Here in the real world, that's called a "mud room."
Can you post a picture of that. I bet it would be a hoot.
> of course you don't want an outside door to open directly into the great
> outdoors. We made a little space outside with another door.
> It's a great space to leave shoes and boots. and firewood. Etc.
> It sure buffers the cold winds.
and to clarify ; an air lock should be on any outside door. maybe even
to the garage.
a mud room is only found on the back door.
Happy Solstice all !
> of course you don't want an outside door to open directly into the great
> outdoors. We made a little space outside with another door.
> It's a great space to leave shoes and boots. and firewood. Etc.
> It sure buffers the cold winds.
How hard would it be to add one of these as a DIY project?
>> of course you don't want an outside door to open directly into the
>> great outdoors. We made a little space outside with another door.
>> It's a great space to leave shoes and boots. and firewood. Etc.
>> It sure buffers the cold winds.
> How hard would it be to add one of these as a DIY project?
Very easy. One of the easier DIY projects.
Yes, look for a "second" door or maybe a nice used one. Tempered Glass
is probably a good idea. And some go for a double keyed dead bolt.
We called them a storm door when I was a kid. In the summer, it was
changed out for a screen door. I don't live in a four season climate
anymore.
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Never trust a dog to watch your food.
We've added a wood storage feature to our air-lock and feed the wood
stove from the air-lock. Sure beats bringing the messy wood/bugs/dirt
inside and then removing ashes.
Less smoke inside too and the fire consumes air from the outside not
sucking air out of the living cabin,creating drafts.
Some build a wood box into the wall , feeding it from the air-lock to
then slide through the wall to appear next to the wood stove.