Connect the indoors and outdoors with the best combination of style, performance, and value for your project.
What door system is appropriate for your project? Here’s an easy-to-use cheat sheet to help you select just the right large opening door system for your customer’s indoor/outdoor lifestyle needs, budget, and location. Complete the form below to read more.
A 2021 survey revealed that almost 80% of homeowners plan on undertaking a remodel.* It also revealed that outdoor spaces are second only to kitchens in interest. No wonder large, movable glass wall systems have gained such popularity across the country. Is there a better way to open a home to natural light and backyard possibilities?
Today, more and more homeowners, architects, remodelers, and builders reimagine the home with the magic of a big glass movable wall system. Responding to this need, JELD-WEN offers a suite of large window wall systems spanning varying sizes, features, and panel configurations once reserved only for high-end, custom luxury homes.
What door system is right for your project? Here’s an easy-to-use cheat sheet to help you select just the right large opening door system for your customer’s indoor/outdoor lifestyle needs, budget, and location.
1. Use for patio door retrofit projects and new construction
The F-2500™ 2-panel folding door system offers the high-end luxury of a folding patio door system at a traditional sliding patio door price. Designed to fit a standard patio door opening, F-2500’s two-panel folding system stacks to one side. Its low-maintenance fiberglass surface resists dents, scuffs, rotting, swelling, and shrinking for optimal long-term performance.
The innovative design of this system offers the contemporary elegance of glass while delivering high-end performance and energy efficiency. The frame’s flat profile and concealed screw holes complement the door’s clean lines and simplicity.
The low-maintenance fiberglass surface of the F-2500™ 2-panel folding door systems resists dents, scuffs, rotting, swelling, and shrinking.
2. Use for coastal areas that require up to HVHZ-rated performance
Premium™ Vinyl Multi-Slide offers surprising affordability in a large-opening solution. This low-maintenance, large-format sliding door system opens up to 24′ and is available with options that deliver HVHZ-rated coastal weather performance.
In addition, the system can meet the stringent requirements of the Florida building code, including those for the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) and the Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance, one of the toughest product permitting standards in the nation.
Delivering an affordable, modern style paired with durability and performance, Premium™ Vinyl Multi-Slide systems blur the line between indoor to outdoor.
3. Use for large-scale openings that require minimal operational effort
The exceptionally large panel sizes of Siteline® Low-Friction Glider® minimize vertical divisions to offer one of the best sightlines available anywhere. This stylish, slim wall system delivers panel sizes up to 7′ wide by 10′ tall, near-effortless operation, and superb structural performance.
The system offers an available performance rating up to PG50, one of the highest available, signifying superior performance for structural load, water resistance, and air infiltration resistance. A PG50 rating indicates that a system has passed tests for 8″ of rain at 50 mph, structural pressures equivalent to a 200-mph wind, and air leakage at 25 mph.
The Siteline® Low-Friction Glider® offers industry-leading panel sizes and exceptional operation and performance.
4. Use for projects where style and size are important
Siteline® Multi-Slide creates showstopper glass walls for truly unique projects. The line offers luxury-home aesthetics with a narrow 3″ stile and rail system in large opening configurations up to 57′.
Incorporate this system with the Siteline® wood window line for a uniform whole-house design aesthetic. Choose from glass panels in double- or triple-pane formats for scaled thermal performance.
For additional options, check out JELD-WEN’s other patio door products for your next project.
*Ketchum Analytics, partnering with survey vendor Ipsos, surveyed 1,300 nationally representative homeowners about their home improvement plans. The survey was fielded from February 4, 2021, to February 17, 2021
With expansive glass panels and configurations, the Siteline® Multi-Slide wall system can open up to 57′.
