The sliding glass doors in your home are a source of natural light and the portal to your outside world. A traditional sliding glass door consists of two doors, one is fixed and the other slides back and rests over the fixed portion. Most of the doors that provide access to outdoors are complete with screens which allows the fresh air in, but not bugs and other flying insects.
Standard sliding glass doors are six feet eight inches tall; however they are also available eight feet tall. The width, depending on the number of panels can span as much as sixteen feet when there are four panels, two fixed and two sliding. The normal two panel door is eight feet wide. Although most are made from a single pane of glass, often tempered for safety, they can be manufactured with inserts which give the sliding glass door the appearance of being a French door made from a series of smaller glass panes.
There are a number of ways to make the frame, some manufactures produce a products which appears to be wood on the inside and durable vinyl on the outside where it is subjected to the weather. There are other sliding glass doors that are exclusive for installation in the inside of your home, they are often hung from a track and they slide off to the side. Doors of this nature are ideal for hiding those little spaces in your home that you would prefer to keep hidden, like the area where the washer and dryer are located. The sliding glass door that is designed for interior use can often add a decorative touch to the décor when the frame material and the glass are carefully chosen to compliment the room.
Installing sliding glass doors is something which is best left to the experts. When you look at an existing sliding glass door it does not appear all that difficult a job to install but there are a great number of things to consider.
Once you have sliding glass doors installed you are well on your way to enjoying a unique way to cover an opening.
Beautiful and practical sliding glass doors are available from The Sliding Door Company of Canada. Their sliding glass doors can be custom designed and built to your exacting specifications. The Sliding Door Company of Canada ship to all Provinces and have showrooms in Toronto and Vancouver. Visit them at www.slidingdoorco.ca for more details.
