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best “Sliding glass door” ?
Ok here’s one everyone should be able to comment on. “Sliding
glass doors” Which is the best? Anderson, Pella, HunterDouglas, Noname, store brand. (French wood style) We have a Pella today, we need to add two more to another area of the house. The Pella is the only door that the screen is on the inside. The moveable door panel slides on the outside. Pros & Cons on this? I’d consider vinyl but in this room we would finish/stain the wood door. Would be installed on a north facing wall, in the upstate NY. Thanks TP |
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On 6/10/2005 6:48 AM US(ET), TP took fingers to keys, and typed the=20
following: Ok here=E2=80=99s one everyone should be able to comment on. =E2=80=9CS= liding glass=20 doors=E2=80=9D Which is the best? Anderson, Pella, HunterDouglas, Nonam= e,=20 store brand. (French wood style) You forgot Marvin. http://homeowner.marvin.com/products/doors.cfm We have a Pella today, we need to add two more to another area of the = house. The Pella is the only door that the screen is on the inside.=20 The moveable door panel slides on the outside. Pros & Cons on this? =20 I=E2=80=99d consider vinyl but in this room we would finish/stain the w= ood=20 door. Would be installed on a north facing wall, in the upstate NY. Thanks TP I had Marvin french doors installed in 2 bedrooms going out onto the=20 second floor porch facing northwest. They worked well here in the Hudson = Valley, NY. --=20 Bill |
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The Pella lets in bugs when you open the screen to close the door. So I
went with Anderson. To know Best you need to check all specs. Air infiltration verified tests and glass performance, Cdf, Shg, Vlt, Uv, R or U values etc. But I bet Pella, Marvin and Anderson are tops, Look at Hurd also they have different glass for different areas such as where Shg Solar Heat Gain is of primary concern . Anderson and Pella have one glass. Hurd has maybe 4 types of Low E Argon. |
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TP wrote: Ok here's one everyone should be able to comment on. "Sliding glass doors" Which is the best? Anderson, Pella, HunterDouglas, Noname, store brand. (French wood style) We have a Pella today, we need to add two more to another area of the house. The Pella is the only door that the screen is on the inside. The moveable door panel slides on the outside. Pros & Cons on this? I'd consider vinyl but in this room we would finish/stain the wood door. Would be installed on a north facing wall, in the upstate NY. Thanks TP Just my opinion but sliding glass doors are something that should never have been invented. French doors give you the same opening size, seal a whole lot better and don't have all the hassle of keeping the track clean, rollers wearing out etc. I told my wife that but she insisted it just had to be a slider. Only took her a couple years to wish she had listened. I know of several people who installed sliders and a few years later replaced with french. Harry K |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:48:47 GMT, TP
wrote: Ok here’s one everyone should be able to comment on. “Sliding glass doors” Which is the best? Anderson, Pella, HunterDouglas, Noname, store brand. (French wood style) We have a Pella today, we need to add two more to another area of the house. The Pella is the only door that the screen is on the inside. The moveable door panel slides on the outside. Pros & Cons on this? I’d consider vinyl but in this room we would finish/stain the wood door. Would be installed on a north facing wall, in the upstate NY. All sliding doors suck. If you use them in the winter the snow gets in the tracks and won't let them close. |
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"TP" wrote in message ... Ok here’s one everyone should be able to comment on. “Sliding glass doors” Which is the best? Anderson, Pella, HunterDouglas, Noname, store brand. (French wood style) We have a Pella today, we need to add two more to another area of the house. The Pella is the only door that the screen is on the inside. The moveable door panel slides on the outside. Pros & Cons on this? I’d consider vinyl but in this room we would finish/stain the wood door. Would be installed on a north facing wall, in the upstate NY. I have a Pella and it is on a north facing wall also. The inside screen has the potential to allow bugs in when you close it for the night. Only downside I've found in 10 years or so. The upside is that is seals very well. On most sliders, the wind pushes the sliding portion away from the gasket, but the Pella pushes it together to make a better seal. Another poster made a comment about snow. We had about 70" of snow this year and I've never had a problem opening the door. To me, it is a non-issue |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:24:37 GMT, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote: I have a Pella and it is on a north facing wall also. The inside screen has the potential to allow bugs in when you close it for the night. Only downside I've found in 10 years or so. The upside is that is seals very well. On most sliders, the wind pushes the sliding portion away from the gasket, but the Pella pushes it together to make a better seal. Another poster made a comment about snow. We had about 70" of snow this year and I've never had a problem opening the door. To me, it is a non-issue Opening was always fine, took a hair dryer to get it closed completely. If snow piles up on the side of the house it will be an issue. |
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"Chris Hill" wrote in message Opening was always fine, took a hair dryer to get it closed completely. If snow piles up on the side of the house it will be an issue. Your experience differs from mine. Still a non-issue for me. Now let me tell you about the original door with aluminum frame and the need for hair dryers. . . . . . . .. |
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