where an externally opening door would be a hazard to other residents.
I know of one small town in my country that has internally opening doors because the local council demands it for aesthetic and historical reasons.
Is that an American thing that an external door opens outwards? I don’t think anywhere else in the world they would. (Except fire escapes.)
The main door opens inwards the little glass/screen door opens outwards. In this pic there is no way for him to open the door without hitting the drinks.
Lol this is actually tame. You could open a slight gap, then use your left hand and reach out and grab the stuff.
In my house, theres like like more “wall” area before you can open it all the way like this:
What’s worse is that there are steps in front of the door, and the top step ends where the “wall” area ends. So I have to open the door by a lot to actually reach outside, by which point any drinks would spill, right down tge steps.
Luckily, my storm door is designed so that I can remove the glass pane, so I don’t have to open the door to get it. Drinks saved! (I mean, my other option is, walk out the back door so that I can walk all the way around my block to the front.)
I have a similar setup. I’m fortunate enough to have a garage though. So I can easily go around if I need to.
You could also try propping your screen door open when waiting for a food delivery. I would do this with mine but then it blocks the doorbell. I got a little mini folding wooden table I can leave out, and put a sign indicating to leave the food there. (I also don’t like my food bags touching the ground because I’m a germaphobe. Though I’m sure their filthy DoorDash cars are dirtier than my door mat.)
Lol, I have have some germaphobia, but you kinda need to let go of the fear (even if just a little bit) if you ever want food delivery.
I’d just have hand-sanitizing wipes that I use to wipe the entire exterior surface of any bags it comes in and also wipe the exterior of any containers of drinks, and its good enough to calm down my germaphobia. (and obviously also wipe my hands afterwards too)
The door looks high enough to come over the drinks, but I do have bad depth perception. If not, I think there’s room to squeeze a person out the side of the door and get the delivery, but you wouldn’t want to fling the door open.
That’s the Storm Door. The main external door to the house opens inward (behind the kitty).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_door
Thank you! Interesting, never heard of that.
Idk if this is an American thing, but all the houses around where I live have 2 doors. The real door is the inner one, it opens inwards, mostly made of metal, and its what stops intruders. The outer door, which opens outwards, is just a metal frame that holds a pane of glass, not really a “door” and definitely aint stopping intruders.
Aparantly this “storm door” is supposed to be an extra layer against cold winds? 🤷♂️ Idk how that helps, because I’m not a scientist
I dunno but I didn’t have one for a while and then i did and the temperature difference is noticable. You can also swap out the glass pane for a screen in the summer.
In warmer environments, they tend to be called screen doors, and are used when you want to leave the door open without bugs getting in. In areas with bad weather (ice storms and such), storm doors protect the door itself from the elements, especially if it’s an expensive wooden door.
They had that in Sweden, so Idk.
I think almost every house I’ve ever seen has externally opening doors. Where it’s not a thing is in apartment buildings where an externally opening door would be a hazard to other residents.
I know of one small town in my country that has internally opening doors because the local council demands it for aesthetic and historical reasons.
If you have an extra screen/storm door, how the hell do you make them both open inwards?
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