Windows and doors come up in almost every remodel, and in the desert they do a lot of heavy lifting — light, shade, airflow, and the line between the living room and the patio. The piece Michael Fischer specializes in is the big one: custom folding door systems, sliding glass walls, and accordion door wall openings that take a solid wall out of the equation and leave you with glass you can push aside.
Door Wall Systems for Scottsdale Homes
A door wall is structural work dressed up as a door. Replacing a span of wall with a 12- or 16-foot opening means headers, framing, finished floors that run flat from inside to out, and a track that still rolls smoothly in year five. We design and install these systems rather than just hanging a product, which means the opening gets sized for the room it serves instead of the room getting squeezed around a stock unit.
Most of the door wall work we do is part of a larger project — a living room renovation where the back wall opens onto the yard, or a backyard, patio and pool design where the indoor and outdoor kitchens are meant to read as one space. Handling both sides of the threshold is simpler than coordinating two trades across one hole in the wall.
- Custom folding and bi-fold door systems
- Sliding glass wall openings
- Accordion door wall openings
- Framing, headers and structural work for new openings
- Door wall openings built into living room and backyard projects
We design and install custom folding door systems, sliding glass walls, and accordion door wall openings.
How a Door Wall Project Runs
- We walk the property and measure the wall, the span, and what sits above it
- We draft the opening in AutoCAD, including the structural details
- You see the 3D renderings before anything is ordered or cut
- We handle permit drawings and the approvals the opening needs
- Framing, header and door system go in, then the floors and finishes are tied back together
- We walk the finished opening with you and check the operation of every panel
The drafting and renderings are done in-house, so a change to the opening width doesn't mean waiting a week on an outside designer. The same person managing the drawings is managing the schedule, which is the part homeowners usually tell us they wanted most.
Areas Michael Fischer Serves
We work across the northeast Valley and into Phoenix. If your home is in one of these areas, we can come out and look at the wall:
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Paradise Valley, AZ
- Cave Creek, AZ
- Carefree, AZ
- Rio Verde, AZ
- Phoenix, AZ
Book a Free Quote
Michael Fischer is a residential remodeling and construction contractor based in Scottsdale, holding Arizona ROC General Dual License #327028. Licensed, bonded, and insured, with an . Quotes are free, and that includes the measuring visit and the conversation about whether the span you want is realistic for your framing.
Call (602) 329-2517 or email hemimike@yahoo.com to set up a visit. The office is at 11153 E. Karen Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255, and hours are Monday through Saturday, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Closed Sunday.