This article will assist with 400 Series Frenchwood gliding patio door and replacement part handing. It provides information and diagrams for the panel handing for each gliding patio door configuration.

400 Series Frenchwood® gliding patio door units are handed from the exterior of the home. They are handed based on the location of the operating door panel within the patio door unit. Frenchwood® gliding patio door panels are handed as active (operating) or stationary. The active patio door panels are universally drilled and work for a left-handed unit or right-handed unit.

Frenchwood® Gliding Patio Door Configurations (viewed from exterior)

Left-Handed Unit: Operating on the Left and Stationary on the Right

Right-Handed Unit: Stationary on the Left and Operating on the Right

Stationary Unit: Non-operating Panel.

Handed Components 

 Frenchwood® gliding patio door handles, frame or jamb weatherstrip , and exterior keyed locks  are handed the same as the unit. On 4-panel gliding patio doors, the exterior keyed locks  are considered left-handed. 

Non-Handed Components

Frenchwood® gliding patio door panels, gliding insect screens , rollers , and interlock weatherstrip  (located between the stationary and operating door panels) are not handed.  

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