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09-15-07, 11:29 AM

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french doors vs sliding patio doos

i am getting ready to replace a sliding patio door .we are thinking about french opening doors.anyone have any input on efficency and longivety verses sloding door thanks

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09-15-07, 08:38 PM

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Much better security with the french door. We have both on our rental units and the french doors seem to give us less trouble.

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