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15-Foot NT Windows KD650 Sliding Glass Door Installation | New Framed Opening With Reused Brick Exterior
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15-Foot NT Windows KD650 Sliding Glass Door Installation | New Framed Opening With Reused Brick Exterior
This Georgetown door project replaced a standard door and two windows with a single 15-foot sliding glass door. We used the NT Windows KD650 SGD, a knock-down unit assembled on site. The vinyl frame handles Central Texas heat well and stays sealed against cedar pollen and dust. Reusing the original brick kept the exterior looking original while opening the wall to the yard.
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This project started as a customer referral, with the lead reaching our salesman on January 9, 2026. The homeowner wanted to replace a dated door and two windows with one wide sliding glass door. We talked through the vision for opening up the back wall to the yard.
We assessed the existing wall in Rivers Edge to plan a 15-foot opening. That meant checking how the current framing was carrying load and confirming we could set an 8-foot header. We also planned to save the original brick during demo so the exterior would match.
The homeowner approved the project on January 21, 2026. Selections were locked in: the NT Windows KD650 sliding glass door in white, inside and out. We scoped framing, trim, brick work, and the finish-out labor before scheduling.
Installation ran multiple days and wrapped on April 28, 2026. The crew removed the old door and both windows, cut the wider opening, and set the 8-foot header. We assembled the knock-down door on site, laid the saved brick back around it, and finished the interior and exterior trim.
The finished wall gave the home one clean 15-foot glass span with white trim inside and out. We invoiced the project on April 30, 2026 and closed it out on May 14, 2026. The homeowner ended up with a bright, open connection to the backyard.
We removed an aging door and two windows in this Rivers Edge home and framed a single 15-foot opening for a new sliding glass door. The finished wall is brighter, cleaner, and open straight to the backyard.
The existing setup was dated and broken up. A narrow door sat between two windows, so the back wall felt closed off from the yard. The homeowner wanted one clean span of glass instead.
Opening up an existing wall always brings surprises, and this one was no different. Once we pulled the old door and windows, we had to cut and re-frame the space to carry a much wider opening. That meant setting an 8-foot header to hold the load above a 15-foot span. Central Texas homes from this era often have framing that was never sized for openings this large, so getting the header right was the whole job. Skip that step and you invite sagging or cracked trim down the road.
We went with the NT Windows KD650 sliding glass door in white, inside and out. It ships as a knock-down unit and gets assembled on site, which made moving it through the house far easier than a pre-built 15-foot door. The vinyl frame is a smart pick for Georgetown. Our summers push past 100 degrees, and vinyl won't warp or need repainting the way wood trim would. It also seals tight against cedar pollen season, which keeps that yellow dust out of the tracks.
Because we saved the original brick during demo, the finished exterior blends right in. We laid those same bricks back around the new opening so the wall looks like it was always meant to hold a wide door. Fresh interior and exterior trim wrapped the unit clean.
The back of the home now reads as one open glass wall. Natural light floods the room, and the slider glides on a solid vinyl track built for this climate. The multi-day install wrapped on April 28, 2026.
This one ran multiple days. Cutting a new opening, setting the header, laying brick, and assembling a 15-foot knock-down door is more involved than a simple swap. Plan for more than a single afternoon on jobs like this.
Vinyl holds up to our brutal summer heat without warping or peeling. It also stays sealed during cedar pollen season, so tracks stay cleaner. That's why we specified the NT Windows KD650 for this Georgetown home.
Yes, and we did here. Careful demo let us save the original brick and lay it back around the new door. That keeps the exterior looking original and avoids a color mismatch.
This job fell in the $15k–$20k range. Pricing depends on the opening size, framing changes, and brick work involved. A door swap costs far less than creating a brand-new 15-foot span.
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