Perhaps no single architectural feature is more emblematic of Western living than the glass sliding door. For more than 50 years, sliding glass doors have opened our homes to generous natural light and views, simultaneously giving us easy connections with decks, patios, fiberglass and gardens. Contemporary sliding, or gliding, doors & have come a long way since yesteryear''s aluminum sliders, infamous for their steel stark appearance, sweating residential frames, and cold glazing. door Today, a new generation of high-quality models offers energy efficiency, durability, safety, and contemporary style. Size and style Sliding doors come in a variety of sizes. In addition system and fiberglass to the standard 6-foot, 8-inch height, & they''re made 6 feet, 11 inches tall or even 8 feet tall. You can also buy three- or four-door-wide configurations that are as wide as 16 feet. And sliders are steel made with one fixed panel and one sliding panel, or with both panels residential sliding. Most manufacturers extend your design options by providing matching rectangular and door roundhead transom windows. Some large manufacturers offer several sliding-door lines with a range of prices. You''ll find doors that have wide rails and stiles (horizontal and vertical framing elements) like French doors, and doors with thinner rails and stiles that maximize glazing.

Perhaps no single architectural feature is more emblematic of Western living than the glass sliding door. For more than 50 years, sliding glass doors have opened our homes to generous natural light and views, simultaneously giving us easy connections with decks, patios, fiberglass and gardens. Contemporary sliding, or gliding, doors & have come a long way since yesteryear''s aluminum sliders, infamous for their steel stark appearance, sweating residential frames, and cold glazing. door Today, a new generation of high-quality models offers energy efficiency, durability, safety, and contemporary style. Size and style Sliding doors come in a variety of sizes. In addition system and fiberglass to the standard 6-foot, 8-inch height, & they''re made 6 feet, 11 inches tall or even 8 feet tall. You can also buy three- or four-door-wide configurations that are as wide as 16 feet. And sliders are steel made with one fixed panel and one sliding panel, or with both panels residential sliding. Most manufacturers extend your design options by providing matching rectangular and door roundhead transom windows. Some large manufacturers offer several sliding-door lines with a range of prices. You''ll find doors that have wide rails and stiles (horizontal and vertical framing elements) like French doors, and doors with thinner rails and stiles that maximize glazing.