Five ways to winterize a sliding glass patio door.
Insulation around sliding glass doors.
Glass or patio doors especially sliding glass doors lose much more heat than other types of doors because glass is a very poor insulator.
If your sliding glass doors run on a track keep the track clean.
This allows cold air in or air conditioned air out.
Measure the sliding door and decide how tall and wide to make your insulating panel.
To achieve the greatest efficiency i ve read that the insulation should be 1 from the glazing on the glass and by my measurements the glass panes do sit in the middle of our.
If rocks gravel and clumps of dirt have fallen into the threshold the door may not be set correctly on the track.
Keep the door track clean and free of debris.
For example a 1 1 2 inch 3 81 cm thick door without a window offers more than five times the insulating value of a solid wood door of the same size.
During winter months cold air radiates through the thin glass and cools the house causing the furnace to work longer.
Sliding glass doors can be a major chink in your house s energy armor.
How to insulate sliding glass doors.
Adding a window insulation kit to the paned glass door may or may prove to not make a huge difference in my home s ability to conserve heat but i m optimistic.
The panel should sit on the floor and extend above the top of the door frame.
Caulk around the edges of the sliding glass doors.