Sliding door frame to alfresco

Hi!

Just a quick question/advice around a renovation that we are doing... The builder has installed new sliding doors to the alfresco, but the bottom of the frame/track sits above the internal floor (instead of being flush) - meaning you have to step over it to go inside and out (tripping hazard). I am assuming the original measurements taken were wrong?

Is there are a builders code around this re compliance?

Thank you for your assistance.

thats how most of these are installed. Having a flush fit is possible, but its not standard. Its about as much a tripping hazard as stepping into the shower. Probably less.

So its normal nowadays to have the frame and track sit above the floor and not flushed. Okay interesting, I haven't seen any sliding doors installed where the bottom frame and track are not flush with the floor.

a quick google image search of "alfresco sliding doors" will be a surprise to you then, as +90% of the images show just that.

In order to have the frame flush with the floor the slab has to have a rebate so the sill sits down.
In a new build it's not to hard, but it does need to be specified, it's not a standard specification.
For a reno with an existing slab the rebate would need to be cut.
Noname is correct that the vast majority of sliding doors sit straight on the slab and you step over the sill rather than it being flush.

Has pretty much always been the standard approach to save on costs. We specified rebating the tracks in our build for our largest sliding doors, and it was a fiddly, and thus costly, process.

Thank you Chippy, arcadelt, Noname

came standard with our builder, we were surprised.

noname can you share who you are building and what design? Thanks

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