Who Makes The Best Sliding Glass Door?

Glenn F.

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We are looking to replace our failed sliding glass door. Price aside, who makes the BEST sliding door? Door sees quite a little use, faces southeast, and we live in Northeast Wisconsin.

Thank you,
Glenn F.
 
Did the seal fail between the Glass ? One manufacturer is not overly better over another when it comes to sliding glass doors . ,,. Choose one with a ironclad warranty .. Sliding Glass doors that are used a dozen times per day will soon become problematic .. hinged is reaaly a better alternative .
 
I remodel homes for a living and I don't think anyone makes a good door of any kind anymore. All I can say is the worst brand is Jeld Wen.
 
I have a Anderson fruit wood. 15 years old still works like new. Under covered back porch though, probably helps some.
 
Just something to think about....
A french door will fit same rough opening.
Can have swing out or swing in doors.
I believe the swing out to be more weather tight then swing in.
Either is more so than slider.
With both doors open it makes it really nice to move stuff in and out of house. Also is nice on mild and sunny days.
 
I was impressed with the Marvin brand. I don't have one of them (it was out of our price range), but I appeared and felt really nice. We passed on Anderson. My son has a house with a wood Pella that has the screen on the inside, I don't like that idea, but the door is standing up well. We finally choose a vinyl Pella. One of the roller assemblies rusted and Pella replaced it even though it was out of warranty.
 
Some of it depends on what you want. Do you want a wood, vinyl or a composite? I have a Ply gem that is 20+ years old. I have replaced the rollers on it once and the lock mechanism once. It is a vinyl slider and I love it. Andersen makes a composite door ( the composite is called fibrex) that is a good door. It is in their 100 series products. They also have wood sliders as well as swinging doors.

As far as swinging doors if you go a true french door someone else posted about an out swing being more weatherproof. That is absolutely correct. If you go an inswing it is not a matter of IF it will leak, it is a matter of WHEN. It really doesn't matter which brand they all leak sooner or later.

Steven
 
Well, probably the BEST patio doors you can buy are made for the coastal Florida market, and are designed to handle something like 160 mph winds with no water intrusion. They are not cheap. PGT pretty much dominates the Florida market; I don't think they're sold up north.

Annoying fact: Michiganders don't call them sliding glass doors or patio doors. They insist on calling them "doorwalls".
PGT SGD770
 
My parents put an addition on in 1972, put an Andersen 100 series slider in. Kid forgot her key and boy friend was showing her how to jimmy the lock. Can still order parts for a 48 year old door(lock set), don't know about new ones, but if I have to replace this one guess what I'll buy.
 
We have an Andersen slider and it has held up well. The mechanism locks nicely and the screen rolls very well once it's adjusted properly.
 

I get the one that has 4 wheels on the bottom instead of two wheels... As I wear out the wheels over and over from use... but after wearing out two doors we finally went to a french door. higher quality as to heat loss.
 
Paella doors and windows are the way to go if quality is the main criteria. But if a person is shopping strictly on price then Menards is where they need to go.
 
Unless you really need a sliding door, might consider a standard door with side lights. It will seal tighter, be more secure.

I never cared for sliding doors or french doors, but your choice.
 
have two from Menards one north side one to the west both over 25 years old both just fine . sons Pella leaked after 3 years they did replace it for free
 
I replaced mine with french doors like them a lot better and have a sliding screen that goes on the outside when I want them open.
 
(quoted from post at 22:59:18 07/23/20) I replaced mine with french doors like them a lot better and have a sliding screen that goes on the outside when I want them open.

Is your screen one of those roll up, retractable types from one side?
Has it been trouble free?
 

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