However frequently we are asked to do things by homeowners that are questionable.
Patio door height from floor.
We have 9 ceilings and used regular height doors which don t line up with the tops of the windows except for the lower level walkout doors which do line up with the tops of the windows.
We replace a lot of doors.
Interior designers note the bottom of your curtains should fall to the floor and you can even let them puddle a bit.
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You will find the two and three panel patio door configurations which have different widths.
However if you don t want your curtains to drag on the floor when you open and close them let them stop about an inch from the floor but no more.
Expensive must be used.
Getting your patio door to slide better.
You may have to cut away overhanging drywall to get at it.
But width sizes vary and depend primarily on the patio door s configuration.
Potential deck or patio designs should also consider the construction of your house.
The most common cause of a sticking patio door is debris in the lower track.
All too often these big pesky contraptions stubbornly resist opening and getting outside becomes about as easy as dragging a refrigerator through a sandbox.
If you are choosing the two panel keep in mind that the standard width is 5 feet or 60 inches.
Patio doors slide horizontally or at least they re supposed to.
The standard height of a patio door is 80 inches 6 feet 8 inches.
To check the height make sure you re measuring to the subfloor.
Pull off the interior trim around the old door and measure the rough opening width distance between studs and height floor to beam.
I m now told that the damp proof course has to be higher than the patio and therefore there has to be a step down from inside to.
2018 irc section r311 3 1 restricts threshold height a required exit door in residences to 1 inches from the top of the the threshold to the floor or landing on each side of the door.
Make sure you measure to the framing right next to the old door jamb.
I m guessing someone found this door on sale free and not realizing it w.
Sliding patio doors offer maximum views and save space where swinging doors are not feasible.
Every magazine i see shows pictures of houses where the patio and inside floor are flush with a drain down the middle so the floor levels are the same inside and out.
Tiled patio at the same height as the house.
Means of egress doors in the irc.
I would not install a door that has such an obvious trip hazard.