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 Replacing a sliding glass door
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01/24/24 02:12 PM
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Anyone DIY it? One of my neighbors replaced his. Other then the weight of the door it does not look like a hard job. I have replaced the rollers on mine twice so I am familiar with pulling the glass out of the frame. I had a dog that scratched on the glass when it wanted in so the bottom 2' or so of the glass is scratched up. I thought about just putting new glass in the current door but figured a total replacement was a better option.
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Re: Replacing a sliding glass door
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01/24/24 03:05 PM
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hopalong
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when you install the frame be very sure it is square in the hole, pull diagonal from corner to corner and shim till they measure the same.
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Re: Replacing a sliding glass door
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01/24/24 04:30 PM
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spacejunkie
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Why not go with French doors?
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Re: Replacing a sliding glass door
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01/24/24 06:38 PM
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I thought about that but for my application I think I prefer a slider.
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Re: Replacing a sliding glass door
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01/25/24 03:22 PM
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I looked at specs for SGD & French doors on HD and Lowes websites. At HD the weights are very close while at Lowes the French doors are significantly lighter. I suspect the specs at Lowes are wrong. I like the fact that SGDs have more glass area but also like the fact that French doors will be lower maintenance.
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Re: Replacing a sliding glass door
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02/05/24 09:32 PM
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spacejunkie
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Well which have you done if anything?
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Re: Replacing a sliding glass door
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02/05/24 10:56 PM
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French doors are great if your foundation never moves.
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Re: Replacing a sliding glass door
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02/06/24 11:02 PM
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MAK747
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Anyone DIY it? One of my neighbors replaced his. Other then the weight of the door it does not look like a hard job. I have replaced the rollers on mine twice so I am familiar with pulling the glass out of the frame. I had a dog that scratched on the glass when it wanted in so the bottom 2' or so of the glass is scratched up. I thought about just putting new glass in the current door but figured a total replacement was a better option. My brother and I replaced the SGD at my moms house. I was weed-eating around her back patio and shattered the door with a rock. It took us the better part of a day to complete the job but the difficulty level wasn't too high.
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Re: Replacing a sliding glass door
[Re: bloo_rainger]
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02/07/24 10:27 PM
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French doors are great if your foundation never moves. I asked my neighbor and he does not care for his. Going with the SGD with blinds in the glass. Waiting for warmer weather but not until the bugs get bad.
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