Buying any kind of brand-new door for your home provides an instant upgrade to your home’s interior and exterior. Sliding patio doors make even more of a statement with the wide expanse of glass allowing lots of natural light into your home, as well as a generous entry and exit. The Master Seal team can help you get the door you are looking for and provide expert sliding patio door installation in the Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. areas. Get ready to improve your home’s look and increase its resale value with simple, but impactful updates like a sliding patio door.
How sliding patio doors increase the value of your home
Sliding patio doors have many benefits, and they can all help to increase the overall value of our home. Their appeal goes beyond appearance, offering enhancements that today’s homeowners and buyers increasingly look for. Installing them can be a smart investment that adds both style and substance to your living space.
Some of the benefits include:
More natural light
A larger door style, with more glass, will naturally allow more light in. It also creates the illusion of more open space in the room where the door is installed.
Energy efficiency
These types of doors are constructed from materials that effectively keep cold and warm inside or outside as desired. They are also installed with efficient weather stripping to ensure consistent energy efficiency over the years. The glass can also be treated with a film or tint to further control the amount of heat created by natural light from the sun.
Space-saving design
Because sliding patio doors operate on a side-by-side track system, you do not have to allow space for a door to swing in and out of a room. When square footage is at a premium, this can be a real advantage.
Easy traffic flow
The side-by-side sliding operating system makes it easy to enter and exit a room with a sliding patio door. It’s a perfect door design for spaces used for entertaining or with high indoor/outdoor traffic.
Aesthetic pleasing
There are many design styles to choose from when selecting a sliding patio door. Make it a real design statement or more of a seamless transition from indoors to outdoors. The large expanse of glass in this type of door allows the outdoor view to become a focal point in a room’s overall design.
Safety features
Sliding patio doors are designed from solid materials that deter break-ins. The locking mechanisms are also extremely safe and secure.
Ventilation
Being able to slide a door open and have a screen behind allows improved air flow through a home while keeping children and pets inside, and bugs and critters outside.
For optimal performance and longevity, it’s best to leave the installation of sliding patio doors to professional installers. Their expertise ensures a secure fit, proper alignment, and maximum energy efficiency.
Professional sliding patio door installation
Once you have chosen a new door—or other home improvement—having a professional do the installation is the next step. When doors are installed professionally, it will ensure that you get the full life of the product and all its benefits without having to incur additional costs for repairs due to improper installation. Over the lifetime of the door, there will be some regular maintenance required by homeowners, but these small efforts will save potential larger costs due to not maintaining the products at all.
A few things you can do to keep your sliding patio doors in good working shape include:
- Clean debris out of the sliding tracks regularly
- Keep doors moving easily on their tracks by spraying them with lubricant
- Be sure to install weather-stripping when you install the doors and check the condition of the weather-stripping regularly
- Ensure the door locks are working smoothly and lubricate if necessary
These regular maintenance steps are a wise investment of your time and will extend the life of your sliding patio door.
Contact Master Seal for sliding patio door installation today
Buying and installing a new front door can require some guidance to ensure that you buy the door that works best for you and is expertly installed. When you purchase a sliding patio door through Master Seal, you will not only get a quality product and professional installation, but you will also get our lifetime guarantee. All doors are custom-made, with materials and safety features that are designed to stand the test of time. Call the Master Seal team at 855.608.1580 or fill out our online contact form to get started on your next home improvement project.
