8 foot doors and over-the-door racks
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Comments (5)I can't answer your question except to advise you not to get Pella sliding glass door. I just replaced my Pella sliding glass door, which I detested. Pella's "patented design" means the track is on the outside. This is really bad if you are in a snowy climate (like, e.g. Chicago or Lake Tahoe). For that matter, even if you are not in a snowy climate, the track on the outside is poor engineering because debris and insects get in there, and also it is easier to break into. I replaced my Pella sliding glass door with a Marvin, and couldn't be happier. It did cost $$$, and I got a wood not vinyl. I wanted a durable, heavy-duty, beautiful sliding glass door, and for that, I had to pay up. I am sure someone else can more specifically answer your question, but I just wanted to warn you away from Pella sliding glass doors....See More8 foot door?
Comments (7)Either a full-height door or a shorter door with transom will work. If you opt for the shorter door, be sure you can get at least a one-foot high transom or it will look odd. You already have some strong vertical proportions with the columns and windows under the porch roof. Good luck! PS: Why do the windows on the far left break the horizontal banding when no other windows do? Looks odd and a bit unthoughtful in an otherwise very appealing elevation!...See More7 foot doors with 8 foot ceilings - pictures?
Comments (27)E K, after extensive deliberation, we have decided to keep standard height interior doors throughout (6'8"). We are going with higher windows and sliding French doors in rooms with higher ceilings. I ended up deciding that the 6'8" interior doors looked fine and that windows can be set higher than the doors (I looked at lots of pictures and actual houses). I actually drew several walls to scale with the 6'8" doors and higher windows to ensure I would like that look. I decided the 7' doors were an unnecessary expenses and wouldn't look that much different from 6'8" doors. I think the higher windows will bring in more light and help the ceilings to look taller. There is one bedroom where I have one 8' wall that slopes up to 9' and I will have windows on both these walls - that was my trickiest problem. In that room, I've decided to have 6'8" window height on the 8' wall and 7'8" window height on the 9' wall with 6'8" windows. Its not built yet but I hope it looks ok. Below is a house that helped me think through my decision. It has higher windows than doors. In addition, in one room the windows on two walls are set at different heights. I think it looks ok and I think the sloped ceiling in my room will make the varying window heights look even more intentional. [https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-farmhouse-farmhouse-family-room-san-francisco-phvw-vp~2207590[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-farmhouse-farmhouse-family-room-san-francisco-phvw-vp~2207590) I do think you can do 7' doors with 8' ceilings (or 9' doors with 10' ceilings). In fact, I will be doing 8' sliding doors and windows set at 8' in our master bedroom that has 9' ceilings. This room will also have 6'8" interior doors. I can post pictures but it won't be built for several months....See More8 foot doors and multi point locking systems??
Comments (4)We have them on all of our exterior doors, and we have a lot of exterior doors bc we have all these glass exterior doors in our family room and breakfast room to our covered porch. I think they are required to stabilize the door bc an 8’ door is too tall to have just one ”locked” area. TBH, I didn’t even know you could get exterior 8’ doors without multi-point locks....See Morepalimpsest
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