Waiting For The Repairman

@marlina (154166)
Canada
August 30, 2017 8:05am CST
Yes, another day of waiting for the repairman. Today it is for the patio door which has built in blinds. The mechanism has stopped working. Second time that it happens. Last year they replaced the right side and this year, both sides are not working. Very frutrating. Good thing that we have a 10 year warranty on those. But I am telling you that I will never, ever again buy those kinds of door Have you ever had problems with your patio doors?
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
30 Aug 17
We were lucky we had never a problem with our French Windows and doors.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
I guess you were lucky.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
@LadyDuck I don't know.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
30 Aug 17
@marlina None of the neighbors ever had problems, I suppose they are built differently here.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Aug 17
No. Not that I recall. Other doors in the house not shutting right and such as that though.
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Aug 17
@marlina .....Yes, I live in housing.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
Are your doors old?
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• United States
30 Aug 17
Oh no, I hope you do not have to pay for this Marlina.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
Thankfully, we have a 10 year warranty on the doors and windows. 4 more years to go.
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@Juliaacv (48437)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
I hope that this fix lasts longer then just a year. I have never had any issues with out patio or garden doors, but like you, there is a long warranty on them. I hope that the repairs are completed soon.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
The repair will be done very soon. Now, I found a leak in one of the sinks in one bathroom. The plumber willl come tomorrow afternoon. It never ends.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
30 Aug 17
I have a sliding glass door for my patio door. No problems. I had thought about getting that type of door but it seems like they have their problems. It certainly is a good thing they have that ten year warranty.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
Yes, the warranty is a very good thing.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
30 Aug 17
Glad you have a warrenty
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
Yes, so were we!
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
30 Aug 17
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
30 Aug 17
I replaced my rear door with Fresh doors last year, so naturally I have no problems.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
30 Aug 17
I hope it's an easy fix. That would be annoying.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
Almost done now. Very annoying.
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• United States
30 Aug 17
We had French doors with the built in blinds - 5 years, no problems and the new owners have no problems - believe me, they would have told me about it LOL. I don't remember our brand, perhaps all doors are not created equal.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
Maybe you are right, all doors were not created equal.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
31 Aug 17
@AbbyGreenhill That is a thing that would bug me too a lot.
• United States
30 Aug 17
@marlina At a previous house we bought the blinds that you add onto the front of the french doors and I hated them. They worked but when you opened and closed the doors they rattled so loud it scared you.
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@SHOHANA (16094)
• Bangladesh
30 Aug 17
once the door of our toilet need to repair
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
30 Aug 17
no...just keeping the windows clean as they are all glass... I hope your repair man comes soon...
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
The repair is almost done.
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@Fleura (29129)
• United Kingdom
30 Aug 17
Never heard of doors like that. All these complicated things sound great but then there is just more to go wrong!
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
My neighbor suggested that to me years ago, and I thought it would be one less thing to dust with the blinds being enclosed. Thats why I chose them.
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@Fleura (29129)
• United Kingdom
30 Aug 17
@marlina Yes that does sound like a worthwhile advantage!
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
30 Aug 17
hope the repairman come soon.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
He is here right now working away.
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@Kandae11 (53679)
30 Aug 17
Not really. I love the blend of colors and the ornate designs on the door and ceiling in your photo.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
30 Aug 17
It is not my door, just one photo that I picked on Pxabay. Sure doesn't match my door!
@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
30 Aug 17
I haven't but I just have a door and a storm door that opens out onto the deck. I don't have sliding glass doors. That doesn't sound like fun, but I went through a similar thing with my refrigerator..it was really inconvenient because it broke twice when it was brand new. The last guy that came here replaced the ciruit board and it has been good ever since.
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• Austin, Texas
30 Aug 17
Constant problems with our sliding glass doors. It's the reason I can't stand them. I can't remember not one place that we have lived *after I got married) that had sliding glass doors that we didn't have a problem with. Which is odd because my late aunt lived in a house for I don't know how many years. Her house was old, She had sliding glass doors and she never had a problem!
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Aug 17
I have sliding glass doors and to have one changed because the previous owner reversed it.
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
30 Aug 17
@marlina No, but both our front and back door, are losing the seal on the bottom. Thus, they leak air underneath:(
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
31 Aug 17
Winter is coming: it will be cold.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
31 Aug 17
@kobesbuddy For sure!
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
31 Aug 17
@marlina And having a good seal around the doors, keeps the warm air in, the bitter cold out!:(
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
30 Aug 17
That's too bad, I always thought those built in blinds doors were cool
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
31 Aug 17
I hope if the repair man change a new one of door its long lasting than before!
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
31 Aug 17
I hope so too, thanks.
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
31 Aug 17
@marlina always welcome
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