Creating a seamless indoor-outdoor transition in your home can often seem challenging. However, with the right patio door material and style, you can make it possible while boosting your home’s aesthetic.
With many options available in the market, determining the best patio door material for your home’s and lifestyle’s needs often feels like an impossible feat. For example, if you are looking to also improve your home’s energy efficiency and better connect the inside of your home with the outside, you should consider choosing a glass patio door with ratings that foster your energy-saving goals.
3 Factors to Evaluate When Shopping Patio Doors
Because there are several components and materials used to create patio doors, determining the best material for yours may seem overwhelming.
The overarching themes that you may contemplate are:
- What will complement the architectural design of your home?
- Will it meet your budget and lifestyle needs?
Below are a few factors you should consider when evaluating the best patio door for your home.
Factor #1: Weatherstripping
Whether your home is located along Florida’s coastline or if it is inland, weatherstripping plays a significant role in how well your patio door material will function. This is because its primary purpose is to seal air leaks around operable installations (windows and doors) within your home’s envelope.
Your weather strip material should withstand the seasonal changes, wear and tear, and many other elements it may be exposed to such as salt residue for homes along the coast.
Factor #2: Maintenance
Another factor to evaluate when shopping for the best patio door material is its maintenance and upkeep. For example, wood patio doors will often show signs of wear and tear requiring more frequent care or even replacement. In contrast, vinyl tends to be a low-maintenance patio door material and a popular choice among homeowners.
Factor #3: Energy-Efficiency
A high-performance installation’s energy efficiency is primarily dependent on its materials, and there are several ways to create the ideal energy performance for your patio door. However, the glass package and framing material are the two largest contributing factors to an installation’s energy efficiency and where their ratings are often evaluated.
EAS Patio Door Framing Material Options
There are several areas to consider when choosing the best patio door materials that meet your lifestyle and home’s needs, including the framing material.
At Eastern Architectural Systems, we manufacture a complete line of custom-made, aluminum, vinyl, impact, and insulated impact doors. Whether aluminum or vinyl patio door materials meet your needs best, you can know that you are getting a high-performance solution that is custom-made to meet your home’s unique needs.
Click the button below to download our Window and Door Shopping Guide and learn more about what you should evaluate when shopping for high-performance installations. You can also use our dealer locator tool to find an EAS window and door dealer who can help you choose the best solution for you.
