Patio Door Guide | Review and Compare Major Door Brands

Brennan's Guide for Patio Door Brands

Whether you’ve got experience with major home improvement projects or are looking for a little guidance the snippets below will walk you through some of the door manufacturers we trust and many of their patio door styles.

All of these brands are some that we carry so while we may be a bit biased we’ve been in this business for 40 years and know that these are also some of the best exterior door manufacturers in the business.

CENTOR – WEILAND – ANDERSEN – MILGARD – WEATHER

Centor

Centor Integrated Folding Door
Centor XO Sliding Door
Centor Cornerless Folding Door
Centor XOX Sliding Door
Centor Double-Swing Door
Centor Single Door

Weiland

Weiland Liftslide Door
Weiland Standard Bifold Door
Weiland Beefy Bifold Door
Weiland French Door
Weiland Pivot Door

Andersen

Andersen MultiGlide Door
Andersen Folding Door Glass Wall
Andersen Frenchwood Hinged Patio Door
Andersen Frenchwood Gliding Patio Doors

Milgard

***As of 2020, Milgard is no longer available in the State of Texas

Milgard Style Line Series Sliding Patio Doors
Milgard Pocket Moving Glass Walls
Bi-Fold Moving Glass Walls
Stacking Moving Glass Walls

Weathertight

Weathertight Mahogany Folding Doors
Weathertight Fiberglass Folding Doors
Weathertight Aluminum Clad Folding Doors

^{Centor Integrated Folding Door with Vanishing Screen}

CENTOR

Centor is known for developing the world’s first fully-integrated doors. Centor doors make inside-outside living easy. Unlike other doors, Centor doors have a vanishing screen and shade that disappear into the doorframe. No need for additional insect screens or heavy drapes, these doors have those included so you know they fit physically and aesthetically.

Centor doors

Centor Integrated Folding Door

Spans up to 30’ wide
Clean design, gallery-quality frame
Natural wood interior with aluminum exterior or aluminum inside and out
Hurricane rated approved by Florida DBPR

Centor XO Sliding Door

Two-panel configuration
Spans up to 14’ wide
Natural wood interior and aluminum exterior
Hurricane rated approved by Florida DBPR

Centor Cornerless Folding Door

Open up the corner of your home
Each opening can span up to 15’
Available in 2-5 panels on each side
Natural wood interior and aluminum exterior

Centor XOX Sliding Door

Frameless fixed center panel with sliding doors on each side
Symmetrical design for in and out access

Centor Double-swing Door

Equal-sized operable panels
Available up to 6’ wide and 9’ tall

Centor Single Door

Hidden hardware for gallery-like panels
Spans up to 4’ wide and 9’ 5” tall
Wood interior and aluminum exterior

^{Weiland Liftslide Door; the doors on the right are configured to open from the center in two directions.}

WEILAND

Weiland has over 25 years of experience in the windows and doors business. They began crafting sliding doors and windows for architects, builders, and designers and continue pushing the bounds of design and functionality today. Weiland is the leader in LiftSlide style doors.

Weiland is also a member of Andersen's family of products.

Weiland Doors

Weiland Liftslide Door

Indoor-outdoor lifestyle door
Weather rated 3/16” tall flush track
Spans up to 16’ tall and
Countless configurations in the corner, curved, and pocket systems

Weiland Standard Bifold Door

Sleek European design
Spans up to 10’ high with 3’ wide panels
Can be made to fold inward or outward
Available in wood, aluminum, and aluminum-clad

Weiland Beefy Bifold Door

Heavy-duty profile
Spans up to 13.5’ tall
Center-pivoting

Weiland French Door

Swinging door
Available in aluminum, aluminum exterior with wood interior, or all wood
Spans up to 13’ tall and 42” wide

Weiland Pivot Door

Doors rotate on a pivot box to swing in, out, or both in and out
Panel sizes up to 9’ X 11’
ADA compliant

Andersen Folding Door from Brennan Enterprises in Dallas.

^{Andersen Folding Door Glass Wall}

ANDERSEN

Andersen is one of the largest and most well-known window and door manufacturers in North America and as such, they have many options for patio doors. In this article, we’ll only feature a select few of Andersen patio doors.

Andersen Doors

Andersen MultiGlide Door

Available in stacking or pocket system
Can be configured to open in one or two directions
Spans up to 25’ wide and 10” tall, panels up to 60” wide
Available in aluminum or aluminum-clad wood

Andersen Folding Door Glass Wall

Spans up to 48’ wide by 10’ tall
Aluminum-clad exterior with wood interior

Andersen Frenchwood Hinged Patio Door

The Frenchwood Hinged Patio Door is their best-selling French patio door
Available in 2- and 3-panel configurations
Custom sizes available
Other French doors are available in the A-Series, E-Series, and 200 Series

Andersen Frenchwood Gliding Patio Doors

The Frenchwood gliding door is also one of Andersen’s bestsellers
Available in 2- and 4-panel configurations
Custom sizes available
Vinyl-clad exterior with wood interior
Andersen makes gliding doors in their A-Series, E-Series, 200 Series, and 100 Series

^{Milgard Bi-Fold Moving Glass Wall in bronze}

MILGARD

The Milgards have been in the glass, window, and door business since the late 1950s, that’s 60 years now. As Milgard has grown its products it has also expanded its reach by adding manufacturing, sales, and service locations across the West and South West United States. Milgard, like Andersen, has several product lines and carries different styles of patio doors in each so this article will only cover a select few.

Milgard Doors

Milgard Style Line Series Sliding Patio Doors

Clean lines
Narrow Frame
Two-panel configuration

Milgard Pocket Moving Glass Walls

Panel slides into the wall
Available in aluminum and aluminum-clad wood
Full weather-stripped structural interlock system for energy efficiency

Bi-Fold Moving Glass Walls

Panels fold on top of adjacent panels to open
Available in custom and standard sizes
Aluminum frames

Stacking Moving Glass Walls

Panels slide to stack on top of the first when open
Available in aluminum and aluminum-clad wood

^{Weathertight Mahogany Folding Doors}

WEATHERTIGHT

Weathertight Folding Doors, also known as Door Innovations, is a manufacturing company based out of Houston, Texas. This company makes bi-folding door systems for residential and commercial spaces. Weathertight folding doors make doors in several sizes and also installs curved folding door walls and corner folding door walls.

Weathertight Doors

Weathertight Mahogany Folding Doors

Also available in Alder, Red Oak, Reclaimed Fir and other wood species
Five options for thresholds, ADA threshold is also available
Available in custom sizes

Weathertight Fiberglass Folding Doors

Available textured or smooth
Exterior cladding is a polymer blended with fiberglass
Available in 6’8” and 8’ heights
Can be painted with any exterior or interior paint

Weathertight Aluminum Clad Folding Doors

Aluminum exterior with wood interior
Standard exterior colors are

This list is not fully inclusive and more can be found on each product manufacturer’s website.

On our own website, you’ll find that we only list products from each manufacturer that are most popular with our local customers. If you are interested in purchasing one of these or others from these manufacturers through Brennan we can certainly be of service to you, please reach out to us by clicking “FREE ESTIMATE” at the top of this page to fill out a contact form.

You can also give us a call and we’ll be here to help during regular business hours (please leave us a message if calling after hours, we will respond within the next business day).

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