FRENCH-STYLE SLIDING PATIO DOOR

FRENCH-STYLE SLIDING PATIO DOOR

FW&D announces a new style in sliding patio doors. Alside, a leading manufacturer of windows, introduces the Promenade™ French-Style Sliding Patio Door. The new premium patio door is designed to function flawlessly, protecting homes from inclement weather and reducing energy loss without taking up the space of traditional in-swing French doors. The patio doors also allow an abundance of natural sunlight into the home – what many homeowners desire when choosing a patio door.



“French-style doors are a popular design choice for many consumers,” said Robert Schindler, senior vice president of marketing for Associated Materials, Inc., Alside’s parent company. “The challenge is that they require a considerable amount of space to operate. With this new patio door design, Alside has made it easy for homeowners to capture that same elegant appearance in a space-saving sliding door design.”

The doors’ 5" top, 7" bottom and 3" side rails feature mortised joints that help to achieve the traditional “French door” character and charm. For easy, quiet operation of the door panel, these patio doors are developed with a steel tandem roller system with nylon-encased steel wheels. Promenade patio doors require little maintenance; will never need painting; and are made with premium vinyl that won’t chip, peel, crack or warp.

Designed with energy efficiency in mind, dual internal and external weatherstripping on the patio doors provide improved energy-efficiency performance. Alside also offers ENERGY STAR® qualified ClimaTech® insulated glass package options that help reduce the transfer of heat and cold, leading to improved energy savings year round.

Promenade French-Style Sliding Patio Doors are available in 2-, 3- or 4-panel configurations. Homeowners can choose from a white or beige door and a collection of decorative glass options. For added visual appeal, cut or polished V-grooved glass patterns and six elegant handle styles also are available.

For additional information on Promenade French-Style Sliding Patio Doors or other Alside products, please contact FW&D or visit www.alside.com.

Starting in mid March, Fairlington Window & Door is proud to begin a new ad campaign throughout Northern Virginia which includes, but is not limited to the Watergate at Landmark, All Fairlington Bulletin, Daventry and more. As some of you will see the ad in black and white, we want to share with you the color version and at the same time, thank our friend Carlos Durkin of DesignSomething for the excellent work in putting this together for us. Tell us what you think?

Basement Remodel by FW&D

Mr. and Mrs. B called FW&D to construct a finished workout area in their unfinished basement in Burke VA... Click the image to read the whole story.

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We do, Kitchen Remodeling, Bathrooms, Roofing, Doors, and more.

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Santa Claus is coming to town...

Tis' the season for heavy coats, warm drinks, lit fireplaces, Christmas Trees and of course, SANTA!



FW&D spent some time with the jolly man in red, singing carols, taking pictures, and bringing huge grins to ecstatic children (and those still young at heart).

Perhaps he needed to perform a last minute check on our local traffic patterns prior to the big night. Nevertheless, Santa took time out of his busy December schedule to come to Northern Virginia, and FW&D was there to greet him and show him around.

Some of our friends were surprised to see him so far South this close to Christmas, but Santa was confident that things were well in order for the deliveries he would soon be making.

FW&D would like to wish you all the Merriest of Merry Christmases and the Happiest of Happy New Years!

This blog article is from FW&D. 

We do Kitchen Remodeling, Bathrooms, Roofing, and more.

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BURKE REMODEL STONE WORK

A quick post to update the photo catalog on the Burke Remodel. The stone has been installed and a few feet of the Bruce flooring laid.

BURKE REMODEL WEEK 2 FRIDAY

Just a quick note today to display the picture with the cabinets set in place. Next week we install the stone facing around the fireplace. Stay tuned for progress updates.

BURKE REMODEL WEEK 2

It's been a week since I posted an update on the Burke Virginia remodel. In that time we installed or made changes to quite a few items that don't show well pictorially. Those items are changing the basement lights from a pull cord to a wall switch, making minor changes in the powder room, adding electrical service to the living room, add wiring circuit for surround sound system, running new electric circuits to the den, run a new gas line to the fireplace in the den, and wait for inspection on new gas and electric service lines. After inspection we cover up or drywall the areas, add a lintel and firebrick to the fireplace to accomodate the size of the new custom fireplace screen , and start setting cabinets. Now it looks like we're making progress but in reality we did get a lot of small time consuming projects completed. Once we get the cabinets set we'll install the stone veneer on the fireplace, new fire rated door to garage, new hardwood floors and a paint job. Stay tuned for updated pictures.

BURKE REMODEL DAY 2

Day 2 at the Burke Remodel and our primary goal was to get the trench cut to install the electric conduit for the floor outlet being installed in the den. This is no easy task cutting a concrete floor but with the proper power tools and planning the job is accomplished.

BURKE REMODEL

Well the day has finally arrived when all of the materials that were
ordered have been shipped and received and FW&D LLC could schedule the start of an interesting remodel project located in Burke, Virginia. We are going to transform the den into a much more user friendly family space. The homeowners want to remove the 70’s looking brick and replace it with stone, add cabinetry and bookcases on each side of the fireplace, add a gas fireplace starter, wire the cabinets for cable TV, sound surround audio system, and separate electrical circuits. We will also add a floor electrical receptacle, install hardwood flooring, and a new fire rated door from the den to the garage.

Let’s get started on the demo. First we seal the the work area from the living area with a plastic wall. Then we start removing the brick from the end wall. The brick will be recycled and incorporated into an outdoor project. A friend asked if he could have the firewood storage box and we told him we could move that to his house with no problem. As this FW&D remodel project progresses we will update the blog site. We hope you come back to visit often.