Ada Compliant Aluminum Sliding Glass Doors

Our doors have less than 3lbs of push pressure which is well under the 5lb max for ada compliance.

Ada compliant aluminum sliding glass doors.

Commercial systems can be ada compliant and equipped with standard push pull hardware and locking mechanisms. Verify the tracks are clean and free from dirt and debris. 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. Our 8100 series sliding glass doors are impact and non impact panels that ride on one or more tracks.

Considerations for compliance include clearance thresholds door opening force hardware and maneuvering space. Ada thresholds are only optional on milgard s inswing and outswing hinged patio doors not on milgard sliding doors. Windoor sliding glass doors offer one of the largest certified panels. All aluminum storefront doors must have a 10 inch bottom rail.

Commercial terrace doors are often used in hotels restaurants and clothing boutiques. We offer custom panel configurations including pocketing panels and non pocketing panels as well as corner doors. Openings more than 24 in 610 mm in depth shall comply with 4 2 1 and 4 3 3. Looking at our products unlike hinged doors sliding doors do not require any extra space for the door to open.

Milgard has over 50 years of experience manufacturing windows and doors. Sliding doors are a unique solution to ensuring that doors are ada compliant. This technology offers a huge advantage in terms of ada americans with disabilities act compliance. Designed to meet 3 4 door threshold requirements for sliding doors as referenced in ansi a117 1 cannot be used with optional raised threshold.

It also offers full lifetime warranties its windows and doors. Tapered glass stops can be used on doors without a bottom rail or 10 inch kick plate. Panic hardware is also available upon request. Shows the same dimension as 24 a with a hinged door.

They roll smoothly by themselves or with additional panel layouts. Sliding doors are exempt from this rule as are tempered glass doors without stiles whose bottom rail is tapered to 60 degrees. Our frameless glass doors offer doorways with no lower track. Our ada compliant accessories make it easy for everyone to enter and leave a space whenever needed.

Considerations for exterior doors. According to richard rinka technical manager of standards and industry affairs for the american architectural manufacturers association in schaumburg ill sliding glass doors need to have a width of 6 6 and height of 78 to meet the minimum requirements. Sliding door threshold requirement is based on ansi a117 1 referencing type a accessible units. Clear width is 32 inches 815 mm minimum measured from the end of the door to the face of the doorstop.