In article , "Edwin Pawlowski" wrote:

"Malcolm Hoar" wrote in message

Therefore, I would guess the slider on the inside is the
standard convention.

Pella puts them on the outside. The theory being, if the wind is blowing
against the door, the pressure help seal the door to keep air out as opposed
to pushing it away from the gasket. Mine has been in for about 10+ years
now and I like it a lot.

Hmmmm, interesting logic. However, I don't think it should
be necessary unless the doors are huge and/or excessively
flexible.

I have two sets of large sliding doors. They're nothing
special -- just what the builder put in when the house
was built 17 years ago. Neither one had leaked, even a
little bit. And the house is on a hill and both doors
face onto a canyon, so they're pretty well exposed to
the wind.

The fly screens are crap; I should get some replacements.
But the doors look good, slide smoothly, and don't leak
(air or water).

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