I moved into a house which has a steel front door.When I touch the door it feels very cold to the touch in the winter.There is a storm door also and the weather stripping looks good.Cold air from the door is entering the lower level.The house is about 20 yrs old.
Now a days crime has increased a lot, so we have to take protection and when the protection came to our house there came steel doors. The best ever protection in our houses. Source - www.scoop.it/t/qualitas-steel-doors
Not all steel doors are. Its about 20* where i am and my steel door feel somewhat cold, but not very cold. Yours could not be? If you take the lock off the door and look inside the hole where the lock was you should see insulation inside your door.
Steel doors are insulated,but will feel cold in the winter.Feel all around the door weather stripping area and the seal at the bottom of the door to see if air is getting in.
Not all doors are created equal so maybe it has insulation but doubtful. 20yrs ago they didn't put insulation into doors and a solid steel door is not light and would rip the hinges off. They do not put solid steel doors into homes Your door is steel sheet metal thin and the door is hollow core air in between them that's why its cold A solid wood door with proper insulation around it and weather stripping under it is more efficient in preventing heat loss The only purpose of a steel door is security, harder to kick in a steal door, which is the reason why it was installed. The old owner probably got the house robbed and they kicked in the original flimsy door. So it was recommended that he use a steel door. Steel does not insulate against hot or cold it absorbs it. Hence why its cold, no amount of weather stripping will prevent heat loss the door itself absorbs heat and cold The cure is another door solid core wood door is strong and does not have the same properties as steel doors Hope that helps Lr
