The Artisan Door

The Artisan door by AMSCO Windows® is out top of line vinyl door and a great choice for new construction, retrofit, and remodeling projects.  The Artisan door creates a slimmer, sleeker look with greater viewing areas.  In preparation for your project, your Artisan door will arrive with our unique Debris Protect* along with the added comfort and safety of a double-hook mortise lock.

Unique as you are

Whether you select the French or Contemporary style sliding patio door, there are a variety of options you can choose from to make your patio door unique, including several configurations with sizes up to 16 feet wide and eight feet tall. Or, add a custom grid for a distinctive patio door pattern all your own. Finish it off with hardware details that match or complement your home’s existing cabinetry and interior door hardware finishes. And, don’t forget about energy efficiency. AMSCO’s CōzE  performance glass provides significant savings over clear glass and may qualify for ENERGY STAR.

Features

• Narrow style sash and frame profile for the greater viewing area
• Fusion-welded sash and frame corners add strength and create an air and water-tight seal
• New handle design fits comfortably in the hand
• Heavy-duty, adjustable roller system and hardened ball bearings provide smooth operation while improving performance and longevity
• Warm-edge spacer technology reduces thermal transfer and condensation
• Heavy-duty, extruded aluminum screen standard
• Flush fin frame available for remodel/retrofit applications
• Transoms and sidelites available
• Debris Protect added glass protection
• 2 point locking mechanism

Color that lasts

Artisan Series sliding patio doors are available in the most
popular colors to match any home’s décor. Now when you dream, you can dream in color. This co-extruded process fuses the color to the vinyl for excellent resistance to scratching and peeling and does not fade or chalk-like paint. The superior solar reflective performance limits heat build-up within the material.

The Studio Series

For new construction and retrofit projects, AMSCO offers the Studio Series Contemporary Style sliding patio door with the essential features and options customers require but with the same quality engineering design and performance of the Artisan Series Contemporary Style.

Grid options for Studio and Artisan doors

Traditionally, windows have used grids to add architectural interest to the outside of the home and create light-play throughout the interior. Now you can achieve this same dramatic look  and intriguing lighting effect by adding grids to your AMSCO sliding patio door.

CozE Performance Glass

With their large expanse of glass, patio doors can affect your home’s efficiency. That’s why wherever your home, whatever the climate, AMSCO has an energy efficient performance glass option to keep you comfortable. So whether you need to control summer’s unrelenting heat, shade the sun’s glare, fight winter’s grip on heat loss or all of the above, look to AMSCO CōzE performance glass in your new patio door for the solution.

The Perfect Glass for Perfect Comfort

• 39% more efficient than clear double-pane glass
• Cuts cooling loads by 25% or more compared to clear glass
• Blocks 86% of harmful UV radiation
• Light shines through with no bluish or hazy tint to obstruct
your view

Block Out the Sun and Control the Glare

• Absorbs 60% of visible light
• Blocks 84% of harmful UV radiation
• Protects your home from solar heat gain by blocking 75% of the sun’s radiated heat
• Maintains a uniform color appearance with varying glass
thicknesses, unlike tinted glass

The Ultimate Balance of Solar Control and High Visibility

• Triple-layer silver coating provides solar protection without sacrificing your view
• Blocks 95% of harmful UV radiation, a leading cause of fading
• Reduces solar heat gain by 64% compared to clear double-pane glass
• No heavy bronze or smoke-colored tints to darken your home

AMSCO Vantage Glass

Unique insulated glass unit designed to give you maximum performance in
U value and SHGC by utilizing Hard Coat Low E technology. Low E is on two surfaces in this option.

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