Ada Compliant Aluminum Sliding Glass Doors

Make sure the sliding door has an ada compliant handle.

Ada compliant aluminum sliding glass doors.

Our 8100 series sliding glass doors are impact and non impact panels that ride on one or more tracks. Unlike a traditional door that swings outward sliding doors move along the wall revealing the total width of the doorway without any worry that it will prevent access. Tapered glass stops can be used on doors without a bottom rail or 10 inch kick plate. All aluminum storefront doors must have a 10 inch bottom rail.

Our doors have less than 3lbs of push pressure which is well under the 5lb max for ada compliance. Windoor sliding glass doors offer one of the largest certified panels. Clear width is 32 inches 815 mm minimum measured from the end of the door to the face of the doorstop. Our frameless glass doors offer doorways with no lower track.

This technology offers a huge advantage in terms of ada americans with disabilities act compliance. Considerations for compliance include clearance thresholds door opening force hardware and maneuvering space. Shows the same dimension as 24 a with a hinged door. We offer custom panel configurations including pocketing panels and non pocketing panels as well as corner doors.

Milgard has over 50 years of experience manufacturing windows and doors. Panic hardware is also available upon request. Openings more than 24 in 610 mm in depth shall comply with 4 2 1 and 4 3 3. Our ada compliant accessories make it easy for everyone to enter and leave a space whenever needed.

Commercial terrace doors are often used in hotels restaurants and clothing boutiques. Looking at our products unlike hinged doors sliding doors do not require any extra space for the door to open. As mentioned by americans with disabilities act ada and federal fair housing act ffha. They roll smoothly by themselves or with additional panel layouts.

Commercial systems can be ada compliant and equipped with standard push pull hardware and locking mechanisms. Ada thresholds are only optional on milgard s inswing and outswing hinged patio doors not on milgard sliding doors. Considerations for exterior doors. Designed to meet 3 4 door threshold requirements for sliding doors as referenced in ansi a117 1 cannot be used with optional raised threshold.

Sliding doors are a unique solution to ensuring that doors are ada compliant. Verify the tracks are clean and free from dirt and debris. It also offers full lifetime warranties its windows and doors. Sliding doors are exempt from this rule as are tempered glass doors without stiles whose bottom rail is tapered to 60 degrees.