Garden Doors vs French Doors and Patio Door
It can become very confusing when someone wants to tell the difference between French and Garden doors. In the Door industry, both can refer to a single entrance or double entrance door. Depending of the width or height of the opening, the combination could have window above (Transom) or single side lite or two sidelights on the side. French or Garden door could have grills or Simulated Divided Lite (SDL).
Aesthetic of your home is vital in choosing the right design. If its traditional urban home, or Victorian type or contemporary styles, Trust Build offering them all.
Doors could be made from steel, fiberglass, wood, or aluminum. the interior always completed with pine trim around the door.
Construction of hinged doors could be implemented in way that slabs could swing inside or outside. Each option has advantages and disadvantages. You can choose different options but possibly for climate with a lot of snow, in-swing doors are preferable. otherwise you will need to push open the door against the snow and eventually hinged slabs will not function perfectly.
French or Garden Doors available in different style, designs and could paint in any exterior or interior colour.
Double doors with two operational slabs should be made as Venting Series Doors or with retractable screen. otherwise its loosing sense to have double hinged doors because the screen will be on your way.
You need perfectly analyze the function you are looking for and based on all information decide which option will be the most suitable for your home. Trust build Windows and Doors is local company and our expert will explain in detail the style most suitable for you.
Any model you choose will be manufactured with the perfection and completed by our trained installers.
For perfect aesthetic consider matching all hardware details: hinges, threshold, and lock systems. Try to match hinges and locks colour themes. Consider getting silver threshold for light colour and anodized black or bronze colour for darker colour slabs and frames.
You may also get steel or fiberglass slabs for your backyard doorway. Fiberglass skin could be painted or stained.
Here are a few ways to customize your French or Garden door to the backyard:
- Clear glass: this option available mainly in ½ size or 22×36. It means the size is 22” wide and 36” height.
- Other options are 22×48 and 22×64.
- Mini blinds between the glass. This option available in ½ or full-length.
- Grills options: boxed, around the perimeter (border grills).
- With smaller glass size slabs are available with one or more panel.
- All Glass tempered and security of this this type of glass is extremely high.
All options above will require screen: either sliding or retractable.
Here are a few ways to customize your French or Garden door to the backyard:
Venting Series
This option is available in ½, ¾ or full height glass and with limited choices of grill. In addition, the venting series will eliminate the needs for a retractable or sliding screen. Biggest advantage of venting series is delivering air inside without leaving entrance door open.
Venting option also available for lites, if width no less then 14″.
Doors with Mini Blinds
We all know how it ca be annoying to have to deal with curtains or exterior blinds in front of our doors for privacy or to protect from heavy heat. For that reason, manufactures now create internal mini blinds. During manufacturing of the product, the blinds are placed expertly between the glass. If you would rather handle your moving blinds up and down or place them vertical or horizontal, these options can be customized. It does cost a little bit more than the standard features.
Mini blinds are available for standard size patio doors. Customers need to be aware that if they choose black collar exterior slabs, then they still are going to see a little bit of white frame supporting the blinds (blades).
What will make more sense for your house: swinging panels or sliding patio door?
Any hinged doors will need clearance inside the room and if you do not have enough, then sliding patio door will be the perfect choice.
Patio door frames made from multi-chamber vinyl frame to support sashes. its especially important to know the construction of the glass-unit. Its could be made with double or triple glass and space between has to be filled with argon gas. Panel then secured with frames.
Trust Build Windows and Doors provide wide range of options.
