ABOUT PATIO DOORS

Patio Doors are usually made of wood, but may also be made of fiberglass, aluminium, or steel. Security is an important consideration in choosing a patio door, and multi-point locking systems are available. Patio doors may consist of simple fixed and hinged panels, they may have bypass sliding operation, or they may slide and fold. Slide and fold patio doors have the benefit that they can open the whole side of the room to the outside space.

The leading patio door manufacturers, described below the panel of sponsored links, have comprehensive websites, with information on all aspects of patio doors, including online catalogs, specifications, colours and materials for patio doors, and care and maintenance of patio doors.

SPONSORED LINKS

LEADING USA PATIO DOOR MANUFACTURERS

Jeld Wen: Patio Doors. Jeld Wen started in 1960 as an Oregon millwork plant with 15 staff. It is now a large door and window manufacturer, with more than 20,000 employees worldwide. Its range of doors includes wood and molded wood fiber interior doors, and wood, vinyl, steel and aluminium exterior doors, including patio doors. Jeld Wen wood patio doors are available in mahogany, walnut, oak, hemlock, poplar, hickory, maple, pine, alder, cherry and fir. Fiberglass patio doors have the look of real wood, but do not warp or crack.

Masonite: Patio Doors. Masonite has been making exterior and interior doors, including patio doors, for more than 80 years. It has its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, and has more than thirteen thousand employees worldwide. The section of its website dealing with external doors is organized into the following parts: Fiberglass Entry Doors, Steel Entry Doors, Patio Door Systems, Finishing Instruction, Adjustable Steel Door Frames, Royal Mahogany Entry Systems, Specialty Glass, and Technical Specifications. Masonite Patio Doors are available in both fiberglass and steel.

Simpson: Patio Doors. Founded in 1890, Simpson is one of the oldest forest product companies in the Pacific Northwest. Its converting facilities are in Tacoma and Southwest Washington. It subsidiary Simpson Door Company manufactures a wide range of exterior and interior wooden doors, including patio doors. Its exterior and patio doors include: Mastermark Collection, American Red Oak, Mahogany Collection, Performance Series, and Craftsman Collection. Simpson also supplies wrought iron doors and impact-resistant doors. Glazed leaded inserts are tripled glazed to reduce heat loss.

Thermal Industries: Patio Doors. Thermal Industries, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was in the 1960s the first company to introduce replacement vinyl windows to the US market. In addition to vinyl window and vinyl railing products, Thermal Industries supplies a range of energy-efficient vinyl patio doors. These have fully welded construction, with aluminum reinforcement. Low emissivity glass is used to reduce heat gain in summer and heat loss in winter. Optional insulating gases such as Argon and Krypton may be incorporated in the double glazed units.

USEFUL LINKS RELEVANT TO PATIO DOORS

American Association of Automatic Door Manufacturers

American Hardware Manufacturers Association

Associated Locksmiths of America

Door & Access Systems Manufacturers Association

Door and Hardware Institute

International Door Association

Security Hardware Distributors Association

Steel Door Institute

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCT DIRECTORIES

We recommend the following professional construction directories, which include standard specifications, manufacturers' specs, and CAD details: 4Specs at www.4specs.com, Arcat at www.arcat.com, Arcom at www.arcomnet.com, Reed at www.reedfirstsource.com, Sweets at www.sweets.construction.com.

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Other recommended portals: Archbone, Building Design, Homeone Australia, Lighting Directory, Sapling, Stone Network.

Publisher: Abacus Construction Index is a professionally edited directory of recommended construction websites, published by Extonet Ltd which also publishes a directory of the world's best websites. It is financed only by Google advertisements; no payment is received from included websites.