Nixwill
2021-11-26 14:21:33
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Hi,
we are currently planning our house. We have planned a lift-and-slide door downstairs (partially covered) and now want to install another one upstairs.
Our builder does not strongly advise against it, but said he would not necessarily do it because with lift-and-slide doors you can sometimes get some water inside during severe storms. Both doors would face south, downstairs as mentioned somewhat covered, upstairs not at all.
Such storms occur here once or twice a year and certainly sometimes when we are on vacation. Since we plan to have wooden parquet everywhere, water damage would of course be very unpleasant!
I can hardly find much about leaking lift-and-slide doors either here in the forum or on the internet, which is why I still vote for the door upstairs.
What do you think? Are they really that problematic?
Best regards
we are currently planning our house. We have planned a lift-and-slide door downstairs (partially covered) and now want to install another one upstairs.
Our builder does not strongly advise against it, but said he would not necessarily do it because with lift-and-slide doors you can sometimes get some water inside during severe storms. Both doors would face south, downstairs as mentioned somewhat covered, upstairs not at all.
Such storms occur here once or twice a year and certainly sometimes when we are on vacation. Since we plan to have wooden parquet everywhere, water damage would of course be very unpleasant!
I can hardly find much about leaking lift-and-slide doors either here in the forum or on the internet, which is why I still vote for the door upstairs.
What do you think? Are they really that problematic?
Best regards