Question: My sliding glass door stopped sliding last year! The repairman said that the roller was broken, that he could not find the company, and that he could not find the parts that could be exchanged. He said the whole thing might be changed. It seems that a few months ago you mentioned the name and phone number of a company with thousands of replacement parts ( I think this is American). Could you please tell me again how to get in touch with this company so I can replace my broken roller. The repairman lost the broken roller so I had nothing to do. The weather gets hot again before you know it, I need to get that door to work! A: Yes, the sliding glass door will not slide. For those of us who deal with crimes around the house, this is a familiar story. That is to say, it is a crime that your door does not work properly. Don\'t be afraid. you\'re in the right place. We will definitely find you and your sliding door on the right track! What do you want first: good news or bad news? The good news is Brian window in Hagston, Maryland. , More than 20,000 replacement parts with almost all aluminum frame windows or sliding glass doors in stock. If you send them $2 they will send you a copy of their catalogue. If you have a home surrounded by windows and doors of aluminum frames, it\'s not a bad thing. The bad news is that Brian\'s people have orders for at least $25, which means cheap ordersit-Roll yourself- You originally estimated a repair project of about $5 ( Labor and materials) Just blew out of the water. Nevertheless, it is still significantly lower than the associated cost of completely removing and replacing existing doors. ( We call this glass. is-half- Philosophy). We recommend that you first try to find a replacement roller at a local hardware store or home improvement center. You will be surprised by the large amount of repair or replacement parts on hand in these stores. Finally, most of the sliding glass doors we are familiar with have more than one roller. So just because your repairman has lost a roller doesn\'t mean you have nothing to put in the store for comparison. Just remove the remaining rollers. Last point: you may find your sliding door difficult to operate without a roller, so hurry back from the hardware store. Heat preservation helps keep the dishwashing artist quiet. Q: I am buying a new dishwasher and would like a recommendation that I can rely on for the quietest operation. A: kitchen utensils and Jacuzzi are preferred for quiet operation, according to Consumer Reports, but we do not recommend you to stop. Add additional insulation as part of the installation of the new work protection program. You need a can of 3 m spray glue and a small roll of 1- Inch woven glass insulation ( Your local heat and air Air conditioning contractor will be the best choice for you to find the small amount of material you need). 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Is there a way to tell if we have the type of \"safe\" break or is it better to replace the glass? Answer: According to the Uniform Building Specification, doors like yours, showers, and glass contained in windows within 18 inch of the floor need to be tempered. This means that if the glass is broken, it will break into millions of small pieces instead of large jagged pieces that have the potential to cause huge body damage. In addition, if the glass is tempered, a small tempered identification mark with \"tempered glass\" will appear in a corner. These labels tend to be less conspicuous, so you may need to look at them a little. If you do not see the tempered mark and are not sure that the glass is tempered, we recommend that you replace the glass with tempered. We believe that an ounce of prevention is really worth a pound of treatment. - This is especially the case in this case. The company is a joint columnist and general contractor in the San Francisco Bay area. Ask the Carey Brothers at 510 Garcia Avenue. No. E. , Pittsburgh, California. 94565.
