Effective Sliding Door Security Ideas Keep Your Home Safe With so many ideas for sliding door security available, burglars should find it nearly impossible to break into your home. Unfortunately, homeowners don’t always take precautions to prevent break-ins. A-1 On Track, the sliding door contractors, frequently repairs patio and rear porch sliders broken by intruders. In many cases, the damaged doors and subsequent break-in could have been prevented. Burglars target sliding glass doors because the doors’ back-of-the-house location offers less chance of being seen by neighbors or anyone passing by. Many intruders think breaking the glass is an easier way to get inside a house than busting down a conventional door. One security measure is elemental: Remember to lock your doors before leaving the house. Homeowners who routinely lock the front door often forget to lock sliding doors, or mistakenly think locking them is unnecessary because they are in the rear of a house. When … [Read more...]

Replacing a Sliding Screen Door Replacing your sliding screen door may be a good idea if it takes the strength of two people to open or shut it. When your slider has reached the end of its usefulness, it’s time to take your pick from the many models available online or at home improvement stores. A professional contractor such as A-1 On Track can install a sliding screen door in a couple of hours. You’ll be enjoying a quality door that operates smoothly for years to come. However, in many cases, replacing a sliding screen door isn’t necessary. Basic repairs can make your door work and look like new. When Your Sliding Screen Door Just Needs Repairs Damaged wheels are a common reason that sliding screen doors drag and stick. Years of use and dirty tracks take their toll on wheels. Get your sliders operating smoothly once again. Remove the screen door by lifting it out of the frame with a screwdriver. Replace the old wheels with new ones purchased at a hardware or home … [Read more...]

Pocket Door Installation in a Home Remodel You may believe you thought of everything in your home renovation design, but have you considered the potential of pocket doors? A-1 On Track provides many types of pocket door installations in home remodels. Pocket doors were hugely popular around the turn of the 20th century and are making a comeback with homeowners. Because pocket doors slide into the wall when open, they are much more practical than hinged doors when space is at a premium. Pocket doors are ideal for Jack-and-Jill bathrooms, for example, where a couple of swinging doors would eat up valuable space. Pocket doors also save space in closets or small rooms. Pocket doors make great room dividers, too. You may expand your dining area to accommodate twice as many people by installing pocket doors into your adjacent living area. Closing the doors makes for a more intimate experience. New construction, or a home remodel in which floor plans are being reconfigured, … [Read more...]

Benefits of Installing a Pet Door for Your Dog or Cat You owe it to yourself - and your dog or cat - to install a door that gives them the freedom to come and go. Some of the benefits of providing pet doors for your furry friends: Easy access to the outdoors for your pet. With a pet door, your dog or cat can easily head outside when the urge arises, avoiding an indoor accident. Also, animals that are cooped up inside all day can become bored and listless. A dog or cat with access to even a small yard or outdoor area will get exercise and stimulation even when you’re away from home. Who let the dogs out? Not you. A pet door means you don’t have to get up in the middle of the night or during a favorite TV show to open the door and let the dog or cat outside. A pet door also takes the worry out of being at work each day and unable to let the animals out. Less reliance on kenneling. Leaving pets at a kennel while you are on vacation can be expensive and traumatic … [Read more...]

Sliding Doors Make Life Better. Here’s Why Designers and architects are discovering what early-20th-century homeowners understood: sliding doors can make life better. Here’s why: Sliders make ingenious room dividers. Many homes built in the early 1900s were outfitted with sliding doors and pocket doors. Homeowners used the doors to quickly and easily change an expansive room into a cozy, private space. The concept still works today. Want to take a quick catnap, away from the rest of the family? Leave the clatter behind by closing off your own area. Quality sliding doors, when shut, are excellent at blocking sound. Families with children can block a room full of toys from visitors, or let the children be as noisy as they wish. Conversely, opening sliding doors joins two rooms, making it easier to accommodate a large dinner party or any other type of gathering. Pocket-style sliders are space-savers. An overlooked benefit of sliding doors is the fact they take up less space … [Read more...]