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You would want the frame on inside of sliding door to be smaller to give you the over lap and the rubber on the door to keep it airtight and smell free outside the door.
Picking a patio door for your home seems simple until you try to do it. After all, it’s not an activity most of us often do, and it leads to a quest for good, concise data.
Sunshine Contracting answers a lot of questions about patio doors since we have deep and detailed experience with them, as well as many other types of doors, windows and aspects of exterior-remodeling. We’re glad to share information to help you pick the perfect patio door.
The patio door does as much for the back of the house as the main door does for the front of a house. A great front door adds character, enhances curb appeal and creates a grand entrance.
The patio door sets a tone for the back of the house and serves multiple purposes, too, such as:
Patio door styles vary enough that everyone can find one to fit their style and character. The selection helps people create a welcoming entrance and that just-right visual impact.
The prompt to buy a new patio door differs from household to household. The door might be part of a remodeling job or a general upgrade to appearance and quality.
The door might also just be ready to be replaced. It might stick or be otherwise dysfunctional. It might have suffered a bad break, like the ones caused by a speedy sports ball or an accident with a heavy lawn chair. The effects of time take their toll with dings, scratches and fading. From minor to major issues, people have a host of other reasons why they just decide it’s time for a new patio door.
When you’re ready to buy a new patio door, though, how can you narrow down your options? Take a look at the following tips to help:
Once you’ve decided to shop for a new door, the first thing to do is ask yourself questions about your ultimate vision of the finished project:
If you allow a professional to install the door, these are some of the questions they might ask you before starting the project. If you decide to go it alone, it will serve you well to see what’s needed before you start, so you don’t waste time finding a perfectly wrong door.
You might have an existing décor or theme the patio door must fit, or you might want to use the patio door to create a new look. There will be patio doors to fit a range of needs, and it is constructive to think a little about what kind of style your space has or what you want it to gain.
Basic patio door configurations are typically categorized a few ways. It will help to know a little about how patio doors are structured and some of the purposes the different types serve:
A sliding patio door sits flush with the wall, and two door-sized panes of glass sit beside each other on a track underneath the door. One pane will slide in front of the other to create the open-door space. You might also hear these called a bypass or gliding door. Some of them have an additional, fixed panel of glass on either side of the door to broaden the view.
They are ideal anywhere space is a concern, for example, if there is not room for the swing of a traditional door. Sliding doors are often a good fit in condominiums, weekend cabins or tight configurations such as a small balcony.
A hinged patio door typically opens to the inside of the home to preserve patio-living space, but they can be oriented to swing either way. The choice of swing direction usually depends on whether there is more room for it inside or outside. People often ask if a hinged door performs well in heavy wind. The answer is yes, it will, because the wind pressure serves to seal the door more tightly against the jamb.
You might also hear a hinged door called a traditional door. By both names, the hinged door has a few subclasses such as French-style or bi-parting door.
A bi-parting patio door is technically hinged. It’s intended to complement, and even an expand, a patio area with two, additional, usually identical, operating glass door panels placed on either side of the patio door. A bi-parting door expands the egress area and the view.
A folding patio door can be a good choice when there is a big opening to cover. It normally folds like an accordion and may be made of vinyl, wood or a polyester-blend fabric.
Both folding and sliding doors are popular choices for separating areas within the home or buildings. For example, you might want the ability to close the doors to an office or family room on occasion.
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French doors are often in a class by themselves and function well as a patio door. They’re a hinged door and an elegant choice for doors leading to the outside, as well as any separating interior rooms.
Glass choices for a patio door include several major points of consideration:
It is easy to become overwhelmed when you try to figure out how to pick a patio door, especially when it comes to the energy efficiency and performance credentials of glass. There are many types, and then those types can receive glazes to achieve project-specific objectives such as letting the sunlight in or keeping it out.
There are two major authorities on glass. One is the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC), which operates a voluntary program of certification for glass manufacturers. If a company participates in the program, NFRC tests it for performance and then puts its label on those that perform as specified.
You will also see many ENERGY STAR® glass products available. That program qualifies glass products based solely on their U-factor and solar-heat-gain-coefficient ratings.
The U-factor represents how much non-solar heat flow glass allows. The lower the U-factor number, the better its energy efficiency. It is worth being aware that the U-factor can refer to only the glass’ glazing, except where the product has an NFRC-certified U-factor. NFRC certifies the entire door including glass, frame and spacers.
Few people probably want to do their heat-gain, heat-loss coefficient calculations. They mostly want to know that it’s a measure of three main factors:
Two more measurable characteristics of glass quality are its visible transmittance and light-to-solar gain.
VT is a fraction of the visible sunlight spectrum transmitted through the glazing of glass, and it’s weighted according to human-eye sensitivity. The scale runs from 0 to 10, and higher numbers represent greater light transmittance.
LSG is a ratio that represents the relative efficiency of glass and glazing to transmit daylight but block heat gains. LSG numbers are not always provided.
Along with the glass comes a choice of patio door options including the door frame material. Some choices may be driven by project necessity, but mostly the frame material can be fitted to your preferences. Options include:
Once you think through your needs and preferences and get to know the major patio door types and materials, the minds-eye picture of your perfect door will begin to form. Once the type, structure, glass details and materials are nailed down, you can think about color, texture, hardware and locking mechanism.
Patio doors, by nature of their style and material selection, come in a veritable rainbow of colors. You can also choose to paint or stain them yourself in a décor-matching color or to order them pre-painted or pre-stained in the color of your choice.
Each door material has a different texture, which is another fine point of patio-door design you will want to consider. For example, do you want a smooth surface or one with grain to it?
Hardware choice affects the look of a patio door, too. Depending on the door and extent of its hardware, you are likely to have a selection of finishes and materials. Some pieces might be made of aluminum and have a finish that’s designed to look like satin or brushed nickel. Others could be made of heavy brass and mottled for an aged look.
Lock type is another decision to make, but rarely does the preferred lock dictate anything else on the door. Even with an alarm system, most people want a locking device. A patio door might lock in the handle with a button or lever. It might also have a deadbolt at the top or bottom, or it may have a variety of other locking mechanisms.
Privacy is an important thing to consider. Often you invest in a nice patio portal, and the last thing you want is to cover it with curtains, drapes, blinds or other window coverings. If you want the ability to darken the room or close it off from the outside, it might be worth the investment to get a patio door with, for example, built-in blinds or a reflective glaze that allows a view from the inside out but not the outside in.
Sunshine Contracting offers the deep, detailed knowledge needed for any patio-door project, and we also carry an extensive selection of doors and provide professional installation of them. We’re exterior-remodeling experts with more than 20 years of experience to benefit your projects.
Some companies permit a subcontractor to install their doors, but we do not. We use permanent, full-time, in-house installers who are certified and highly trained in their trade(s). We also back our work with a 10-year labor and workmanship warranty.
When it comes to patio doors, you have a wide variety of styles, types, designs, colors and glass types to choose from with us. We appreciate clients’ questions and quests to find the perfect patio door. We also appreciate people’s feedback about our work, especially when they use words like:
Feel free to get in touch anytime so we can lend a hand as you select and install a patio door that is perfect for you.
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