The widest opening your wall will allow.
Sliding and stacking patio doors by Vista, manufactured in Concord, Ontario and installed across the GTA — usually within a week of your quote. Two, three and four panel configurations, retractable screens, and a glass package specified for the largest single piece of glass in your home.
Sliding or stacking?
The first decision is not the model — it is whether the panels slide past one another or stack together. Everything else follows from that.
Sliding — Capri 3.0 and Amalfi 1.0
Panels slide behind one another, so the maximum clear opening is roughly half the door width on a two-panel unit. Simpler, more affordable, and the right answer for most GTA homes. Both models come as 2-panel, 3-panel and 4-panel configurations.
Best where: you are replacing an existing patio door in the same opening, or the wall structure is staying as it is. We will show you both frame profiles at the measure so you can see the difference in person.
Stacking — Rimini 2.0 and Aria 1.0
Three-panel doors where the panels gather to one side rather than sliding one behind another, giving a much larger clear opening for the same overall width. This is what makes a kitchen open directly onto a deck instead of looking at it through a frame. Both are available with a retractable screen.
Best where: you are renovating the rear of the house, widening an opening, or building new and can specify the header early. Stacking doors need adequate structure above the opening — we confirm that on site before quoting.
The details you only notice after ten years
Patio doors fail in predictable ways: rollers that grind, fixed panels that rattle, screw holes that let water in. Here is how the Vista range addresses each one.
The Vista Clip fixed panel
Most patio doors secure the fixed panel by drilling straight through the sash — visible holes and a path for water. Vista’s patent-pending Easy Clip locks the panel with no screws through the sash at all, using door stops positioned discreetly inside the frame.
Vista Glide rollers
Precision rollers running on an anodized aluminum track, available with metal or nylon wheels. The real test of any patio door is how it feels on the last six inches of travel — that is where cheap hardware gives itself away.
Flush screw covers
Injection-moulded covers mount flush at the visible screw ports, eliminating the sliding-cover groove found on conventional doors. A small thing that separates a door that looks finished from one that looks assembled.
Wider sash rails
The Capri 3.0 uses noticeably wider top, side and bottom rails than most competing models, with jamb pocket covers that hide the installation screws. The result is clean, uninterrupted sightlines across the opening.
Retractable screens
Available on the Rimini 2.0 and Aria 1.0. Rolls away when you are not using it, so it is not permanently sitting in your view of the yard. Carries its own separate warranty.
Security film option
A safety and security glass option holds the pane together under impact without changing how the door looks. Worth discussing on ground-floor rear doors that are not overlooked from the street.
Your patio door is the biggest piece of glass in the house
Which makes the coating choice matter more here than on any individual window — and patio door glazing is specified separately from both your windows and your entrance doors.
Most patio doors sit on the rear or west elevation, which is exactly where late afternoon sun turns a living space uncomfortable in July. On a west-facing door we will usually specify the maximum solar control coating, because a single large area of glass drives the temperature of the whole room behind it.
It is also where UV protection matters most for your floors and furniture. Going from clear glass to a triple Low-E coating takes UV transmission from 48% down to 4%.
Ask for it in writing
Get the coating, pane count and gas fill written on your quote for the patio door specifically — not lumped in with the windows. Our full guide walks through what each option does, with the manufacturer’s published test data.
Doors we have fitted
Every photo on this page is a real Royalty install. No stock imagery.
Questions we get asked
How many panels do I need?
It depends on the width of your opening and how much of it you want to actually open. A two-panel gives you roughly half the width as clear opening. A three-panel gives more usable opening in the same wall, and a four-panel suits very wide spans. We measure the rough opening and show you the clear-opening dimension for each option before you decide.
Can I replace a patio door without changing the opening?
Usually yes. Most replacements go into the existing rough opening with no structural work. Widening an opening or moving to a stacking door often does need structural review — we identify that at the site visit and quote accordingly rather than discovering it mid-install.
Who makes your patio doors?
Vista Patio Doors, manufactured in Concord, Ontario. Our windows and entrance doors come from Seal Tech, also in Concord. Locally built means shorter lead times than imported product and far easier parts and service support down the line.
How fast can you install?
Most jobs are installed within one week of your quote, while much of the market quotes several weeks or more. If you have a door that has failed and needs replacing urgently, call us — that is the situation we are set up for.
Do you handle the trim and finishing?
Yes. Interior and exterior trim, framing and finishing work is part of the install, not a separate trade you have to arrange. Several of our Google reviews mention the trim work specifically.
Can I put shutters on a patio door?
Yes, using a bi-fold shutter track so the panels slide and fold clear to one side. We supply and install both, which means the shutter is measured against the door as actually built rather than guessed from a drawing. See California shutters →
Get a patio door quote
Free, no-pressure in-home measure across the GTA. We confirm your clear-opening dimensions and put the configuration and glass package in writing.