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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Aug 6, 2008, at 9:57 PM, WF Smith wrote:

> Sliding glass doors are "out" but you may want to look into buying the
> insulated glass "refills" for a sliding glass door. When I built  
> this house
> I got insulated low-e glass panels approx. 3' x 7' for 40 dollars.  
> They were
> stock items for a glass company and I just framed to suit them. Call
> whatever company does the storefront glass in your area rather than  
> home
> depot or lowes.

Bingo. For my little East Wing multi-use room I recycled sliding glass  
that is discolored from when the seals failed. Bought those pieces  
about thirty years ago for ten dollars each. My next project, a master  
suite, will use new insulated replacement glass units. I find nothing  
else that beats them for price per square foot. Nothing wrong with  
looks that framing and muntins can't cure.

As for sliding glass doors being "out," I am hot for large pocket  
doors that open up a wall, for instance from a living room to a porch.  
With four such doors an entire wall can disappear. With muntins you  
can call them French doors and perhaps make wives happy.