Sliding Doors
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Sliding Doors
Patio sliding doors create a combination of efficiency and beauty in the home space. The patio door provides the best opportunity for indoor access to natural light from the outside environment. The sliding doors of the opening part move on the fixed part and there is no need to allocate space of the opening, as a result, these doors take up less space than the other doors.
Types of Patio Door models:
Patio sliding doors are made of different materials such as wood, plywood, MDF, and glass. two of the most common types of doors are :
1. Glass Patio Door:
This is the perfect solution for not obstructing the beauty of yours out doors.
2. Aluminum Patio Sliding Door:
Aluminum samples are one of the most common doors used for patios in today’s homes. The aluminum patio door has an aluminum frame that is placed around the glass.
Why choose a sliding door?:
Sliding doors open and close easily and take up less space compared to hinged doors. This is especially important for small spaces and spectators views look. Sliding doors are compatible with any type of styles , such as modern and traditional, and they can be easily matched with any décor.
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What People Say
I just replaced all my windows and doors I am so happy with quality and workmanship special thanks to mathew and shawn I will definitely recommend windowcity.
Alpay Duzguner
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Our new home Windows were replaced by Shawn’s team. We love the design and the patio door is gorgeous. We had a cracked window in winter which was fixed by their service guy few days after we called. Highly recommended.
Masumi Aimiya
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We were looking for a good window company. Friend of mine mentioned Shawn from window city. He sent Matthew to our house. He was a very Polite guy we are so happy with the windows and service.
Jeffrey Gaggi
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Shopping for windows and doors can be challenging. I am pleased to say WindowCity and Shawn went above and beyond to ensure everything is done right. We are very happy with the product and the installation. Shawn was a professional throughout the whole process and made sure all our concerns were addressed.
Ari Saeidi-Pour
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I am a custom home builder from Washington DC. For the past six years, I have purchased all my windows and doors from Window City through Matthew Aman. I had only two minor issues in over 20 projects. Very happy with products, price and customer service. Highly recommend working with Matthew in Shawn’s team.
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I was looking for windows and didn't know where to turn, I asked around and priced-shopped quite a bit. What sold me to work with the brand was Shawn, and his professionalism in working with me to get my selections and order completed.
The products were as promised, and I now consider them the "Audi, Mercedes, BMW" of windows in their industry. If you're building a custom home, go with Window City, and work with Shawn. You CAN'T GO WRONG.
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Frequently Asked Questions
We are constantly growing, learning, and improving and our partners are steadily increasing.
Replacing or installing a new sliding door can cost different based on the profile and material of the doors. We always recommend to get a free estimation and quote for windows replacement so you can choose better. We offer customization of sliding doors with transom and sidelites to fit larger openings and bring light to your lovely house.
Installing sliding doors can be technical but with simple process. When the door and track set is delivered to your home, if the measurements were calculated correctly from the back wall, installing shouldn’t take longer than 2-3 hours, and Yes, we do provide installing services for sliding doors.
Sliding doors are stylish and modern. There are single, double and triple-track sliding doors available in the market with different kind of materials such as wood, glass, aluminum, steel or fiberglass. Sliding doors have so many benefits which we point put out some of them as below:
1. Appearance:
Sliding doors are beautiful and elegant. You can choose a door that matches with the personality if your home. You can replace a sliding door with a solid wall and get free from the feeling of trapping in a tight space and make your house look bigger and brighter.
2. Access outdoor easily:
Sliding doors provide easy access to outdoor areas such as backyards. They are very useful for spend a lot of time in kitchen because they can have a convenient access to outdoor areas and let them to spend more time for guest during a pool party or barbecue gathering. Also slide doors give you the chance of having a wider entryway space in compare to swing doors. For example, you can move a big piece of furniture from slider doors easily and with no trouble.
3. Safety:
Sliding glass doors are safe because they are installed on tracks and they don’t move backwards which can reduce the risk of smashing to someone’s face when you open the door. Also, when there is a strong wind or storm outside, the wind can’t shout the door
in a harsh way. Sliding glass doors don’t shut into pieces and minimize the risk of someone getting hurt.
4. Increase the level of airing:
Sliding doors can increase the level or air circulation in an efficient way, both as an inside or outside entry door. They are more like a very huge glass windows that you can open at anytime when you need the fresh air to enter your home space.
