Patio doors
Patio Door Replacement in Republic, Missouri
We handle patio door replacement in Republic: the old sliding glass door comes out, the opening and the floor under it get checked, and a new slider or hinged door goes in, sealed tight to the deck or patio outside. You get a door that rolls with one finger, latches the first time and stops the cold along the floor.
Time for a new one
Patio Door Replacement for Sliders That Drag or Leak
The usual story: the rollers have worn grooves into the track, the door takes two hands and a hip to open, the latch only catches if you lift, and there’s daylight at the meeting rail. Look closely and you may find a dark stain on the floor inside the threshold.
New rollers and weatherstrip can buy time on a frame that’s straight and dry. Once the frame is bent, the glass has fogged, or water has been getting under the sill, a new door is the fix that holds up, and it’s the only one we do.
Underneath
The Sill, the Subfloor and the Deck Outside
With the old door out, we can finally see the floor it sat on. Soft or stained plywood under the threshold gets cut out and replaced before anything new goes in. A sill pan goes down next, turned up at the back and the ends, so water that sneaks past the threshold drains out instead of into the floor.
Outside, the new threshold has to clear the deck boards or patio slab and still leave a step you won’t trip on. We check that height on the measuring visit, not on install day.
Styles
Door Styles That Fit the Same Opening
Most replacements are two-panel vinyl sliders, because they fit the existing opening and don’t need floor space to swing. Wider openings can take a three- or four-panel slider.
A hinged patio door, with one panel that swings and one that stays put, looks more like a traditional French door and seals more tightly than a slider. It does need clear floor inside, or outside if it swings out, so it only suits rooms where the table and grill can live somewhere else.
Glass, Locks and Screens
Patio door glass is tempered safety glass by code, and we pair it with low-E coatings the same as our windows. Blinds sealed between the panes never need dusting and can’t be chewed by the dog. On sliders, a foot bolt adds a second lock low on the panel; hinged doors can take a multipoint lock that pulls the panel tight at the top, middle and bottom. Every door comes with a screen that rolls on its own track.
Patio Door Questions
What does it cost to replace a patio door?
Width matters most: a standard six-foot slider is the starting point, and wider three- and four-panel units climb from there. A hinged door with one or two swinging panels costs more than a slider of the same width, and blinds between the glass, a darker frame color or a multipoint lock add to it. Subfloor repair, if the old door has been leaking, is priced as its own line on the written estimate so you can see it separately.
Can I replace my own patio door?
If you’ve set exterior doors before, maybe. The hard parts are the sill pan underneath and getting a heavy glass panel plumb in an opening that may have shifted. Mistakes there rarely show on day one; they show up as a soft, stained subfloor a year or two later.
How long does a patio door swap take?
Most are done in a single day, often by mid-afternoon, with the opening closed up again before dark. Rotted subfloor or a change in door size adds time, and you’d know about either one before install day.
Does a new patio door need a new sill?
The new door comes with its own sill as part of the frame. What matters is underneath it: the subfloor has to be solid and flat, and a sill pan has to send any water that gets past the threshold back outside.
One Door or a Whole Back Wall
Send a quick request, and mention the width of the door if you know it. Windows on the same wall can be measured on the same trip.