Patio Door Replacement
Patio Door Replacement in Lenexa, Kansas
We handle patio door replacement in Lenexa: sliding glass doors that grind along the track, hinged doors that leak air at the corners, and builder-grade units gone cloudy between the panes. The new door moves with a fingertip, locks at more than one point and ends the cold spot beside the kitchen table.
When a New Door Beats New Rollers
A slider that's just stiff may only need rollers and a cleaned track, which a door repair service can do for far less than a new unit. Replacement is the better spend when you see any of these:
- The frame is out of square, so the latch no longer lines up no matter how the rollers are adjusted.
- Both panels are fogged between the panes.
- An aluminum frame sweats or frosts on the inside in January. It has no thermal break, and no adjustment fixes that.
- The flooring just inside is stained, cupped or soft.
- You can feel moving air with the door locked.
Sliding, Hinged or More Glass
Sliding
Takes no floor or deck space, which is why it suits a breakfast nook with the table two feet away. Good ones ride on stainless or tandem rollers and have a keeper that holds the panel against a pry bar.
Hinged
A pair of hinged doors gives a wider walk-through when both leaves are open and a more traditional look. They need swing room, and the weatherstripping at the meeting stile has to be right or wind finds it.
A wider opening
Going from a six-foot door to eight or nine feet, or to a three-panel unit, changes the view more than any other single project on the back of a house. It also means a new header over the opening. That is structural work we plan and price as its own line.
What We Find When the Old Door Comes Out
A patio door sits at the wettest spot on the back wall. The deck ledger is bolted on just below it, snow drifts against it, and decades of rain run down the glass to the threshold. When the old unit comes out, soft subfloor or a spongy rim board underneath is common.
So the sill gets inspected on every job with the door out, and you see photos of what's there. Rotted wood is cut back to sound material and replaced. A sill pan goes down, the opening is flashed into the house wrap, and only then is the new door set. If rot repair is needed, it's a separate line on the invoice that you approve first.
Glass, Locks and Screens
- Glass. Door glass is tempered safety glass by code. A west-facing door is often the largest piece of glass in the house, so the coating matters more here than anywhere. We cover the choices on the efficient glass page.
- Blinds between the panes. No dusting, no cords, nothing for the dog to wreck. They add cost and limit your glass options a little.
- Locks. A multi-point lock pulls the panel tight at two or three spots. A foot bolt adds a second line and lets you leave the door cracked a few inches.
- Screens. The flimsy screen is the usual complaint about an otherwise fine door. Ask for a heavier extruded frame and steel rollers.
Patio Door Replacement Questions
Can you replace a patio door yourself?
A handy person with a strong helper can. Two things make it harder than it looks. Each glass panel is heavy and awkward, and the parts that decide whether the door lasts (the sill pan, the flashing, a frame set dead level) are hidden once the trim goes on. A mistake there doesn't show until the floor swells a couple of winters later.
Can a sliding door be swapped for French doors?
Usually, and in the same opening. Hinged patio doors are made in the widths sliders come in. What you need is room for the swing: an in-swing door claims floor space inside, and an out-swing door needs clear deck. If furniture sits close on both sides, stay with a slider.
How long does a patio door replacement take?
A same-size swap is typically done in half a day to a day, interior trim and exterior sealing included. Rot repair under the sill or a change in opening size adds time, and we'd tell you about either at the estimate if it's visible, or the moment the old door is out if it isn't.
What's the average cost to replace a patio door?
National guides put a typical replacement in the low-to-middle four figures, and the sourced range is on our window prices page. Your number depends on the door type, its width, the glass, and what we find under the old threshold.
Have the door looked at
We'll check the track, frame and sill, and say plainly if a repair service could save you the cost of a new door.