# Steel Framed Sliding Glass Door Configurator A luxe showroom configurator for steel framed sliding glass doors: slide the door by hand and change its size, height, style, finish, glass and handle By greenlig Topic: Home & DIY [Open the interactive Jig](https://ask.jig.com/j/R8Tpfa2uNlJP) ## Guide ### 1. Steel, glass and light This is a steel framed sliding glass door, set into a concrete wall the way it would sit in a home\. Steel is so strong that its frames can stay very thin while the glass grows huge\. Drag the sliding panel by its glass or frame to open it, or drag anywhere else to look around\. Each slim steel stile here is about 26 millimetres wide, close to the width of a thumb\. ### 2. How it glides The moving panel hangs from rollers hidden in the steel head at the top, and a guide in the floor track keeps its foot in line\. It runs in its own track, just in front of the fixed panel, so the two pass without touching\. Press the button to watch it glide\. Many sliders have a soft\-close damper that slows the last few centimetres, so the door never slams\. ### 3. Choose the size Sliding doors come in standard widths that fit common wall openings\. Two panels make a classic doorway, while three or four panels open a whole wall to the garden\. With four panels, the middle two part from the centre\. Typical frame widths are about 2\.4 metres for two panels, 3\.6 metres for three and 4\.8 metres for four\. ### 4. Choose the height Taller glass lets daylight reach deeper into a room\. A common door height is 2\.1 metres, and slim sliding panels can reach about 3 metres\. The concrete opening is cut a little larger than the frame so it can be fitted and sealed\. The wall opening is usually about 50 millimetres wider and 30 millimetres taller than the frame\. ### 5. Choose a style Thin steel bars called muntins can split the glass into smaller panes, which are called lites\. Full glass gives the clearest view, a grid gives a classic factory\-window look, and a tall base rail adds a solid band at the bottom\. Every style keeps the same slim stiles at the edges, so the door slides just the same\. ### 6. Choose a finish The steel is powder coated: a fine coloured powder is sprayed on and baked into a tough, even skin\. Matte black is a favourite, while bronze, steel grey and a dimpled hammered texture change the mood of a room\. The chips on the pedestal show all four\. The coating also protects the steel from rust, which bare steel would get from damp air\. ### 7. Choose the glass Glass is seen through its edges and reflections\. Clear low\-E glass has a thin invisible coating that helps keep heat in\. Bronze tint warms the view, frosted glass blurs it for privacy, and a silver mirror coating hides the room on a bright day\. Framed steel doors can hold glass from about 6 to 25 millimetres thick, including insulated double panes\. ### 8. Choose the handle A long bar pull is easy to grab at any height, for grown\-ups and children alike\. It sits on the room side of the sliding panel, so it never bumps the fixed panel as it passes\. Pick a metal that matches the frame or stands out from it\. Black, satin brass and nickel are classic hardware finishes for steel doors\. ### 9. Your door Here is the door you designed, in soft gallery light with the sunny courtyard beyond\. Walk around it, slide it by hand, or step back to any choice and change it again\. Tap the button to see it glide once more\.