Sliding Glass Door with inside screen???
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Comments (10)I have both - French doors that open into my sunroom, then sliders that open from my sunroom onto my deck on one side, the patio on the other side. I have double sliders that open from our walkout basement to the screened-in porch. I prefer the sliders to the french doors because they don't take up any clearance space and they seal tighter in the winter. I had all french doors in my former house and they were drafty. I used them in this house in places where they wouldn't be exposed to the outside (great room to sunroom, main hallway to office)and because they gave me the same effect as a Nana wall at about 1/3 the price....See MoreSlider doors - screen on inside or outside?
Comments (28)Found this thread because we are being irritated by our sliding screen doors installed on the inside of our newly constructed home. Like others, I had never seen this and was going to complain to the contractor that they installed them backwards. Apparently not. But the screens inside are just plain stupid. You have to open them to grab and close the glass outer doors, which is inconvenient and also lets the bugs in while you do it. If you have the screens only partially open, there is a large gap left between the glass slider panels and the screen panels that mosquitoes and flies can fly right through. So the glass panels have to be 100% open (and perfectly aligned with the screen door panels) to avoid any gap. What if I only want to have a little air on a cool morning, and not have to open the doors all the way??? I tried leaving the glass doors partially open last night (screen doors completely closed, but again, there’s that gap); guess what??? I have mosquito bites all over my FACE this morning. We live in Baja Mexico so both hurricanes and bugs (especially mosquitoes) are an issue, but I think the clear choice is put the screen doors on the OUTSIDE. Hurricane protection is dealt with in other ways that would also protect the screens! And BTW I also grew up in Hawaii and have never, ever seen screen doors installed on the inside of sliding doors. It’s incredibly stupid....See MoreSliding screen at back door
Comments (9)Folks will sometimes replace the sliding screen door with a generic replacement that might not be of the same quality as original equipment manufacturer. It might be worth a call to the door manufacturer to see what your options are. Otherwise, one of the "dog screens" might be a good choice. The furry weatherstrip comes in rolls at your local home center/hardware store. Usually in the same department as door hardware. It is self sticking. Clean off the old adhesive first. Try Goof Off or Goo Gone. Not sure otherwise what you're trying to glue....See MoreFolding screens with sliding glass doors--how tall?
Comments (2)Not sure what you want, seems like vertical blinds are in essence a folding screen, albeit one that is easy to open and close....See MoreM&K Krueger
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