Comparison of sliding patio doors: Smart slide vs lift and slide vs tilt and slide
In this article you can find a comparison of sliding door systems for your client’s patio, and read something about Smart-Slide system.
Here you can compare the prices and find out which sliding door system is worth to recommend to your client, so that you will get profits and satisfied client. You will also check which sliding door can provide that in the future you will have less complaints and less often go to services.
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Aluplast smart-slide patio doors
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Lift and slide patio doors
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Tilt and slide patio doors
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material
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uPVC
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uPVC
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uPVC
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height of threshold after installation
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2.36 in
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almost non-thershold
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2.76 in
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tightness
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high
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average
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high
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U value
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Uw 1.30 W/m2*K
U-Factor 0.23 Btu/h·ft2·F |
Uw 1.28 W/m2*K
U-Factor 0.23 Btu/h·ft2·F |
Uw 1.30 W/m2*K
U-Factor 0.23 Btu/h·ft2·F |
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weight
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303,577 lb
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537,707 lb
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394,407 lb
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risk of complaints
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After proper installation, there is no risk of damages
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After proper installation, there is no risk of damages
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HIGH e.g. problem with improper usage.
High risk of damage of trolleys and rails because of its impurity |
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ease of operating
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easy
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easy
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can cause problems
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dimensions for the comparison
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8 ft 9.5 in x 7 ft 10.5 in
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8 ft 9.5 in x 7 ft 10.5 in
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8 ft 9.5 in x 7 ft 10.5 in
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estimated price for sliding doors with two sashes
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2870 USD
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3740 USD
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2430 USD
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Aluplast Smart-slide – What is it and how it works?
Smart-slide is a new generation of sliding patio doors. How does smart-slide door work?
It’s easy: If you twist your handle up, a sash will move away a bit from the frame, so that you can move it towards the other sash (often immovable) without using much force.
It makes you sure that any of your clients, won’t have any problems with opening the door.
Pros and cons of smart slide doors (for you):
+ pros
- They are failure-free (you will have fewer complaints)
- They are easy to use, so you will not have to waste time commuting to the customer or taking calls from him with basic questions.
- You can install them easily (also during renovation)
- They are definitely lighter than the others and your back will feel it
- They have almost all the functions of lift and slide doors and are cheaper than them (you will earn 30% more)
– cons
- They do not tilt, so they will not be a good choice when your client cares about it.
Smart Slide are lighter than other systems from our comparison.
Pros and cons of smart slide doors (for your client):
+ pros
- A good choice when you don’t want to overpay (they have the same features as lift and slide and are cheaper)
- They will have no problems opening and closing them (they are easy to use)
- They will not have drafts and will not hear wind whistling – the door is tight
– cons
- They have a high threshold (lower than the tilt and slide), but it can be an obstacle for people in wheelchairs or for small children.
Lift and slide patio doors – How it works?
Lift and slide doors are a premium, high-quality product intended for a client with a more affluent wallet. Lift and slide are more expensive than smart-slide by almost 50%, and twice as expensive than tilt and slide. The maximum size of one lift and slide door sash is 9 ft 10.11 in x 8 ft 10.30 in, white color.
Check a list of lift and slide patio doors
Pros and cons of lift and slide patio doors (for you):
+ pros
- They have a high price and you will earn more
- They are easy to use (you will have fewer complaints)
– cons
- They are heavy, which makes you and your employees much more tired during transport and assembly
- The assembly is much more complicated (you need to know point zero when measuring)
Pros and cons of lift and slide doors (for your client):
+ pros
- Will not slip – the door is practically thresholdless
- They will have a brighter interior
- lift and slide are larger than the other doors
- It will save space in the living room, which will allow the way the door opens
– cons
- They may have problems with their operation – the door is heavy
- It has a high price (it is almost 50% more expensive than smart-slide and twice as expensive as tilt and slide)
Tilt and slide patio doors – How it works?
We can make tilt and slide on any uPVC profile. They differ from an ordinary patio doors mainly in the type of hardware. Thanks to them, after turning the handle from the closed position, you can extend the sash into the room, and then you can move it to the side. You can also open the door.
Check a list of tilt and slide doors
Learn about top-ranked aluminum lift&slide doors
Pros and cons of tilt and slide doors (for you):
+ pros
- You will buy them cheaper (they are twice cheaper than lift and slide)
- They are a good choice for a customer with a low budget
- They are easy to install
– cons
- There is a high risk of complaint
- If your customers haven’t had contact with them before, they may have a problem with service.
Pros and cons of tilt and slide doors (for your client):
+ pros
- A good choice if he cares about displacement
- Will buy them at a good price
- Will save space when arranging the living room
- Will have a brighter interior
– cons
- They’re not a good choice if he has a small child at home, a disabled person, or just doesn’t want the hassle of going in and out – they have a high threshold
- Will have a problem with opening
- They look unsightly from the inside
Learn about top-ranked aluminum lift&slide doors
SUMMARY
To sum up our comparison of three sliding systems, we can easily point out a winner.
Why do we think that smart – slide doors is the best choice for you?
According to debesto.com expert you should definitely recommend smart – slide to your client, due to their easy usage.
They are the lightest of all three compared systems, so you during transport and installation and your client when using it, won’t get tired too fast.
