French door security vs. sliding glass doors
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Comments (6)You say you entertain. Whether you're using the bar fridge as your entertaining fridge with overflow in the kitchen, or vice versa, the stuff in the glass door fridge is likely to look pretty bad. I try to keep my fridge neat and tidy, but when I entertain and am making bunches of dishes, it's all about what I can fit where. As food moves from ingredients in bags to finished in containers to ready to serve in bowls and platters, I'm always rearranging to make things work, and the everyday stuff gets stacked and shoved and tucked in where there's room. In short: I am embarrassed when a guest opens my fridge! I do keep a good hand on food safety, but everything else is up for grabs. Oh! Solution! You could always put a "shade" on the glass during parties if unprettiness becomes a problem. :) They sell rolls of vinyl for windows just for this purpose. You could cut a piece to fit and just roll it on when you don't want to look at it... Re the door storage, while it's useful, the items in the door do get warmer than the rest. You can use organizers to corral bottles and jars, as well as the butter and cheese. :) I can't tell you which to get. My choice is panelled, solid, no see 'ums. :)...See MoreFrench Doors vs. Glass Sliding Doors
Comments (15)We have five sliders and five french doors (Pella)...and a lot of window washing! The french doors are all single doors and twp of the sliders are doubles (i.e., four panes of glass each). We live in the Sacramento area and enjoy bringing the outdoors in. The screen doors on the sliders are spring-loaded so they close behind you automatically, a very handy feature. Space wasn't a concern for us and we easily could have accommodated french doors throughout but for us the focus wasn't on the doors but rather on the view and the sliders are very unobtrusive in that respect. And although our home is an old-world Tuscan design, the sliders work just fine aesthetically. On the subject of window washing, we discovered the Mr. Clean AutoDry Car Washing system makes washing all those windows a breeze. It's a device that attaches to the hose and dispenses either soap or clear water. But it also dispenses de-ionized water for use in the final rinse so that windows can self-dry without spotting...a big time saver. No squeegeeing, no wiping and the windows are spotless! We wash the windows with a sponge mop, rinse with water and DI water and we're done. If you have divided light windows, it wouldn't be of much help but for large panes of glass, it's invaluable. Bob...See MoreSliding Doors vs. French Doors
Comments (8)consider your floor plan, and where you want the opening(s) to be located. if you are veering around a central grouping of furniture, having an option to go right or left is good. if the furniture is more to either side, the center door works. i like 3 sets of french doors, they are far easier to open and close than giant sliding panels. but that swing has to be arranged around....See MoreReplacing a sliding glass door with French Door - installer advice
Comments (6)You are welcome. I'd use WoW if they were here (same area) for my own house LOL. Anyway, the sliding door is under-serviced no doubt. And it's been replaced a few times as well in the last 20 years. Basically, there is something going on where a lot of debris and water get into the track. I think the exposure directly to the outside and a lot of yard debris (leaves, dirt from the ditch that blows up in windy weather, etc). And that starts the downward decline. Perhaps the last install was bad. But we really want to do away with a slider completely this time and simply avoid having to keep cleaning the track and servicing it. Even with a new sliding door, the shoulder surgeries have left their arms weak and I think it's best to avoid that type of door going forward...See Morerogerv_gw
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