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Source for a stock 6 1/2' wide R.O. Patio Door Tim Fischer 10-03-2006
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Posted by Tim Fischer on October 3, 2006, 7:01 pm


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



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Posted by Tim Fischer on October 6, 2006, 1:34 pm


> 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



Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on October 6, 2006, 2:21 pm



>>
>> 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.



Posted by Tim Fischer on October 6, 2006, 6:16 pm



>
>>>
>>> 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



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