WanderALot
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So DW and I have been lusting after replacing our old drafty 5-ft wide sliding glass doors with french doors. A few questions:
1. We've been told that while steel is the cheapest, it's dents easily. We don't want to deal with the maintenance of wood, so it looks like it's either vinyl or fiberglass. Insulation seems to be pretty good with either of these. Any other pros and cons?
The LBMM part me wanted to get steel initially since it's less than half the cost, but I think seeing the dents would really get to me.
2. We've just gotten quotes from Home Depot and Lowes. Any opinions on the doors that they sell? My FIL is going to install it so that means it's kinda hard to buy from a smaller shop that wants to give us a package deal (including the install). Any recommended or to be avoided vendors or manufacturers? We're in SoCal.
3. The doors range from $500 - $1500. The primary cost differences seems to be if we want to have a door that is unfinished versus finished ($300 cheaper for unfinished) and if we want two functioning door handles. Does this sound about the right price?
Thanks!
1. We've been told that while steel is the cheapest, it's dents easily. We don't want to deal with the maintenance of wood, so it looks like it's either vinyl or fiberglass. Insulation seems to be pretty good with either of these. Any other pros and cons?
The LBMM part me wanted to get steel initially since it's less than half the cost, but I think seeing the dents would really get to me.
2. We've just gotten quotes from Home Depot and Lowes. Any opinions on the doors that they sell? My FIL is going to install it so that means it's kinda hard to buy from a smaller shop that wants to give us a package deal (including the install). Any recommended or to be avoided vendors or manufacturers? We're in SoCal.
3. The doors range from $500 - $1500. The primary cost differences seems to be if we want to have a door that is unfinished versus finished ($300 cheaper for unfinished) and if we want two functioning door handles. Does this sound about the right price?
Thanks!