Patio Doors for Your Home

The best patio doors can easily transform your space, opening your home to the outdoors on sunny days and providing fabulous winter view on colder ones.

At Aspen Home Improvements, we offer a variety of patio doors in a large selection of styles that are aesthetically pleasing and add great curb appeal to your home. From traditional French doors to sliding patio doors, we provide them all, along with a choice of hardware and accessories.

Welcome the outdoors inside with our French Patio Doors Allow a warm summer breeze to float in or keep your doors closed and enjoy their classic silhouette!

Sliding Patio Doors are perfect because they glide rather than swing out, so that you can place furniture as close to the door as you need and still provide a fantastic view of the outdoors.



Our patio doors feature a simple, elegant design that gives you security, comfort and energy efficiency. Our 4mm glass unit with our Heatseal Spacer provides your home with superb energy efficiency, a low U-Value of .27 and a drastic reduction in condensation.

With our wide variety of wood laminates, fixtures, and patio door styles, you have the ability to customize your patio door. To learn more about our patio doors, contact us by clicking below:

Sliding Patio Doors for Summer

Summer is here, meaning homeowners will soon be busy planning new home improvement projects. What better time to replace your patio doors?. It’s the perfect time to consider new patio doors, especially with this beautiful summer weather.

Here’s the easy process that you can follow for your patio door selection:

1)      Select your color and finish

For exterior sliding patio door styles, choose from white, almond, or  cocoa colors, and for interior, choose from almond, cocoa, bronze or euro-white. (Interior wood laminate in Melrose cherry or natural is another way that you could choose to go).

2)      Select your hardware

For your hardware, choose from cocoa, almond, brushed nickel or antique brass. We also have a euro-white finish standard on 2 & 4 point locking systems

3)     Screens and Grids

Choose from an assortment of decorative grilles to add the perfect touch to your patio   door. Our Okna patio doors also offer the ThruVision Screen, which improves the view thru the window, while protecting your home from insects and allowing the perfect ventilation

4)    Reanalyze all of the benefits of your patio doors. For instance, here are some facts about our sliding patio doors.

Thermally welded multi-chambered 5-5/8" vinyl frame provides superior strength and thermal insulation. The continuous double weather-stripping dramatically reduces air and water infiltration.

Interlocking meeting rail system with double weather-stripping for controlling infiltration of air, water, dust, and noise.

Anodized aluminum screen track, roller track, and threshold for increased strength , durability, and longevity along with an elegant appearance.

Operating sash is equipped with adjustable, precision bearing tandem rollers for a smooth and quiet operation.

4mm glass unit with our Heatseal Spacer which gives your home excellent thermal efficiency and drastic reduction of condensation.

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Great Curb Appeal Increases the Value of your Home

 Ever hear of the saying “you only get one chance to make a first impression?” Before potential buyers even walk into your home, they’ve already formed an opinion on what your house is worth. Upgrading your doors and windows is a great way to add value to your home and boost your curb appeal.

According the The National Association of Realtors (NAR), homeowners can expect more than 75% return on window upgrades at closing. If you also choose to purchase replacement windows that are energy efficient, your heating and cooling bills will decrease dramatically.

Top 5 Tips

1)      Replace your old windows and doors

By choosing replacement windows that are energy efficient, you can increase the value of your home and lower your energy costs. Replacing old windows and drafty doors with more stylish options that are also more efficient, improves the look of your home.

2)      Dress up your Entry Way

Beautifully designed features are a great way to highlight the front of your home. Decorative glass panels, white grilles or interesting door knockers instantly transform a boring door into a custom front door that potential buyers appreciate.

3)      Create a View

Don’t hide your amazing view or perfect lawn, instead add a large picture window or double sliding patio doors to let in more natural sunlight and highlight your view. You create a bigger space by letting in light and bringing the outdoors in.

4)      Window Treatments

Choosing the right curtains, blinds or shades adds a great design element to your replacement windows. Keep in mind the type of your window and the architectural style of your home when deciding on what window treatments to purchase.

5)      Consult an Expert

Designers, builders, real estate agents and architects are all qualified with making your home look great. If ever in doubt call a professional to advise you on renovating your home. They have the ability to offer some great ideas, while taking your budget into account. For any other questions you may have, visit our site: www.aspenwindows.com.

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What to Consider When Buying a Replacement Patio Door

Patio doors are a great way to both add light to a space, as well as a simple design element to your home. While older models of patio doors were riddled with problems such as, leakage and heat loss, modern styles have improved greatly. Many styles of replacement patio doors incorporate some type of multi-locking system for better security, have energy efficient frames and glass and include the technology to prevent leakage. With this guide, we hope to help you decide which  patio doors are the right choice for your home.

Styles:

Below are 3 choices of patio doors that provide both aesthetics and functionality to your home:

Sliding Patio Doors: These doors are incredibly popular and offer the benefit of added light to a room, and are easy to maintain and clean. Sliding patio doors consist of two panels that slide along side one another on hidden tracks. Double sliding patio doors, which consist of 4 panels, work the same way. Replacement sliding patio doors won't interfere with furniture placement, because the panels slide parallel to the wall.

Folding Patio Doors: This system of doors operates "accordion style", where each panel folds neatly to each side, offering a wide open space to the outdoors. They are available in styles of 2 to 8 panels.

Swinging Patio Doors: Often name hinged-patio doors, consist  of glass panels that hang in pairs and are center hung with hinges on both sides of the center vertical division to rotate. Another type of hinged door is a French door, which has the latching mechanism is hidden when the custom french doors are open.

Materials

Fiberglass: This material has the look of wood without the upkeep and can withstand extreme temperatures, both hot and cold

Aluminum: A cost effective alternative to wood, aluminum is both lightweight and strong. It does well in most climates and is corrosion-resistant.

Steel: Both strong and durable, this material requires little upkeep and does well in most climates. An economical option, it is also rust-resistant.

Vinyl: Known for its durability, it will withstand most climates and is energy efficient. It will also never fade, peel or rot like other materials might.

Wood: Made from fir, mahogany, alder or pine, each as their own unique characteristic.

Clad-Wood: A casing of metal surrounding the wood, keeps doors low maintenance and requires no painting.

We hope this post has been helpful, and feel free to contact us (www.aspenwindows.com) for any questions you may have.


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