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French doors and folding doors in Tacoma

A pair of French doors where the house had them once, or a folding door that opens the whole wall to the garden.

Open French doors looking into a bright room with a chandelier
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Signs it is time

  • An old French pair that will not latch or lets rain in
  • A slider in a period house that never looked right
  • A wide opening you want to open fully in summer

What is included

  • In-swing or out-swing pair, divided lites matched to your windows
  • Multi-point locks
  • Folding systems with the stack side planned with you
  • Threshold detailed for Northwest rain
  • Trim and paint-ready finish

How it goes

  1. Visit: we look at the opening and how you use it
  2. Options and prices on paper
  3. Order and schedule
  4. Installation, usually one to two days for folding doors
  5. Walk-through and lock lesson

Price

Priced per opening. Folding doors and new openings are quoted with the structural work listed separately.

Other work: Window replacement, Wood window restoration, Foggy glass and sash repair, Sliding patio doors.

Quote request

  1. The house
  2. The windows
  3. Timing
  4. You
What kind of house is it?

French and folding doors: questions

Do French doors leak in the rain?

A well-made pair with a proper sill pan and threshold should not. Out-swing doors shed water better on exposed walls; we will recommend one for your wall.