Excel Doors
Patio Doors
Sliding or hinged French style. The door to your deck or yard should glide easy, lock solid, and seal tight against the cold. We make sure it does.
Patio doors take a beating — they're big, they get used every day, and an old one drags on the track and leaks cold air. We replace them with sliding or hinged French doors that glide smooth, lock solid, and seal tight.
You get a wide view to the yard and a lot more light. We measure the opening, set the door level so it rolls easy, and seal the frame right. We've been installing them in south-suburb homes since 1982.
Your options
Soft-Lite Kingsroyal
Our go-to sliding patio door. Steel-reinforced, warm-edge Super Spacer, sealed about 5× tighter than the standard — under the same warranty family as our primary Soft-Lite windows.
ProVia Endure
A foam-filled vinyl slider with a U-factor as low as 0.17 and ComforTech warm-edge glazing. Transferable Lifetime Limited warranty, glass breakage included.
ProVia Legacy French
A 20-gauge steel French patio door that swings open for a wider entry — left or right active, with a factory pet-door option.
Pella Lifestyle
The clad-wood option, matched to our Pella window line — sliding, French, or bifold, with integrated between-the-glass blinds.
Sierra Pacific
Premium clad-wood with patented Fusion Technology and 50 cladding colors, when the project calls for it.
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How it works
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Free consultation
We come out, measure the opening, and talk through sliding versus French with samples. You get a clear written proposal — no pressure.
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Order & build
Your door is made to your opening and glass choices. Most orders take a few weeks.
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Install day
Same crews, job after job. Most patio doors go in within a day.
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Walk-through
We check it glides easy and locks solid, clean up, and stand behind the work.
Flexible monthly payments available through Service Finance. See financing options →
Patio Doors — common questions
Sliding or French — which should I get?
Sliding doors save space since nothing swings into the room, and they're easy to work. French doors swing open for a wider entry and a more classic look. We'll help you pick based on your space and how you'll use it.
Why does my old slider drag and leak?
The rollers wear out and the track gets bent, so it drags, and the weatherstripping fails, so it leaks. A new door set level on fresh rollers fixes both — smooth glide and a tight seal.
Can I get blinds inside the glass?
Yes, blinds-between-the-glass is a popular option on patio doors. They stay clean and out of the way. We'll show you the options at the measure.
Is the glass safe and energy-efficient?
Yes. Patio doors use tempered safety glass, and the double-pane units with good seals hold up well against a Chicago winter. We'll go over the glass options with you.
Do you handle the screen too?
Yes, sliding patio doors come with a screen, and we make sure it rolls right before we leave. Hinged doors can take a retractable screen if you want one.
How long does the install take?
Most patio doors go in within a day. We give you a real timeline up front.
What's the warranty?
You get the manufacturer's product warranty plus Excel's labor warranty. The specifics are written into your contract — read them, and ask us anything.
Will the same crew be on my job?
Yes. We send the same crews job after job — low turnover, same faces from start to finish.
Ready When You Are
Let's talk about your patio doors.
A free, no-pressure in-home consultation. We bring the product samples, measure what we need to measure, and leave you with a clear written proposal — not a sales pitch.
