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What is LevelStep® and how can it improve sliding doors?

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Nebulite® Windows & Doors

18 January 2021

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4 min read

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Ranchsliders® have long been a popular feature of New Zealand homes. After all, with such beautiful country all around us, it's not surprising that homeowners want to do everything in their power to bring the outside in. Often, the challenge for builders is to find a sliding door solution that combines a seamless indoor-outdoor transition with functionality and performance. Today we'll be looking at a product from Altus Window Systems that does just that: LevelStep®. We'll explain what it is, and describe some of the features that make it such a great choice for home build projects across NZ.
What is LevelStep® and how can it improve sliding doors?
What is LevelStep® and how can it improve sliding doors?

As well as aesthetic benefits, LevelStep® eliminates a dangerous trip hazard.

4. Ease of installation

While LevelStep® solves many of the problems of traditional sliding doors, the installation process is practically identical. The frame will fit into a standard opening and there's no change to how you interface the building. Essentially, if you can fit a normal sliding door, you can fit a LevelStep® sliding door!

Although the most common use of LevelStep® is in new builds, it may be able to be retrofitted to our conventional frames, as long as you're not dealing with a very archaic sliding door which may require new sliding door panels. This is again thanks to LevelStep®'s compatibility with conventional slider frames.

5. Flexibility of use

Every project and client is different, so we've designed LevelStep® to work across the range of Altus Window Systems Ranchslider® doors. What's more, it's as at home on a first or second floor balcony as it is on your ground floor deck.

6. High performance

Incorporating the LevelStep® feature into your sliding and stacking doors does not impact on their performance. That said, the Ranchslider®, with it's ability to incorporate awning windows, the LevelStep® sill and performance capabilities up to very high wind zones offer a real advantage to many home designs.

Pullquote: A Ranchslider® is not a Ranchslider if it's not made by Altus Window Systems. Technically it is a sliding door where the moving door is an internal sliding panel.

If you're unsure whether or not LevelStep® is appropriate for your new build or renovation, we recommend getting in touch with our Altus Window Systems supplier network for advice and alternative solutions.

At Altus Window Systems, we're very proud of LevelStep®. We believe this streamlined feature is the answer to many of the long-term bugbears that have existed with regards to sliding doors in New Zealand, and we're excited to see it in action in more and more builds across the country.

If you have any outstanding questions on how LevelStep® works, and the ways you can incorporate it into your next project, get in touch today.