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Remember the bang of the screen door on childhood summer days, the ones that bugged Mom because we invariably banged the door shut just as Victor Newman was about to grind another foe to powder on “The Young and the Restless”?

That’s been pretty much replaced by the soft whoosh of the pneumatic hinge on the storm door.

If your storm door still has scalloped edges along the window and an embossed X in the metal below, you might be surprised at what’s out there.

People are paying more attention to details like storm doors, said Daryl Woods, millwork specialist for Lowe’s in Bedford.

“The front door is the focal point of the home,” Woods said. “From the street, that’s where your eyes go. It’s about curb appeal.”

It’s not only aesthetics driving the interest, said Jeffrey Parobechek, an inventory management associate at Home Depot on Cleveland’ hobby collezioni s West Side. He’s heard a lot of interest in upgrading to a more energy-efficient door to help control heating and cooling costs.

People want a thicker, sturdier door that is either vinyl or aluminum over a solid core of wood, foam or fiberglass. They also want one that closes tightly to keep the air conditioning in the house. After all, as Dad would say, “I’m not paying to cool off the front porch.”

Low maintenance matters. Homeowners don’t want the flimsy old metal doors that had rust spots. Woods said retractable roll screens draw a lot of positive attention because homeowners don’t have to deal with swapping out the screen for the glass and storing one while the other is in use.

You can get either a traditional (window on the upper half of the door) or full-view (glass from top to bottom). “I always ask, how computer e hardware nice is your door?” Woods said. People with attractive front doors — especially older homes with wood doors — tend to want full-view.

Tempered glass is being used for security. The glass can be etched with a decorative pattern or beveled, or caned, for added style.