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 matching jamb with basic accessories, a 6-foot-wide clad-wood slider costs about; an 8-foot-wide door. installation will cost, depending on exterior matching jamb siding repair needed and the general complexity of the job. click here for the catalog. of course, there are economies of scale: the more doors you install, the better the deal on both materials and labor. you can also buy wood sliders factory-primed 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 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.

divided lites you can purchase true divided-lite (the industry term for multiple panes) doors from some manufacturers. many doormakers offer snap-in, false muntins that do a fair job of mimicking the look of divided lites but are much less expensive and make glass easier to clean. sliders that more closely resemble divided-lite doors have both snap-in grilles and matching false muntins sandwiched between the two panes of insulating glass. a pair of 6-foot-wide doors jamb like these costs about. another option is a miniblind or pleated shade encased between the two panes of insulated glass; the interior glass panel is removable so the binds can be easily cleaned. listing at about, these are pricey, but they save the cost of window coverings.

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