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Now I had to laugh. Almost fell off my chair. Something like a recessed floor we have – well, so that you can’t see anything, and it used to be the cowshed.

as often, if not stated otherwise, the standard applies and that is with a threshold. Since you had to sample quite price-consciously, it was probably clear to the seller what it would be and to a man it doesn’t matter. Whether you can still simply reorder? By the way, I also have windowsills on the threshold-free door.

Oh, do you have a photo of that? Because we also have windowsills everywhere on the ground floor, which my husband thinks you could step on and I believe that "normal" windowsills are rather not intended to be stepped on and I want to remove them before the exterior plastering. It’s about 7 windowsills ... maybe I can still sell them after removal. ;-)

It’s easiest if you already know beforehand how you want each window to be.

I knew that beforehand, namely all patio doors on the ground floor without thresholds. But apparently I communicated it incorrectly. I made no difference between patio doors and terrace doors because I was not aware of any.

And do you already know what kind of terrace you want? Like wooden terrace, or stone slabs, or tiles, or...?

In case the question refers to me: I would like sand-colored polygonal slabs, but made of concrete. So far, I have only found the desired slabs in natural stone and I am somewhat uncertain because of maintenance and sensitivity. I am still searching. It blows my mind that these slabs should not exist made of concrete; I always thought you could find everything on the internet. ;-)

For this reason, I also see the necessity of the choice decision as to which elements you want to be threshold-free and which you want to be tiltable. For lift-and-slide doors, you can’t just “take lightly” the bottom guide rail, therefore the installation in the screed would probably be necessary if “threshold-free” is desired.

It seems as if what I want has not existed anyway. That comforts me. :) I wanted threshold-free, but tiltable. :) I don’t like lift-and-slide doors.

Do not disturb the branches. The jay desperately tried to build a nest on the ridge beam last year. I do not have a clean, dry, without child and more windowsill at hand right now.

I did not make a distinction between window doors and terrace doors because I was not aware of one.

There isn’t really one in that sense. Most terrace doors are window doors; the difference is more between a standard threshold (bottom with window frame) and a flat threshold.

I wanted threshold-free, but tiltable.

I would advise against that; flat threshold and tilt-and-turn is not a good combination. Traditionally, I would take the door closer to the middle of the room or wall (and the widest one) as the exit with a flat threshold, and the outer ones as tilt-and-turn (or one sash tilt-and-turn and one sash fixed, for right-handers the tilt-and-turn on the inside right).

I would like sand-colored polygonal slabs, but made of concrete. So far, I have only found the desired slabs made of natural stone and am somewhat uncertain because of maintenance and sensitivity. I am still looking. It is beyond my imagination that these slabs are not available in concrete; I always thought the internet had everything. ;-)

Not only generally on the internet, but especially here: – and furthermore I recommend you an instruction, see

Not only in general on the Internet, but especially here: – and furthermore I recommend a guide for you, see

Great, the two links. I will take a detailed look and "think them through". That means, you also think that polygonal concrete slabs are not available for purchase? Thanks also for the tip about the "flat threshold". I can then extensively google and ask about that too. :)

As often, if it is not said, the standard applies, and that is with a threshold.

Sounds interesting, could someone here explain what exactly one must/should say during the sampling in order to get all windows floor-to-ceiling with the terrace?

I don’t know if you actually mean the expensive threshold-free windows
We were asked whether we wanted a step/exterior window sill or not. It was said that then we would have to lay up to the window, and that was then chosen, ordered, and executed by the landscaping contractor

Classically, I would take the door closer to the center of the room or wall (and widest) as the exit with a flat threshold, and the outer ones as tilt-and-turn (or one wing tilt-and-turn and one door, for right-handers the tilt-and-turn on the inside right).

Something like this (blue = classic door/tilt-and-turn, green = flat threshold door/door) as shown: