Nanawall or Lacantina doors..which one?
portlandmaine
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Gliding patio doors instead of French doors
Comments (16)Oaktown, the salesman who was working with my mom indicated that these new doors have a better air seal /better efficiency than French doors. Of course, when don't sales people say what works for them? You're right about the track. RunnerGirl, I've also lived with no-good apartment sliding glass doors, but these were not the same -- perhaps that's why they've "upped" the name -- they want to separate them in our minds. BeautyButDebtFree -- love your name! Yes, I HATE the swing of my French doors. It's a pain and prevents breezes from entering the house. My mom agrees, and we're both excited to see how these doors work in her house. As for sizes, you'll have to do the math yourself -- after you're sure of your wall sizes. No one choice is going to be right for every house. Bottom line for me: When I went shopping with my mom, I wasn't prepared to be so wowed by these doors. I thought the choices were old-fashioned sliding glass doors or inefficient French doors. These new doors seem to have the best of both options, while removing some of their problems. I'd recommend that any home buyer give them a look before making a decision....See MoreDouble slider or bifold?
Comments (3)Bifolds de rigueur on high end housing in my market. Often two or three sets of bifolds opening on a courtyard. Even the best engineered ones (Tostem) are cumbersome to use, requiring two hands to open, and I observe people seem to leave them shut (perhaps as a consequence). Furthermore, because there are more panes per linear foot, the picture is broken into smaller canvasses, which is also negative. We ended up deciding on sliding pocket doors, costing about the same as the bofolds. One of our units has four panes, the others have two; either way, they open up all the way, and they do it with single handed operation. AFAIK Fleetwood is the only US manufacturer with such sliding pocket doors....See MoreLargest Sliding Glass Doors
Comments (34)We are looking at Anderson's 12' 4 panel slider. My father-in-law, former contractor, warned against them due to difficulty opening and closing and difficulty installing. Does anyone have any thoughts about their functionality? The one we are looking at is pine interior and vinyl exterior. We are considering going with (2) 6' sliders, but they won't be nearly as attractive. Opinions?? And we are planning on installing ourselves......See MoreLooking for Sliding Door / French Door Hybrid
Comments (4)I think you are trying to create a solution for a problem that will be extremely rare. You don't have anything that big now because there's no existing opening...just a sliding patio door. Let's say you wanted to get a large piece in now. Here's a video of Tommy on This Old House doing a patio door install. At 6:30 he has the frame in and installs the fixed and sliding parts of the door. This is a couple minute job and the last part of the install. Removing both would also be a quick procedure. And you'd have a very large opening for the rare time you'd need one. A couple more minutes and everything is back together. It's that simple.; You just saved a ton of money. It's not as 'ordinary' as opening two swinging doors, but it gets the job done in the moment with zero negative repercussions. Moving a big piece of furniture takes several or at least a couple strong people who would be capable of lifting the patio doors out and in again. You can use this video to make your new sliding door wider too. If you want an outswing French door the hinge pins can be locked in with a set screw for each pin....See Moreportlandmaine
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