Q: I would like to update an Andersen aluminum storm door. The door is in very good condition but has weathered over the past 15 years. How do I clean the frame? Can the door be painted?

In our storm door ratings, you’ll see the results of our tests on doors from familiar brands, including Andersen ... especially on frames that aren’t perfectly square. They’re built to ...

Take the width of the existing storm door frame in three spots: the top, the middle, and the bottom. Then measure the height of the storm door frame. Record all these measurements from the inside ...

CR technicians Matthew Guayara (left) and Jonathan Tuczynski install a storm door in our lab. We assessed how well each door blocked drafts by mounting it in a frame and exposing it to a steady 25 ...