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Posted by ransley on June 12, 2007, 3:22 am
> I'd asked some questions awhile back about sliding patio doors. I've
> decided to replace them as the local glass company wants $200.00 per
> side for new glass. And the new rollers and labor will be around
> $175.00. So $575.00 to fix the old set to me is just out of the
> question.
>
> I found a nice Pella door that has argon filled glass, dead bolt lock,
> nice wooded interior that I can stain to match the kitchen trim for
> $828.00, and I have a Lowes 10% off coupon that I can use. So if I do
> the work myself and buy that door for $746.00 I think I'm better off.
>
> Now to my question, this is an assembled frame that slides in place
> from the outside of the house. The frame unit has a fold out flange
> I'll call it that nails to the door opening. If you look at this link
> to the PDF file and look at section 3B you can see what I'm talking
> about.http://home.cinci.rr.com/mfgengineer/clad_sliding_patio_door.pdf
>
> My problem is that the house has aluminum siding and is cut right at
> the edge of the old sliding door opening, as well is the size of the
> new door. So to nail that flange I would need to strip off all the
> siding then after the door is installed reinstall the siding. Not fun.
>
> My only other thought is to cut the siding back to allow me to nail
> the flange of the door frame, and then use a brick molding to hide
> where I cut the siding back. Not sure I'd like how that would look.
>
> Any ideas guys?
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
pellas have the opening screen inside, bugs will get in with that
design
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