Old sliding patio doors can be a problem. They are not energy-efficient and might not offer security for your home. It’s a good idea to start choosing a replacement for your patio door when it starts to show signs of age and disrepair.
While you’re at it, consider getting French doors. There are really good sliding patio doors from trusted manufacturers, but French doors may offer some advantages over the former. Here are some of them.
French Doors Might Be Safer
Not all sliding patio doors are built the same way. Some offer more security than others with their construction. Generally, however, it’s easier for an intruder to pop a sliding door out of its track than to force open French doors that swing out on hinges.
If you have concerns about the large glass area of your sliding patio doors, you might feel more secure with French doors instead. Just be sure to get French doors only from reputable companies like Renewal by Andersen® of Boise.
French Doors Offer More Functionality
Can you fully open your sliding patio doors? For example, if your patio door measures six feet across, do you enjoy almost the entire six-foot opening, or does it only allow you to access half that expanse? With a hinged French door, you’ll have no problem accessing practically every inch of those six feet.
Another possible concern with a sliding door is the weight. Can everyone in your family open and close the door with ease? Even if you’re all capable of doing that, at some point, the rollers will wear out because of the weight that burdens them and the gunk that collects in the tracks. That’s not going to be a problem with a sturdy, hinged French door.
French Doors Offer Better Energy Efficiency
When you get the best replacement windows and doors, your home energy efficiency increases. You might even qualify for rebates and tax credits for choosing to reduce your home’s carbon footprint. A top-of-the-line French door easily offers up to four times better energy efficiency than an average sliding patio door.
French Doors Are Simply More Stylish
Look at a sliding patio door, and then look at a hinged French patio door. You’ll know immediately that the French door offers more style. As a matter of fact, as soon as you replace your sliding doors with French doors, you’ll immediately feel glad that you did just by looking at them. You can even customize your French doors.
Are you ready to replace your boring sliding doors with beautiful French doors? Renewal by Andersen of Boise is ready to make it happen. We offer some of the best French patio doors in the industry, and we also do home window replacement. Call us today at (208) 501-8361, or contact us here.