I went to Lowes to buy the "on sale" Larson model, and after looking at the quality of them all, chose a more expensive Larson model. Suggest you look at the latches on each of the models - the "on sale" model had the classic, storm door chintzy latch with the little spring bar that holds the door closed, but I bought one that has an actual doorknob and lockset, and the door is probably 30% heavier. Installation was easy. It took me about 3 hours by myself, and I only needed an assistant when I actually hung the door up on the hook that Larson puts in the frame to make it easy. At the time I said that if I had to do second door, I could do it in less than 2 hours. We love the Larson door, especially the hideaway screen system. And by the way, last I knew Lowes was advertising $99.00 to install a screen door. Probabaly worth every penny. And if you decide to install it yourself, the manufacturer has an excellent video on-line explaining their installation system.
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