5. Security:
Sliding doors security is guaranteed. These doors fit perfectly on their tracks and the door will keep shut tight. There is a hook-over benefit that cause the door to lock in the right place and prevent it from getting out of its frame. Most of these doors are equipped with safety glasses and they can’t be damaged even with a brutal hit. This feature makes sliding doors to be resistible for home invasion or burglary.
Beside all the important benefits the we mentioned above, you should choose sliding doors because they can add value to your home. According to Real Estate websites statistics, you can sell a home with sliding doors, 13.4% more than the other homes in the market.
Moreover, with sliding door, you can have a very good view of some parts of your house. It can be your backyard or front yard. But you can keep an eye on your kids or dogs while they are playing outside and you are enjoying the view while cooking your favorite meal.
More importantly, don’t forger the natural light of a sunny day that is reflecting on your coach while you are reading your book or drinking a cup of coffee on a breezy winter day.
Beside all of that, sliding doors are energy efficient. They can decrease the money that you have to pay for your power bills and they can filter UV rays and protect you from skin cancer.
Sliding doors frame are usually made of steel, aluminum, wood or stainless steel. Among these materials, steel have the best strength and the usual material use for sliding doors is PVC plastic.
The best selection for your door depends on your personal taste, home environment and the place that you live based on the weather and temperature. But ay of above materials can work for you.
Based on the material and profile of sliding doors we can provide min height of 80” up to 120 inches sliding doors. We offer customization of sliding doors with transom and sidelites to fit larger openings. Mulled unit sliding doors have different min and max sizes which can be determined based on project’s needs.
The best way for securing your sliding doors is to use a sliding door lock. These lock ca be installed on the top of your door. These locks are beside the door locks and only an adult or a very tall child can reach out to open them.
Sliding patio door offer better security in compare to some other doors such as French doors. Sliding patio doors use enclosed frames and glass pack to provide higher energy efficiency in compare to other old-school doors.
Sliding patio doors are so popular and one of the reasons is that they are thermally efficient. They are actually huge windows and have all standard features and support energy-efficient technology. The level of your sliding patio energy-efficiency depends on the model that you select. These sliding patio doors can be double or triple pane and have Low-E coverage for UV ray. These doors should be adaptable with different kind of weather and should have extra thermal foam installation inside the stiles, rails and frame. Even the best thermal efficient doors can’t deliver you the results that you want if they won’t get installed professionally. You should ask for a professional installer to replace or install your new sliding patio door and then you can make sure that you will receive the highest level of energy efficiency possible.
Yes, low threshold is available with patio doors. Often, manufacturers make a low, rounded or beveled threshold on each side of the door, to decrease the risk of patio doors to fall down or slip which should also follow the standard building protocols.
Sliding doors and windows/doors shouldn’t necessarily match, it depends on your taste. But you can choose matching windows and sliding doors if you are looking for a more blended look, but as we said, it is totally fine if you choose the one that doesn’t match. This option is completely depending on you and your preferences.
If you are more interested in classic or modern styles, you should choose black, white and grey for you sliding doors. If you are more a fan of traditional styles, you should choose natural wood or neutral shady colors that look very good in many home spaces. You can also choose a vivid color for the inside frame to make your window look much more noticeable. You should choose a color that match your home vibe and personality. For example, if you are looking for an energetic vibe, go for bright colors.
You can definitely use sliding and patio doors for exposed locations, we can offer internal blinding to bring more privacy to your house.
Sliding doors offer better security and are easy to use and can save a good amount of space for you. Sliding glass doors are more energy sufficient in compare to French doors. Fren
doors allow more air circulation but they also have mechanical, space and energy-efficiency disadvantages as well.
An inline and a lift-and-slide patio door are almost the same but they are small differences in their appearance. The difference between these two models is about how they get open and more specifically, how they slide and work. In any case, you can receive the advantages of patio door in your home. These benefits are less apparent aluminium, bigger glass panels, very good security, flush thresholds and energy efficiency. The aluminium profiles insulated thermally in lift-and-slide door and inline doors are the same. Moreover, they have the same number of panels, glass options and even colour selection. It all depends on your taste and which one of them that matched your needs the best.
If you want to be able to open the doors completely and shift constantly between inside and outside area, choose folding doors. But if you want to decrease the amount of frame, increase the glass size and use your outdoor view as much as possible, then choose sliding doors.
