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A sliding patio door replacement in Carrollton typically runs $2,800-$5,400 installed for a standard 72×80 vinyl glider, including haul-away of the old unit. That number moves when the opening is out of square, the flashing has failed, or the city wants a permit pulled because structural framing got touched. Our crews serve Carrollton homeowners directly, and a live person answers at (888) 635-0804 any hour you call.
We have worked the neighborhoods between Keller Springs Road, Josey Lane, Roundrock Road, and the Greenbelt long enough to know the houses. Not as a map, but as buildings. The 1978 ranch over in 75006 with the original aluminum slider. The two-story off Hebron Parkway where the patio door binds every July. Carrollton has a specific set of problems, and they have less to do with the door than with what the door is mounted in.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Carrollton’s Preferred Sliding & Patio Doors Company
TruePane is run by Dale Kessler, a second-generation glazier who founded the company in 2008 on a rule that still governs every install: if the pane is not true, the job is not done. We are not the cheapest bid you will get for Sliding & Patio Doors. We are the last call you need to make on one. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, we pull permits when the city requires them, and every job gets both manufacturer warranty layers registered in writing before the truck leaves your driveway.
Carrollton homeowners tend to call us after they have lived with a sticking door for two or three summers. They remember the last contractor. They want the work done right the first time by a company that will still answer the phone in ten years. That is who we are. We train apprentices into journeymen, we hire local, and we sponsor county fairs and church roof funds because we plan to be in town in thirty years.
One thing Carrollton specifically requires is patience with the ground. More on that below. The short version: a door that suddenly will not latch in late spring is usually not a door problem. It is a Blackland Prairie clay problem. Our crews check for it before they touch a fastener.
Our Sliding & Patio Doors Services in Carrollton
Patio Sliding Doors
A standard two-panel sliding door in Carrollton runs $2,800-$5,400 installed, with three-panel configurations landing between $4,200 and $7,800 depending on width and glass package. Older 75006 ranches often have a 72×80 rough opening that has shifted out of square, which means the frame needs to be shimmed, resquared, and reflashed before the new door goes in. We write that allowance into the quote up front, not as a change order after the drywall is off. Carrollton slab homes on clay soil move. A door that ignores the movement will stick again by the next summer.
Panoramic Sliding Systems
Panoramic sliding systems replace a whole wall with glass panels that stack or pocket, and in Carrollton they typically run $1,200-$2,000 per linear foot of glass. That is a five-figure install on most homes, and it demands a structural header, not a cosmetic one. On older ranch layouts with a narrow wall between the living room and patio, we will tell you honestly whether the span will work without a steel beam. Sometimes it does. Sometimes the house will not carry it. We would rather refuse a job than install something that sags.
Heavy-Duty Sliding Doors
For homeowners in 75007 and 75010 who want a sliding door that will hold a multi-panel glass wall or simply survive grandchildren slamming it for twenty years, heavy-duty rolling systems start around $3,500 and go up with door weight and hardware grade. We roller-wheel-balance these doors on site and set them to travel square even when the slab is not perfectly level. A tilted track will eat rollers in months in Carrollton. We set the track so it will not.
Pocket & Barn Doors
Pocket doors in older Carrollton homes often hide a failing wall: the header was undersized when the house was built in 1979, and the door has been scraping its floor track ever since. We rebuild the pocket opening properly, then install a door that rides smooth and closes square. Pocket door replacement runs $1,800-$3,700 depending on whether the wall cavity needs reframing. Barn doors start around $900 installed and are the right call when the wall will not carry a pocket.
Screen Door Installation
A sliding screen door in Carrollton runs $400-$950 installed, and the cheap ones are not worth your time. The aluminum screen frames sold at big-box stores warp in one Texas summer. We install extruded frames with tension-adjustable rollers that will hold their shape on a 105 degree July afternoon. We also re-screen existing doors for less than replacing them when the frame is still square.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Carrollton
TruePane is an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, including, PGT, and CGI. For Carrollton homeowners, we frequently quote Andersen 200 Series, Marvin Elevate, and PGT gliders side by side on paper so you see exactly what you are buying and what each warranty actually covers. We stock rollers, tracks, locks, and weatherstripping for the common older models still in 75006 and 75007 homes, which means most hardware repairs do not wait on a parts shipment.
Common Sliding & Patio Doors Problems We See in Carrollton Homes
- The door sticks every spring but slides fine by August. Blackland Prairie clay swells when wet, lifting the slab under the threshold. The opening goes trapezoidal, the door binds at the top corner. Replacing the door without noting the movement guarantees a callback.
