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Convert patio wall to french doors

last year

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How much does it cost to convert a wall to french glass doors roughly? Need to break down the exterior wall opening up to the garden and install glass sliding doors.

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Sonia
last year
You really need to get some quotes in from window companies as it will depend on so many things.
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User
last year
French doors or sliding doors? They are different things.
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Eileen Nixon
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Without sounding patronising. Do you mean French doors I.e. doors that are fixed to either wall and open usually outward from the middle, or sliding doors that are usually, one fixed door usually glass and the the other glass door usually moves either in front or behind to open, or do you mean the large glass doors that concertina to reveal a massive open space. The cost is so different for each item and you would have to take into account the different building work to carry out each job. You need to get it clear in your mind what you want to avoid any costly mistakes. Good luck
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