30' Long Sliding Glass Door

[jar546]

This is someone common in higher-end homes, some even bigger. The sliders are rated for hurricane impact and for the appropriate wind pressures in a 170mph wind zone. As you can see, there was a bit of a mistake pouring the slab that had to be corrected.

 

[tmurray]

We're having issue finding larger doors like this meeting the water penetration requirements in the amalgamated fenestration standard. Are you seeing similar issues?

 

[jar546]

We're having issue finding larger doors like this meeting the water penetration requirements in the amalgamated fenestration standard. Are you seeing similar issues?

all exterior windows and doors have to earn a FL rating or Miami Dade rating which involves going through testing. By the time it gets approval for installation, it’s already been tested. Normally the water intrusion is an installation issue, but there is always some level of water that is allowed to penetrate. There is no expectation that this is completely watertight.

 

[tmurray]

all exterior windows and doors have to earn a FL rating or Miami Dade rating which involves going through testing. By the time it gets approval for installation, it’s already been tested. Normally the water intrusion is an installation issue, but there is always some level of water that is allowed to penetrate. There is no expectation that this is completely watertight.

Is that certification similar to the AAMA/WDMA/CSA A440/I.S.2/101 standard (or whatever it's called if my memory is not working on a Friday afternoon). Minimum water penetration pressure here is 260Pa. We were seeing a lot of doors falling short in the high 100Pa range.

 

[brokenkeys]

These super wide openings have larger than normal tracks, which sometimes don't fit in standard thickness walls... easy to fix on the slab, not so much at the head. Even three tracks are often wider than a standard 8" CMU wall.

Here's a link to one I used recently: https://www.floridabuilding.org/upload/PR_Instl_Docs/FL34003_R10_II_EWS015 SS 2023-10-19.pdf

These meet water infiltration with internal drains, which also has to be coordinated. There's another version without drains that requires a step and some other elements that are not appropriate for the sensitive eyes of billionaires.

 

[steveray]

My sister did one on the back of her home overlooking the lake.....Same inspector that approved the HVAC replacement from 80' away probably inspected it.....It's had its share of issues, but I don't think leaks..