Storm door installation possible here?

Our front door doesn't have a storm door, and I'd like to install one. However, it looks like it won't work with my door trim. According to the manufacturer (this is from Larson), I need a 1" wide and deep mounting surface.


Here is a diagram of my door and trim, along with a photo. In my situation, the only surfaces that are at least 1" are quite far away from the surface of the door. I've bolded that area. If I were to attach the door there, it looks like there would be a gap between that plane and the front of the sill/threshold.




Am I right here? I'm thinking I can't install a storm door with this trim and I need new trim. This is my first time dealing with storm door though, so maybe I'm wrong about all this.

 

From what I see and the trim used, this is on the inside of the building. Storm doors go on the outside, not the inside. If your door is outswing, you cannot install a storm door. Why would you need one on the inside when the storms are outside??

 

Without making any major alterations to the opening, this is the type of door that is installed in your situation. http://www.proviaproducts.com/assets...8966956E17.pdf

 

Nope, this isn't an interior door, it's the front entry door. The photo shows the green exterior of the door, and that's the trim that is around it.

 

Can you step back and take another picture for us? I am sure we need more information since this is not a normal installation. Thanks.

 

Larry, I'm thinking there are faux columns on each side of the door, that's why the bottom looks like baseboard. I wider shot would verify

 

OK, here is a wider shot. Yes, there are faux columns.



I should mention that this is not wood trim, it is molded polyurethane foam, and I'm concerned first of all whether this stuff is even strong enough to support a door. I guess it is though, since we are in a typical suburban community with semi-alike houses and a good number of people here have storm doors, and I assume most of them also have this polyurethane trim. I don't get why I apparently don't have a standard, straightforward mounting surface for a storm door. Wouldn't the builders of the development give everybody trim with dimensions such that they could easily go down to the local Depot/Lowes and have a storm door put on?

Oh, about this molded polyurethane trim...is this stuff generally OK/respectable to use? Or is it considered cheap garbage? Be honest, I can take it.

 

I believe what johnam linked would be your best bet. It's called an inside mount kit by most manufacturers and is normally about $110 list. Depends on the brand and model door. It actually mounts to the inside of the door frame, extends out, and allows use of a standard size door.

If the trim is cellular PVC, screws should hold just fine, esp since you are using so many for the z-bars. You may want to get some longer ones and see if you hit wood under the trim. If it's the foam stuff with just a thin layer of PVC, no, I don't believe you can't attach to that.