Sliding Glass Door transfer

This narrative is going to be about replacing an old sliding glass door with a contemporary Vinyl frame sliding glass door. If you currently have french doors and you want to replace them with sliding doors, or vise versa, hereafter articles will cover that topic.

The first thing we have to do is portion for the transfer door. You want to portion across the bottom, center, and top of the existing door frame to find the narrowest dimension. Start surface and portion at the point where the old door frame stops and the surface material starts. That material can be stucco, siding, or brick. portion across in the 3 places: bottom, center, and top. narrative the smallest dimension. Then go inside and do the same thing. You want to portion where the frame ends and the drywall, plaster, or sheetrock begins. Take all six measurements, find the narrowest one, and deduct 3/4". That is the width of the new door. Now, when you portion the height, you can do it just on the outside. portion the left, center, and right side from the ground where the bottom track sits, up to the top where the old frame ends and the surface material begins. Take the narrowest dimension and deduct 1/2". That is your height of the new door. Then, decree which side the sliding panel should be on. The fixed panel is designated by the letter "O", and the slider is an "X". In most areas of the country, you call it out by seeing at the door from surface and reading left to right. So, if you were surface seeing at your door, and you want the sliding panel to close to the right wall, you would ask for an "Ox". However, because i have recently discovered that not all parts of the country do it this way, my suggestion is to ask the dealer how they read the chance before placing your order.

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Next, you have to decree whether you want a retrofit frame or a transfer frame. If the old frame is flush with the surface material, such as in the case of stucco, then you want to get the retrofit frame, which comes with the surface fin. That will eliminate the need to trim the outside. If you have brick or siding surrounding the opening, then you need to get a transfer frame and trim the surface yourself. You can use wood, vinyl, or other composite materials ready in most major hardware store chains. You also need to portion the depth of the old frame. The majority of vinyl transfer doors have a frame depth of 4 3/4". Most door openings, when framed, have a depth of 5 1/2" to the innermost surface of the wall, whether it's drywall, plaster, or anything else. Therefore, when you install the new door, you will need to add some sort of trim stock to build the inside of the door frame so it is flush with the wall surface. We sell vinyl extrusions specifically for this purpose. It's a two piece principles that allows you to bring the frame flush with the wall, then apply the molding to the wall and door frame to terminate it. Pictures and descriptions of the products are ready by going to http://www.how-to-install-windows.com and clicking on "Product Catalog".

You want to be sure and order all of the materials you will need to do the job at the same time that you order the transfer door. That way, when the new door comes in 2 to 4 weeks later, you will have everything ready to do the job. In expanding to any trim needed, you are also going to need caulk, a roll of R-13 Insulation, liquid nails for the track, 4" deck screws, shims, dust masks, and security glasses. Once the new door arrives, it will be time to take out the old door. That will be our topic in next week's article.

Sliding Glass Door transfer

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