After obsessing on the computer and sleepless nights, we taped out and labeled things on the floor. It was very clear that we can not have the wall in front of the powder room/basement steps come out as far as we have it . It severely blocks any view when you come in thru the front entrance hallway -you just have a view of the back of the wall. We also thought that we may be better of with the french door/side panels located on the left side rather than centered as we currently have sliders there and can use the existing bluestone steps(2) and not take away more of the center of the patio with new steps. So...I did not like the limited view from the kitchen with the doors off center so we are considering putting in a large set of windows above the snack/bar area with a pass thru to the patio(thanks bmorepanic). Then that may solve my dilemma of the sink/view issues. If I put the clean up sink on the side I can still see the yard thru those windows and we can have upper cabinets on that wall for dishes/glasses. Also opens up space in front of the cook area So here are the questions: 1)where would you put the prep sink? in the island and where? or at the snack station/bar 2)we no longer had room for 2 appliances on the 8' wall so I put the ref back on the right wall-looks like good access for both the cook and the kids/others seated at the island/patio and access thru the yard door of the mudroom. Is this ok (assuming we build in proper clearance for the mudroom doorway/fridge door area? 3)Is there any reason to switch the clean up sink with the oven as suggested as a possible layout earlier? Any other comments? We will be working with the architect again to come up with proper distances/clearances but wanted to have a decent idea of our changes first. Thanks a ton for all the help!

Keep in mind- you are not adding a door. This is a whole new wall. Size (panels can be 10 ft tall) , Sill prep (no tripping) , operation, furniture placement, overhangs, locking mechanisms, hardware, T-24 (in northern California ) installation (sliding panels can weigh 300 plus pounds each), framing of new opening (sliders jamb depths can be 15"), accessibility to opening (two story installs), truck delivery (Centor and others comes in a very large BOX that needs liftgate for delivery)----- all play LARGE parts in the per sq.ft cost. Yes very easily can get up to $1300/ft with integrated screens (9 times out of 10 screens are an after thought and the retrofit solutions are an EYESORE on a beautiful wall unless they are planned for). And last but not least SERVICE!!! Not all companies service their doors. Especially online purchases. Pays to do it right we have found.

@Mark Bischak If I don't want the tall and narrow look for the entry door, does a 42x96 look more porporional? @todd The entry door is my only opening to move sofa into the living room in case sofa is over 36". I can't do it from back patio door as there's another opening which is limited at 36". I'm thinking I may have an issue with moving sofa if I don't have a 42" opening to the living room.

We built in 2021 and ended up with 5 multi-sliding doors from Euro-wall. We needed impact/hurricane rated doors. All of ours are 10 ft high to fit our 12 ft ceilings. Our largest is 6-panels and 18 ft wide. We also have 4-panels that are 12 ft wide and 2-panel that are 6 ft wide. Very happy with them, except one is missing weather stripping and we have been waiting forever for the window/door dealer to send their warranty crew out to make the repair.