Hi all,

We have a 26-year-old patio door that badly needs replacing. For some odd
reason, the rough opening appears to be 6' 6" (6 1/2') wide. It seems
virtually all patio doors come in only a 6' width.

I checked at Menards, and they can special/custom order a few different
brands, but the upcharge is something like $400. All that for a lousy 6" of
width.

So, I'm hoping the collective wisdom here can lead me to a door that comes
in a 6' 6" rough opening width. I'm looking for a standard slider (not
french doors) with screen. Probably wood interior, aluminum clad exterior.

I really hate to pay $400 for a custom one, but I guess I'd do that before
trying to fill in 3" on each side of the door and having it look really
stupid. In particular, I think it would look really bad from the outside.
All our windows have a modern, low-profile frames and suddenly having a 3"
wider one on each side of this one just wouldn't look right.

Thanks!
-Tim

"Tim Fischer" wrote in message
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Hi all,

We have a 26-year-old patio door that badly needs replacing. For some odd
reason, the rough opening appears to be 6' 6" (6 1/2') wide. It seems
virtually all patio doors come in only a 6' width.

I checked at Menards, and they can special/custom order a few different
brands, but the upcharge is something like $400. All that for a lousy 6"
of width.

So, I'm hoping the collective wisdom here can lead me to a door that comes
in a 6' 6" rough opening width. I'm looking for a standard slider (not
french doors) with screen. Probably wood interior, aluminum clad
exterior.

I really hate to pay $400 for a custom one, but I guess I'd do that before
trying to fill in 3" on each side of the door and having it look really
stupid. In particular, I think it would look really bad from the outside.
All our windows have a modern, low-profile frames and suddenly having a 3"
wider one on each side of this one just wouldn't look right.

Thanks!
-Tim
Just a quick bump, to see if anyone knows....
-Tim

"Tim Fischer" wrote in message

We have a 26-year-old patio door that badly needs replacing. For some
odd reason, the rough opening appears to be 6' 6" (6 1/2') wide. It
seems virtually all patio doors come in only a 6' width.

I checked at Menards, and they can special/custom order a few different
brands, but the upcharge is something like $400. All that for a lousy 6"
of width.

What is the rough opening for a 6' door? I've never heard of a 6 1/2', but
that does not meat they did not exist.

"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"Tim Fischer" wrote in message

We have a 26-year-old patio door that badly needs replacing. For some
odd reason, the rough opening appears to be 6' 6" (6 1/2') wide. It
seems virtually all patio doors come in only a 6' width.

I checked at Menards, and they can special/custom order a few different
brands, but the upcharge is something like $400. All that for a lousy
6" of width.

What is the rough opening for a 6' door? I've never heard of a 6 1/2',
but that does not meat they did not exist.

I'm talking 6 1/2' R.O. Most sliders want a 6' R.O. (that is, they're
slightly smaller than 6' wide).

-Tim