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  • ebuild Guide to Patio Door Specifications
  • ebuild (12/18/2006)
  • Patio doors provide convenient access with significant advantages over standard entry doors: patio doors are fully glazed to expand the view while flooding interior spaces with natural light. While old-style patio doors were notorious for heat loss, leakage, and poor security, modern doors offer significant improvements. Frames and glazing are more energy-efficient, many products incorporate multi-point locking mechanisms for better security, and sophisticated flashing packages prevent leakage. The two basic types of patio doors, sliding and hinged, offer distinct feature sets.
  • Pella Corporation provides expert assistance for building professionals
  • ebuild (10/12/2006)
  • Pella Corporation's Architectural Support Services team of architects, engineers, technicians, and computer-aided design (CAD) drafters provide expert assistance for architects, specifiers, builders, and homeowners. The team helps develop window and door solutions, which range from providing installation designs for window replacement and new construction projects to field testing assistance that minimizes potential for water and air leakage.
  • Proper window and door installation critical to success, product performance
  • ebuild (10/12/2006)
  • Proper installation of windows and doors is critical to the success of the builders and remodelers who install them, as well as the home and business owners who ultimately enjoy them. Recognizing the important role recommended installation plays in the ultimate enjoyment and performance of products, Pella Corporation developed a simpler, effective way to install windows and doors to help make homes and commercial buildings more weather-tight.

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