Andersen 400 Frenchwood Gliding Patio Door Replacement
You like the look of French doors but the deck furniture is where a swinging door would land.
Reply within one business day. Or call / text 763-250-3621.
Andersen 400 Frenchwood gliding patio door replacement puts in a slider that looks like a French door: wide wood stiles and rails inside, in pine or other woods for stain or paint, with Andersen's low-upkeep exterior in seven colors, in two- or four-panel layouts with grilles to match. JMB Builders measures, orders through ABC Supply and installs across the Twin Cities. Priced per door. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- Priced per door, Frenchwood gliding door included
- Wood interior, French-door proportions, slides
- Two- or four-panel layouts, seven exterior colors
Most sliding patio doors have thin frames around big glass. The Frenchwood gliding door in Andersen's 400 Series is drawn like a French door instead: wide stiles and rails, a tall bottom rail, and a wood interior you can stain or paint to match the room. It still slides on rollers, so it needs no swing room inside or out. It comes as a two-panel door with one fixed and one moving panel, or a four-panel door with two fixed outer panels and two moving center panels for a wide opening.
The interior wood is pine as standard, with other species and factory finishes offered. Outside, Andersen's cladding comes in White, Sandtone, Canvas, Terratone, Forest Green, Dark Bronze and Black. Grilles can be between the glass, applied, or full divided light, and hardware comes in several finishes with a matching exterior keyed lock. Glass is Andersen's Low-E4 with argon, with SmartSun and HeatLock options. A screen is included.
We measure the frame and rough opening, confirm which panel slides, check the subfloor at the sill, order through ABC Supply, our supplier, and install: old door out once the new one is on site, rot repaired, sill pan and flashing, the frame set square and level, rollers and lock adjusted, trim inside and out. We are the installer; options such as Andersen 200 Series and ProVia Endure sliders can sit on the same quote.
Get a written quote for this job
Three photos and a sentence is enough: a reply within one business day, or ask for a free in-home estimate. Or text the photos to 763-250-3621.
What you supply
- Photos of the patio door inside and out, and a close-up of the floor at the sill
- Two-panel or four-panel, and which panel should slide
- Exterior color, interior wood and finish, grille style and hardware finish
- Glass option, and whether you want a retractable or standard screen
- Stain or paint for the interior and casing: Painting is quoted as a separate line — or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself.
What JMB supplies
- In-person measure of the frame and rough opening before the order
- The Andersen 400 Frenchwood gliding door and screen, ordered through ABC Supply to your sizes and finishes
- A quote with the door, the install, any subfloor repair and any finishing on separate lines
- Floor protection from the door to the way out, and haul-away of the old slider
- Repair of rotted subfloor, rim or framing at the sill, quoted from what we find
- Sill pan, flashing tape, shims, low-expansion foam, backer rod and sealant
- Rollers, interlock, lock and screen adjusted so the panel glides and latches
- Interior casing and exterior trim, and photos in your job folder
How it is priced: per door
Quoted in writing from your photos, with a reply within one business day. What moves the number:
- Two-panel vs. four-panel layout
- Interior wood and factory finish vs. unfinished pine
- Exterior color, grilles and hardware finish
- Glass option
- Rot in the subfloor, rim or framing once the old slider is out
- Siding or brick at the opening and how the outside is trimmed
- Staining or painting the interior and casing, quoted as a separate line
Send photos of the door from both sides and the floor at the sill. If you are deciding between this and the hinged Frenchwood door, say so and we quote both.
How long it takes
One Frenchwood gliding door in a sound opening: about a day on site; a four-panel door or subfloor repair can add a day. Lead time depends on the order and is written on the quote.
How your project works
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Send photos, get a written quote
Send three photos of the space and a sentence about what you want. You get a clear, itemized reply within one business day. Prefer a look in person? A free in-home estimate is always an option.
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Pick materials, or bring your own
We help you choose profiles and materials that fit the house and the budget, or match your existing millwork exactly — or you buy the door or trim yourself and we install it. Everything is confirmed before the crew is scheduled.
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Clean, precise installation
The crew shows up on time, protects floors and furniture, and installs with tight joints and consistent reveals. Photos of the finished work go in your job folder.
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Walkthrough and invoice
We walk the finished work with you. If anything is not right, we fix it before we call the job done. Then one invoice, paid by check or direct deposit — no card fees, no payment links.
Situations and options
Two-panel Frenchwood gliding door
One fixed and one sliding panel in the common patio-door opening. The French-door look with no swing, the usual replacement for a builder slider.
Four-panel Frenchwood gliding door
Two fixed outer panels and two sliding center panels for a wide opening onto a deck or patio. Both center panels open for a wide pass-through.
Gliding door with a stained interior
Pine or another wood inside, stained to match the trim as a separate line or by you, with the matching Frenchwood hinged door elsewhere in the house if you want both.
Andersen 400 Frenchwood Gliding Patio Door Replacement: questions, answered
What is the Andersen Frenchwood gliding patio door?
It is the sliding patio door in Andersen's 400 Series drawn with the wide stiles and rails of a French door and a wood interior for stain or paint. It slides on rollers, comes in two- or four-panel layouts, and has Andersen's low-upkeep exterior in seven colors.
Should I get the Frenchwood gliding or hinged door?
Gliding if you have furniture, a grill or a narrow deck where a swinging panel would land, or if you want the biggest fixed glass. Hinged if you want the door to open fully and both panels to swing. Both have the same look and finishes; we can quote them side by side.
What colors does the Frenchwood gliding door come in?
White, Sandtone, Canvas, Terratone, Forest Green, Dark Bronze and Black outside. Inside is pine for stain or paint, with other woods and factory finishes offered. Hardware comes in several finishes, with black sills and hardware available.
Can the Frenchwood gliding door be a four-panel door?
Yes. The four-panel version has two fixed outer panels and two center panels that slide apart, for an opening roughly twice the width of a standard slider. It needs a solid header and a level sill across the whole width, which we check at the measure.
Is the house open while the patio door is replaced?
Only for the hours between pulling the old door and setting the new one. The old door stays in until the new one is on site, and the opening is closed and locked the same day. Subfloor repair is done in that window or the opening is covered overnight.
Where do you get Andersen 400 Series patio doors?
We order them through ABC Supply, our supplier, where the 400 Series is on the Andersen list at Minnesota branches, to the sizes from our measure. If you already bought a Frenchwood door, we install it labor only.
Recent JMB work, from our job log
59 installs recorded across 30 Twin Cities communities since Dec 2025. Window and door installs for homeowners and the builders we work with. Counts come straight from our job log; no customer names.
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