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A.D.A. COMPLIANCE

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| Handles & Locks, Lubrication, Rollers

  Our experience has shown that the elderly have more difficulty opening the sliding door to their patio or balcony than any other door they would encounter shopping downtown.   That’s because all the downtown businesses conform to the A.D.A. requirements that specify no more than five pounds of pressure is required to open or […]

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WANNA SELL YOUR HOME?

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| Construction, Lubrication, Rollers, Screens

Experts will tell you little things are important to prospective buyers… A neat interior, clean carpeting, a nice kitchen and a pleasant aroma of coffee or cookies. But, there are less obvious areas that are often overlooked… home idiosyncrasies to which you have become accustomed can subconsciously be a turn-off to someone new. You wouldn’t […]

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SLIDERS DON’T SLIDE, THEY ROLL!

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| Lubrication, Rollers, Tracks

Millions of homeowners struggle every day to move the sliding door accessing their patio, deck or pool. Their sliding doors have not been easy to open or close for many years. And the recommendations from friends to coat the track with grease, silicone or WD-40 has provided only temporary relief. A lubricant would help if […]

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BUMPY TRACK

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| Rollers, Tracks

Since a sliding patio door always rolls the same distance open and closed, the rollers in the bottom of the door make a complete revolution at the same place on the track consistently.  Now, if over time, a ball bearing in a roller sticks at one point during the revolution, the roller will stop rotating for […]

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WHY AM I SO COLD?

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| Cold Air, Construction, Glass, Rollers

In the winter, are you a bit chilly when you sit near your sliding patio door? We’ll be very happy to explain why. Over the years, weatherstripping around the doors can wear and the doors can become mis-aligned allowing air to seep through where the panels interlock when closed. Replacing the worn weatherstripping and aligning the operating door […]

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SLIDING DOOR GREASE

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| Construction, Lubrication, Rollers, Tracks

First of all, “sliding doors” don’t slide!  And therefore, don’t need grease.  They Actually Roll !  Built into the bottom frame of the door, there are two to four wheel assemblies with ball bearings, called “rollers”.  There are over 300 different combinations of roller material, designs, sizes and styles for the various sliding doors that have […]

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SAGGING HEADER PROBLEMS

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| Construction, Rollers

WHY DOES MY SLIDING PATIO DOOR SCRAPE AT THE TOP AND DIFFICULT (if not impossible) TO MOVE? When a new home is being built, an opening is often framed out for the sliding patio door assembly. But, before it can be inserted into the opening, a substantial “header” support beam is placed in the wall […]

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YOUR PSYCHIC SLIDER HANDLE…

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| Construction, Handles & Locks, Lubrication, Rollers

YOUR HANDLE KNOWS… 90% of all sliding patio door handles are designed to only withstand the normal pressure of opening and closing the door when the door itself is in good operating condition. A loose or broken handle is the first sign that something else is not right.  If you replace the handle without determining the underlying cause, which […]

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PATIO DOOR SECRETS

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| Construction, Handles & Locks, Lubrication, Rollers, Tracks

Sliding doors don’t slide… they roll. And, the rolling part is a main factor in all patio door problems including drafts, misalignment, loose handles, scraping noises and dragging. The secret is hidden in the base of your sliding patio door. In a slot or wide groove (out of sight) in the bottom horizontal frame of […]

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THREE WINTER COMFORT TIPS

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| Cold Air, Glass, Rollers

It can be a little chilly near your glass sliding patio door during our Midwest winters, so here are three things that could help warm things up a bit. 1. When your door is closed, the sides keep out drafts by being wedged between strips of weatherseal. Over the years this material wears down and […]

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WINTER WEATHERSEAL

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| Cold Air, Construction, Rollers, Uncategorized

If you are feeling a draft from under your sliding patio door on those icy winter nights, it is likely that your weatherseal has worn away or been stolen by gremlins. The solution can be as simple as replacing the weatherseal for less money than it is costing you in heating bills each year. Here are […]

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