Sliding glass doors are a great way to add more natural light to your home. They also open up a large space, making it easier to move furniture or host guests.
However, they may pose some safety and security issues. Contact us at 24hr Sliding Door Repair for reliable sliding door locks repair or replacement.
Energy Efficiency
With energy costs rising and environmental concerns increasing, maximizing the energy efficiency of your home is one of your top priorities. Your doors play a key role in reducing your energy costs and carbon footprint.
Upgrading to high-quality sliding glass doors can help improve the insulation of your indoor spaces, lowering your energy costs. They also protect against damaging rain, strong winds and break-ins, especially in hurricane-prone areas.
Choosing the right framing material is another way to improve your doors’ energy efficiency. Steel and fiberglass are both great choices, offering a hollow build that can be filled with insulation materials to increase the thermal performance of your home.
Adding a low-e glass coating or tint can also maximize solar heat gain into your home (for warmth) and limit the amount of UV rays that penetrate your indoor spaces (for cooling). You can also select from trackless and disappearing sliding glass doors that completely slide into the walls to open your space fully.
Durability
With expansive glass panes, sliding doors open homes to the beauty of the outdoors. If your existing doors are difficult to operate, stick, or let in major drafts, it’s time to replace them with high-quality new doors that will give you more beautiful views, better energy efficiency, and more reliable security.
Morgan Exteriors offers an array of exterior door replacement options that combine aesthetic appeal and functionality to suit your preferences. Choose from sliding patio doors, French doors, trackless disappearing doors that “disappear” into the wall, and more.
You can also add impact-resistant options to your new sliding doors, giving them a stronger structure that’s harder to damage and provides more protection from bad weather, forced entry, and debris. And don’t forget to have your sliding door lock maintained or replaced as needed. Sliding door locks are used frequently, and a broken lock can cause significant hassle as well as affect your sense of safety.
Low Maintenance
Sliding glass doors are easy to open and close, making them a convenient way for you to access your backyard. They also let in a lot of natural light and allow you to monitor your yard. You can also add sidelights and a transom above your sliding door to complete the look of a seamless indoor-outdoor living space.
If you live in an area prone to hurricanes and other severe weather events, you should consider upgrading your patio doors with impact resistant sliding doors. These doors are designed to withstand flying debris and wind gusts up to hurricane force. This will help you to avoid costly repairs and replacements and give you peace of mind during stormy weather.
Sliding patio doors can be an ideal addition to any home in Lakeland FL. They can provide a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor spaces, maximize natural light, save space, and boost your property value. Contact Morgan Exteriors for well-built new doors that will glide smoothly and look great. Choose from a variety of style options and insulated frames, including Low-E coatings and argon or krypton gas fills for improved energy efficiency.
Security
If your home’s sliding glass doors no longer look good, fail to properly insulate the house, or just seem too fragile to last, Morgan Exteriors can provide a high-quality replacement that will make your house more appealing, offer meaningful energy efficiency, and deliver reliable security. We’ll install a new sliding door that looks great and can endure Tampa Bay’s punishing sun, rain, and winds without succumbing to damage or break-ins.
Adding to your security system by installing alarms with break and vibration sensors will help deter criminals from trying to force open the sliding glass door. Sliding glass doors and windows are commonly targeted by burglars because they’re usually located around the back of the house and out of sight from the street, and the latches on these types of entryways are typically weaker than those on other doors. Installing motion sensor lighting in your yard will also deter criminals by keeping your entryways well-lit at night.