Smart-slide is very similar to lift and slide, but it’s cheaper. So if your client doesn’t care about big glazings, this kind of sliding doors is suitable for him.
There is a one exception. Smart-slide won’t be a good idea, if your client absolutely wants to tilt his doors, because they don’t have this function.
However, if your client has a low budget and tilt isn’t as important for him, and he is considering buying tilt and slide, try to recommend him smart-slide instead. Difference in price isn’t as high (about 20%) and smart-slide has a lot more advantages.
Why you should sell and install smart-slide sliding door?
Benefits for your company:
Door is failure-free -You will have less complaints
Smart-slide sliding doors is easy and comfortable in use. There is technically nothing to break down. If you will install it in a right way, you won’t have to make any complaints. It will save money and time.
Door is light – You can install it easily
To make our comparison even more clear for you, all sliding doors here have the same size 8 ft 9.51 in x 7 ft 10.49 in. It turns out that smart-slide is four times lighter than tilt and slide and almost two times lighter than lift and slide. As you can see smart-slide system is the lightest from all of them.
SUMMARY
To sum up our comparison of three sliding systems, we can easily point out a winner.
Why do we think that smart – slide doors is the best choice for you?
According to debesto.com expert you should definitely recommend smart – slide to your client, due to their easy usage.
They are the lightest of all three compared systems, so you during transport and installation and your client when using it, won’t get tired too fast.
Smart-slide is very similar to lift and slide, but it’s cheaper. So if your client doesn’t care about big glazings, this kind of sliding doors is suitable for him.
There is a one exception. Smart-slide won’t be a good idea, if your client absolutely wants to tilt his doors, because they don’t have this function.
However, if your client has a low budget and tilt isn’t as important for him, and he is considering buying tilt and slide, try to recommend him smart-slide instead. Difference in price isn’t as high (about 20%) and smart-slide has a lot more advantages.
Why you should sell and install smart-slide sliding door?
Benefits for your company:
Door is failure-free -You will have less complaints
Smart-slide sliding doors is easy and comfortable in use. There is technically nothing to break down. If you will install it in a right way, you won’t have to make any complaints. It will save money and time.
Door is light – You can install it easily
To make our comparison even more clear for you, all sliding doors here have the same size 2680 x 2400. It turns out that smart-slide is four times lighter than tilt and slide and almost two times lighter than lift and slide. As you can see smart-slide system is the lightest from all of them.
Why you should sell and install lift and slide door?
You will have less complaints
Lift and slide doors similarly to the smart-slide are so comfortable and reliable in use that technically there is nothing to break down. If you install it in a right way you won’t have any complaints. As a result you will safe your money and time.
You will earn more
Through relatively high price of lift and slide patio door you will earn much more, if your client decides to buy it. Client who is able to buy the most expensive patio door that he can get nowadays on the market, should accept a quite high price of a product without any doubts.
How to convince your client to buy lift and slide doors?
More space when rearraning his living room
In the attached picture you can see another advantage of lift and slide doors. Choosing lift and slide doors, your client will save space in his home. As in the case of smart-slide patio doors, opening the door does not require opening the sashes, which would “enter” deeply into the living space.
When your client opens a classic balcony door, the sashes will open inwards and take up space unnecessarily.
Lighter room through a narrow frame
Lift and slide system provides you getting the largest glazings. Where one sash is in white color, in size up to 9 ft 10.11 in x 8 ft 10.3 in and made of plastic uPVC. Thanks to a narrow frame in lift and slide patio doors your client can have brighter room in contrast to a standard door.
He won’t slip when going to the patio
Lift and slide doors are safe to use. Low (only 1.89 in high) and embedded in the floor threshold will make entering and leaving the room much easier , and prevent your client from slipping.
Why you should sell and install tilt and slide patio doors?
It’s cheaper
Primarilly tilt and slide is cheaper than all systems mentioned above. You will pay twice as much for lift and slide. This type of tilt and slide door is cheap, so it will be a good choice for clients who prefer not to spend much money on it, and would like to have more light and space in their houses.
You will install them exactly like a standard window
You can install tilt and slide doors like a standard uPVC window, in an easy way. You won’t have to train your workers once again.
Why you shouldn’t sell and install tilt and slide doors:
A high risk that you will have many complaints
By selling tilt and slide doors you have to remember that there is a high risk of more frequent complaints. Clients by using their door improperly can damage rails and trolley system. Both mechanisms can easily get dirty and as a result cause failures.
Client can have problems with closing and opening the door.
If your customers have never had contact with tilt and slide doors before, they may have difficulties handling them, which will make them call with time-consuming questions.
By turning the handle from the closed position, the customer will first have to force the sash into the room and then move it to the side.
How to convince your client to buy tilt and slide doors?
It’s much better than a standard patio door and the price is only a little bit higher:
Despite of the fact that in the market you can find better options, tilt and slide doors takes less space than a standard patio door. Door has larger glazings, so that your client will have lighter room. Accordingly he will have an opportunity to buy tilt and slide doors in a lower price.
He won’t have any drafts
The great advantage of tilt and slide patio doors is their high tightness. Thanks to it, your client, even with strong gusts of wind, will not feel that it is “blowing” from the patio doors.
