Sliding & Patio Door Replacement in Palo Alto

The sliding glass wall to the yard is the heart of an Eichler, and the original doors are now sixty-plus years old: single-pane, aluminum, rollers worn flat. Sometimes new rollers and a cleaned track bring one back for a fraction of the cost of replacement — Sean checks that first. When replacement is the answer, the job is keeping the opening and the sightlines: a bulky vinyl frame in an Eichler looks wrong from across the room. Slim-frame aluminum or fiberglass doors keep the look and meet today's energy code.

French doors to a garden in Professorville or Old Palo Alto are often original, with wood swollen or rotted at the bottom rail. A repair is sometimes enough. When it isn't, a new wood or clad door is fitted to the existing opening so the trim and proportions stay.

Replacing an exterior door in Palo Alto needs a city building permit, the same as windows, and new doors with glass have to meet California's Title 24 energy standards. Same-size replacements in non-historic single-family homes and duplexes usually qualify for the city's instant permit; French doors, enlarged openings and historic homes go through regular review. We pull the permit, handle the paperwork and attend the inspection.

• Pulling the permit
• Removing the old door and frame
• New door set square, level and flashed, so water stays out of the subfloor
• Insulation around the frame
• Interior and exterior trim
• Lock and handle
• Inspection scheduled and attended
• Haul-away

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