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			A '''sliding glass door''' or '''patio door''', a type of [[sliding door]] in [[architecture]] and [[construction]], is a large glass [[window]] opening in a structure that provide [[door]] access from a room to the outdoors, fresh air, and copious [[Daylighting\|natural light]]. A sliding glass door is usually considered a single unit consisting of two panel sections, one being fixed and one a being mobile to slide open. Another design, a wall sized glass [[pocket door]] has one or more panels movable and sliding into wall pockets, completely disappearing for a 'wide open' indoor-outdoor room experience.

			The sliding glass door was introduced as a significant element of [[pre-war]] [[International style architecture]] in [[Europe]] and [[North America]]. Their precedent is the sliding [[Shōji]] and [[Fusuma]] panel door in traditional [[Japanese architecture]]. The [[post-war]] building boom in [[modern architecture\|modernist]] and [[Mid-century modern]] styles, and on to suburban [[Ranch-style house\|ranch-style]] [[tract house]]s, [[Condominium\|multi-unit]] [[Apartment\|housing]], and [[hotel]]-[[motel]] chains has made them a standard element in residential and hospitality building construction in many regions and countries.

			==Terminology==
			"Handedness" of a sliding door is expressed as seen by an observer outside the building. A left-handed door opens on the left side, and a right-handed door opens on the right. These relationships are sometimes described with the letters O and X, where O is the fixed panel and X is the sliding panel. The O/X notation allows the description of doors with more than two panels.

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			! Denotaton !! Panels !! Panel motion !! Description
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			\| OX or right-handed \|\| 2 \|\| <math>- \leftarrow</math> \|\| Right panel slides left
			\|-
			\| XO or left-handed \|\| 2 \|\|<math>\rightarrow -</math> \|\| Left panel slides right
			\|-
			\| OX-O \|\| 3 \|\| <math>- \leftarrow -</math> \|\| Center panel slides left
			\|-
			\| O-XO \|\| 3 \|\| <math>- \rightarrow -</math> \|\| Center panel slides right
			\|-
			\| XOOX \|\| 4 \|\| <math>\rightarrow - - \leftarrow</math> \|\| Outer panels slide toward the center
			\|-
			\| OXXO \|\| 4 \|\| <math>- \leftarrow \rightarrow -</math> \|\| Center panels slide toward outer ones
			\|}

			==Design options==

			===Traditional===

			The traditional sliding doors design has two panel sections, one fixed-stationary and one mobile to slide open. The actual sliding door is a movable rectangular framed sheet of window [[glass]] that is mounted parallel to a similar and often fixed similarly framed neighboring glass partition. The movable panel slides in a fixed [[Navigational track\|track]] usually, and in its own [[Plane (mathematics)\|plane]] parallel to the neighboring stationary panel.

			A specialty form, for [[Washitsu]] or "Japanese-style rooms," creates sliding [[Shōji]] and [[Fusuma]] panel doors, with traditional materials for interior uses and contemporary adaptations for exterior exposure and uses. They are used in themed and contemporary restaurants, residences, [[Japanese garden]] [[tea house]]s, and other situations. Specialty manufacturers are located in [[Japan]] and Western countries

			===Disappearing===

			Another sliding doors design, [[pocket door\|glass pocket door]]s has all the glass panels sliding completely into open-wall pockets, totally disappearing for a wall-less 'wide open' indoor-outdoor room experience. This can include corner window walls, for even more blurring of the inside-outside open space distinction. Two story versions are often electronically opened, using remote controls. For wide expanses the opening point is centered, and three to six parallel tracks are used to carry the six to twelve sliding doors into the wall pockets on each side. Their recent popularity, [[shelter magazine]] coverage, and technical and structural innovations, has brought many options to market.

			===Trackless and disappearing===

			A third sliding doors design has all the glass panels suspended from above, leaving a trackless and uninterrupted floor plane. They also disappear into side pockets. On final closure they slightly drop down to create a weatherproof seal. A German manufacturer developed the original technology, and their use is predominantly in [[temperate climate]]s.

			==Uses==
			Sliding glass doors are popular in southern Europe and throughout the [[United States]], being used in: [[hotel]] rooms, [[condominium]]s, [[apartment]]s, and [[Home\|residences]]; for access to upper [[balcony\|balconies]]; for large views out - enhanced natural light in; and to increase incoming fresh air. In addition Sliding glass doors are commonly used in some regions as doors between the interior rooms of a home and a [[courtyard]], [[Deck (building)\|deck]], [[balcony]], [[patio]], and a [[garden]], [[backyard]], [[barbecue]] or [[swimming pool]] area. They are often called '''Patio doors''' in this context. They are also used in interior design, often in offices and automobile sales areas, to give [[soundproof]] but visually accessible private office space. In residential interiors they are used, often with [[translucent]] 'frosted' glass replicating a traditional [[Shōji]] door, to allow [[daylight]] to penetrate further into the dwelling and expand the sense of interior spatial size.
			[[File:Upvc Patio doors.JPG\|thumb\|Upvc Patio doors]]

			==Fabrication==
			Sliding glass door frames are often made from wood, [[aluminum]], [[stainless steel]], or [[steel]], which also have the most strength. The most common material is [[PVC]]-plastic. Replacement parts are most commonly needed for the moving-sliding parts of the door, such as the steel rollers that glide within the track and the locking mechanisms.

			===Glazing===

			Glass in the doors can be either externally fitted or internally fitted, with internally fitted being the high security design, depending on the [[specification]] the manufacturer implements in the design. To comply with energy conservation codes and for noise reduction, sliding glass doors are usually double glazed, and often treated for UV reflection. They usually have no [[mullion]]s, unless attempting to appear part of a revival architectural style, and then often using 'snap on' faux grids.

			===Security===

			Security design in the doors is aimed at preventing the doors both fixed and sliding from being lifted of their rails, anti-lift blocks can be fixed to the top of the frame to prevent the lift of the door off its rails, so in theory preventing unauthorised entry to the room when sliding door is in the closed position. A portable security bar can also be fitted from the inside the room to prevent sliding action when door is closed. The adjustable security bar can also be used for added security when traveling.

			==See also==
			*[[Door]]s
			*[[Window]]s
			*[[French door]]
			*[[Daylighting]]
			*[[Passive daylighting]]
			*[[Sustainable architecture]]
			*[[Sustainable design]]

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}
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			[[Category:Doors]]
			[[Category:Windows]]
			[[Category:Glass]]
			[[Category:Garden features]]
			[[Category:Backyards]]

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