Fiberglass vs Fiberglass/Wood patio sliding door

15 years ago

Hello all,

We're in the process of choosing a patio slider to replace the old existing one. The current one is 20 years old and wood on the inside and vinyl on the outside.

We are looking to replace it with a French slider with Fiberglass on the exterior and either Fiberglass or wood on the interior. Can anyone give me some guidance as to which I should choose and why? This will be the most used door in the house, we have a 4 year old son (read: tornado) and 2 bulldogs who MUST go outside constantly to protect us from invisible things.

We are looking at the Marvin Integrity and Infinity lines.

Thanks so much.

Cate

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mightyanvil
15 years ago
If the door is used constantly you should consider swinging French doors if there is room for one of the doors to be left open in good weather. In any case, a "patio door" (operable panel swings back against the fixed panel) solves this problem. All sliding doors will have more operating problems than swinging doors.
seww
15 years ago
I have a good friend who sells replacement windows and doors and we when we replaced one of our doors last year she told me not to get fiberglass. I ended up with a steel door and I'm happy! I wasn't able to buy a door from her anyway as she lives in a different state. Her comments lead me to believe that the fiberglass just doesn't hold up as well, in the long run.
Good Luck!
Sue
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