Are lift-and-slide doors generally less airtight?

2021-11-26 15:46:15

What does he want to install alternatively?

2021-11-26 15:46:25

Our house builder does not strongly discourage us, but said he wouldn't necessarily do it because with lift-and-slide doors and severe storms you can sometimes have some water inside.

That is nonsense: it primarily has nothing to do with the door type, but with the threshold height.

2021-11-26 15:57:50

Thank you for your contributions! They encourage me to assert my will :cool:.

Setting a gutter is therefore sufficient, for example. In practice, this is often neglected.

I will pay attention to that! Thanks!

What does he want to install instead?

A normal swing door plus fixed glazing... Somehow we're leaning more towards the lift-and-slide door :)

2021-11-26 16:04:56

Thank you for your contributions!

It is just always a pity when people come here with lots of individual questions, and one does not even know the house in question. Many questions only seem to have a single aspect or can be answered universally.

2021-11-26 17:01:40

Thanks for your posts! They give me courage to assert my will :cool:.

I will keep that in mind! Thanks!

A normal casement window plus fixed glazing... Somehow, we are leaning more towards the sliding lift door :)

I still have no experience, but we are getting 3 sliding lift doors in the living-dining room (2 x 2.50 m wide and 1 x 3 m wide) and neither our general contractor nor our building expert has advised us against it in any way..

2021-11-26 17:10:06

I don't have any experience yet, but we are getting 3 sliding lift doors in the living-dining room (2 x 2.50 m wide and 1 x 3 m wide) and neither our general contractor nor our building expert has advised us against it in any way..

No, only the former window guy says that the width of 250 is actually at the lower limit of a sensible lift-and-slide door.

Are lift-and-slide doors generally less airtight?

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