A patio door slides on a track, so it takes no floor space to open and gives you the widest possible glass area for the opening. The track and rollers are the parts that decide how it feels in year eight, so they are the parts we specify hardest — a cheap roller set is the single most common reason a patio door becomes unpleasant to use.
Every type trades something. A page that lists only strengths is a brochure, not advice.
Specification
On an entry door the lock does two jobs: security, and pulling the slab tight against the weatherstrip. Multi-point hardware does the second job considerably better than a single deadbolt.
Both materials we fit have insulated cores. The difference is what happens to the outside face over time.
Glass inserts are where most of the visual decision happens, and where most of the heat leaves if the insert is poorly specified.
These three parts are what actually fail on a door in Edmonton. Everything else outlasts them.
Doors take colour better than windows do, and the front door is usually where a house is allowed some personality.
Not sure yet
Tell us what the opening does. We will say which type fits.
