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Jennifer Hogan
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Comments (30)marti8a- We have 2 sets of aluminum clad, low e, argon filled sliders and a set of the same outward opening french doors, all by Eagle (now owned by Andersen, but independent when we purchased them 8 years ago). They all operate easily, close securely and have no air infiltration, we are in NNY and have wind, cold and snow and have never had a problem. While I like the look of french doors better, we chose sliders in two our of three locations because we wanted screens on the doors, we don't have or want A/C, so screens are on the doors are a must for us. The one french door we have will someday open onto a small sunroom/conservatory (hopefully), that's why we chose a set of french doors in that area. Eagle, as well as the other well known manufacturers, have lots of options on the interior; primed, painted, stained, different wood species, hardware options, etc. We rented a house with vinyl sliders when we were building and I would not recommend them at all, they didn't work well, ice built up in the channels and the cold air poured in seemingly from the entire opening. I strongly prefer the wood interior and aluminum clad exterior, but overall I would get the best ones you can afford, good doors and windows pay for themselves in the form of lower energy costs. Good luck- sandyponder...See MoreNeed sliding glass door - blinds between glass?
Comments (4)They are correct. Most SGD with internal blinds have neither soft-coat low-e or an argon fill. Some do come with hard coat low-e but the blinds tend to offer the client much of the shading control and therefore control the heat. That is probably the biggest complaint (minus just malfunctions and failure) we get around older patio doors - heat and bleaching the floor....See More16' x 9' sliding glass door--recommendations/companies?
Comments (9)Hi Wren, We ended up going with an All-Weather 8000 series door (that's the company name) for just under 9k with the highest energy rating (special coatings and gas between panes to meet code requirements here); it's beautiful, metal to match existing metal windows, and durable, and glides like butter. Marvin wasn't quite the quality we were looking for but was a little cheaper, & nano wall and a few others were un-necessarily expensive and more complicated structurally. For us the other one that we almost used and preferred was Sierra Pacific who makes a beautiful really high quality product, but we ended up expanding it to 17' x 9', and their maximum was 16' width. I will say get several bids from retailers no matter what brand you buy, here in California the retailer marked it up 30% for just ordering it (didn't include install or any effort on their part). I'm not against anyone making a profit but at this price point that's just excessive. ;)...See MoreConsidering a 18' multi-slide glass door - any brand recos?
Comments (2)Are there any windows as a part of this? I would start with the same manufacturer and go from there if not satisfied. I don't believe either La Cantina or Western have windows. Agree with the above posts. Keep us apprised of what you are doing....See MoreV On The Lake
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