This might be the coolest door ever. While Dutch doors have been around for a long time, you don't see them much anymore — and the ones I've seen recently are Handy-Andy models (can you say "drafty"?), probably made with a circular saw and chisel.
Weather Shield's door has the two operable panels that make this door style famous, plus the lower half has a built-in shelf. What's also cool is that Weather Shield will trick this door out however you want. Like glass? Get a window. Like beads or raised panels? Get those too.
If you or your customers are on the hunt for a kid-friendly door, I don't have to tell you that this door is part-and-parcel, fast-food fantasy for little kids. But it's also a great feature if you build in any climate that has a few months of perfect temperatures — just open the top panel and leave the bottom panel shut. In comes fresh air — and in stays Junior (or the dog, or whatever.) Plus it looks really good.
And for those not-so-perfect climes, this door — unlike Handy Andy's — is tight. Both halves close (and lock) positively against first-rate weather strips. Despite going Dutch, this door system is part of the company's Spanish Colonial Collection. It's available in flat, beaded and raised-panel styles. There's no half-effort here.
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