Your patio doors are the gateway to your extended living space, but it’s easy to take them for granted. It’s vital you take measures to keep your doors in top shape, but how can you tell if it’s time to replace them? Renewal by Andersen® of Cincinnati lists four warning signs to watch out for.
The most obvious signs are visible symptoms of deterioration on the door frames. Check if the door is chipping or beginning to rot or if the surface of the door is showing signs of peeling or blistering.
Our sliding patio doors are made with superior door frame materials bolstered by fiberglass composite material. This gives them better physical strength, durability, and weather resilience, which means they do not require that much maintenance to keep looking great.
The patio doors are one of the larger entry structures in your home, making them good at ventilating structures in their own right. A well-maintained and “healthy” patio door has excellent weather-tight sealing, but a door in disrepair is going to let a lot of drafts in. If you’re starting to feel a draft coming from your patio door, then it may require replacement.
Debris can easily pile up between the hinges and mechanisms of your doors, which in turn makes them difficult to open and close. Wooden doors, on the other hand, tend to expand and contract, and this also makes the door itself difficult to operate.
If you notice moisture developing within the glass panes, then you should replace your patio door glass package ASAP. The glass of the patio door, after all, is the element responsible for actually regulating the temperature in your home. A failing glass package will only hasten the door’s eventual deterioration.
Renewal by Andersen of Cincinnati installs high-performance French patio doors. Give us a call at (866) 609-5033 for a free estimate on our services. We supply top-of-the-line and energy-efficient patio doors throughout Cincinnati, OH.
