Vinyl and aluminum cladding each have advantages and drawbacks. With vinyl, the color permeates the material, so scratches don''t show. Aluminum will scratch, but it is tougher and available in a wider variety of colors. Neither With basic accessories, a 6-foot-wide clad-wood slider costs about; an 8-foot-wide door. Installation will cost, depending on exterior siding repair needed and the general complexity of the job. Click here for the catalog. Of course, there are economies hardware monitor of scale: the more doors you install, the better the deal on both materials and labor. you can also buy wood sliders factory-primed hardware or prepainted in standard colors; some manufacturers will custom-paint them for a premium. for a dual-glazed, solid-wood door that isn''t clad or painted, you''ll pay about. other materials fiberglass and steel are particularly hardware and hardware durable door materials. both are made to simulate the look of wood, but fiberglass does this more convincingly than steel. fiberglass, factory-primed doors can be painted or given an opaque wood stain. a 6-foot-wide door costs. a 7-foot, 6-inch door with three panels costs about. steel doors are rugged and typically cost less than fiberglass.

perhaps no single architectural feature is more emblematic of western living than the glass sliding door. for more than 50 years, sliding glass doors have opened our homes to generous natural light and views, simultaneously giving us easy connections with decks, patios, and gardens. contemporary sliding, or gliding, doors have come a long way since yesteryear''s aluminum sliders, infamous for their stark appearance, sweating frames, and cold glazing. today, a new generation of high-quality models offers energy efficiency, durability, safety, and contemporary style. size and style sliding doors come in a variety of sizes. in addition to the standard 6-foot, 8-inch height, they''re made 6 feet, 11 inches tall or even 8 feet tall. you can also buy three- or four-door-wide configurations that are as wide as 16 feet. and sliders are made with one fixed panel and one sliding panel, or with both panels sliding. most manufacturers extend your design options by providing matching rectangular and roundhead transom windows. some large manufacturers offer several sliding-door lines with a range of prices. you''ll find doors that have wide rails and stiles (horizontal and vertical framing elements) like french doors, and doors with thinner rails and stiles that maximize glazing.

beautifully detailed supplies, classic-craft and fiber-classic doors look and feel just like wood. their durable fiberglass surface features a rich red oak grain, but unlike wood doors, they won''t split, dent, or warp. plus, they''re backed by a lifetime-limited warranty. and, there''s smooth-star -- the new fiber glass steel-beater door. when comparing fiber glass smooth-star doors to steel, the differences are dramatic -- better looks, better feel, better performance and twice the warranty of steel doors.for 35 years, therma-tru doors and systems have been synonymous with quality and innovation. innovative manufacturing techniques and a sixth sense of market trends hardware make therma-tru the nation''s leading manufacturer of fiberglass and steel doors. fiberglass is the future, and smart, forward-thinking builders agree that therma-tru has the doors they need now and for the future.

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