- Fog between the panes in a 1970s aluminum slider. The original seal fails silently. Argon escapes, condensation forms, and the glass U-factor more than doubles. Most homeowners never even notice the hairline hail crack that started it.
- Roller wheels wearing out every few months. That is not a hardware problem. It is a track that is no longer level because the slab moved. New rollers on a tilted track are a temporary fix and a waste of money.
- The lock stile no longer meets the jamb. After forty years of triple-digit expansion and freezing contraction, aluminum frames warp off their track. The door will not lock, and no amount of adjusting the strike plate will fix it. The frame is done.
Pricing for Sliding & Patio Doors in Carrollton, TX
Here are honest ranges for Carrollton’s market as of this season. A patio sling replacement: $2,800-$5,400. A heavy-duty or multi-panel door: $3,500-$8,500. A panoramic system: $1,200-$2,000 per linear foot. Pocket door rebuild: $1,800-$3,700. Screen door: $400-$950. What pushes a job to the top of the range is almost always framing: a rough opening that has shifted out of square on clay soil, rotted sill framing that needs replacement, or a header that does not meet code once the wall is open. We write framing allowances into the quote, line by line, before work begins. No surprise line items on the bill. Call (888) 635-0804 to schedule your free estimate and we will measure the opening twice and walk you through the numbers straight.
We Also Serve Cities Near Carrollton
Our crews work daily in Carrollton and the surrounding metro. If you are in Coppell, Lewisville, Plano, or Irving, we install the same doors with the same warranty paperwork. Same crews, same Keystone Standard, same phone number. Call (888) 635-0804 and a live person answers.
Serving Carrollton, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Carrollton area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Sliding & Patio Doors in Carrollton
That is seasonal slab heave, not a hardware problem. The Blackland Prairie clay under your foundation swells when spring rain saturates it, lifts the slab under the threshold, and racks the frame out of plumb. The door binds. When the ground dries in summer, the clay shrinks and the door slides again. A replacement door installed without accounting for that movement will bind again within a year. We check foundation movement before we touch a fastener. Call (888) 635-0804 and we will measure your slab and door frame together.
In most cases, yes, but you are replacing glass in a frame that has already warped. A 1978 aluminum slider in 75006 has 45 years of thermal expansion and contraction behind it. The frame is rarely square anymore. Glass-only replacement runs roughly $650-$1,200 per panel, but if the frame is warped or the track is tilted, the new glass rides on the same bad geometry. We will tell you honestly whether a full door replacement is the better use of your money. Estimates are free at (888) 635-0804.
Yes, when the work touches structural framing, Carrollton requires a permit and inspection. Any patio door larger than a like-for-like swap in the same opening typically triggers it. When the permit is pulled, the inspector checks the header, the flashing, and the anchoring. On many 1970s and early 1980s homes, the original header does not meet current code once the wall is open, and we have to reframe it. That is a real cost, and we price it up front as a written allowance, not a surprise after demolition. Pull permits, pass inspections, that is how we work. Call (888) 635-0804 and we will walk you through what your specific opening will require.
It depends on the wall. Many 1970s Carrollton ranches have a load-bearing wall between the living room and patio that is only 8 to 10 inches thick. A four-panel panoramic system needs a header that can carry the roof load across a much wider span. Sometimes we can install a steel beam. Sometimes the wall will not carry it without major structural work that doubles the cost. We do not oversell this product. We measure, we calculate the load, and we give you a straight answer. If it will not work, we will tell you before you spend a dollar.
If your current door is an original aluminum single-pane slider, yes. Those units have no meaningful air seal and their glass U-factor is roughly 1.0 or worse. A new dual-pane low-E slider brings that down to around 0.30, which means your air conditioner is no longer fighting a four-by-seven-foot hole in the wall every afternoon. In a Carrollton summer, that is a measurable difference on your July and August bills. It will also stop the draft in winter. Call (888) 635-0804 for a free estimate and we will show you the actual numbers for your door.
Contact TruePane Windows & Doors in Carrollton
If you are tired of fighting a patio door that sticks, fogs, or will not lock, call us. A live person answers 24 hours a day at (888) 635-0804. We will schedule a free estimate, measure your opening twice, and give you a written line-item quote with framing allowances stated before any work begins. If the pane is not true, the job is not done. That is the standard, and it is in writing.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Carrollton with a second-generation glazier’s eye for square openings and honest framing allowances.