Finding a Toy Hauler 3 Season Patio Door For Sale (DIY/LCI)
When you look for missing parts, do not expect the dealer to be the go-to option to replace them. The dealer is usually far more expensive than normal retail outlets when it comes to missing doors and other parts. The dealer is the last hope option when all else fails.
There are several options you can go to when you want to make your own 3 seasons patio door for your toy hauler. Home improvements stores are one, building supplies are another, and retail metal outlets would be a third. The criteria for your search would be to get high-quality materials.
To learn more about this topic and where to find materials, just continue to read our article. It has the information that should guide your search. Plus, you should be able to find top-quality materials to use. It only takes a few minutes to read this information.
Toy Hauler 3 Season Patio Door For Sale
The problem with buying retail is that you never know if you are going to get a good deal or not. We found one outlet that was charging $1,000 for the doors they have in stock. Whether those doors will fit the dimensions in your toy hauler remains to be seen.
There are other doors you can buy that are a lot cheaper but they look like they are screens only and roll down from the top of the RV. The prices for these doors range between 4200 and $500 approx.
Of course, the price of these doors will depend on what style and materials you want to use. The cheaper ones mentioned above are very simple in design and do not seem to come with a metal frame.
The more expensive model comes with a nice metal frame and includes a single screen door to enter or exit your garage area. That door comes from Keystone Classifieds, the cheaper one from e-trailer and there was only one model and there was only one listed on Amazon for under $200.
If you are not a handyman, and there is no shame in not being one, you can just do a local search to find a door company that can customize a 3 seasons patio door for your toy hauler. This will be a little bit more expensive but you know it will fit the dimensions of your RV.
That is something you have to consider when shopping generically. The store may have 3 seasons patio doors but they may not be at the dimensions you need. You do take some chances when shopping retail. It is possible that they can order in but you never know if those doors will fit properly or not.
The wrong one could be sent. Then your search continues.
Toy Hauler Rear Glass Door
There are a lot of good designs different toy hauler owners have bought and installed. The difficulty when it comes to your turn is to find someone who makes the type of door you want. There are a lot of outlets out there that sell doors, they just do not happen to sell patio doors.
This situation makes it tough and time-consuming to find someone who does make good glass patio doors. Pelland Enterprises makes and sells a lot of RV parts, etc. But we did not find patio doors listed in their catalog. We did not see glass patio doors either.
One owner ordered his door through his dealer and all they needed was his VIN to order the door. It cost the guy over $1500 and we are not sure if that was for a glass door or not.
To tell you the truth, you may have to go to a glass business to see if they can fabricate a glass patio door for you. If they can’t do the metal frame, you may have to go to a metal fabricator to get the frame built.
Glass doors are fragile and it will take special skill in getting the glass made, installed, and secured. Talking to local shops will give you an idea of the cost. Make sure to bring the dimensions and a rough sketch of what you want so these companies can improve on the design, tell you what works and what doesn’t, as well as quote you an accurate price.
DIY Toy Hauler 3 Seasons Door
This is an interesting project to take on. The cost and time involved will be determined by the design and materials you want to use. One of the issues you will have to face would be the amount of space the door you build takes up.
When your garage is only 10 feet in length, and the door frame is 6 inches, you may find it to be a very tight fit when you put your toys back inside the garage. Then you have to be careful when your toy hauler hits some bumps. You do not want the patio door breaking because someone forgot to secure the toys securely enough.
Once you get the dimensions and figure out how much space you can afford to lose, you have an unlimited number of design and material options to work with. The key will be shopping at the right businesses or retail outlets to get your supplies and other materials.
You will save money, hopefully, when you do it yourself but you have to make sure you have the assembly skills to get the job done right. Bi-fold doors look great and work well when the patio and garage are empty. They may not be so good when the garage is full.
Slide-down doors save on space but they need to be constructed well to make them work the way you would want. This is a project you have to think through and see what materials you want to use.
Lippert 3 Season Door For Sale
We searched the Lippert website and it seems that they only offer one style of door. According to the image, it looks like a glass and metal door that is bifold in design. The good news is that Lippert may provide warranty protection for more than just the handles and hinges.
In doing a further search of the website, there does not seem to be a wide selection of doors you can use for the garage area. The results page said to contact the company and talk with them.
According to one owner, these doors are very hard to find. he got an extra door when the one factory-installed option was damaged. It took him about 2 months to sell the extra door.
It may be difficult dealing with Lippert as their website often has 404 error messages popping up. Then if you buy the door from this company, the hard panels are sold separately. They are not included in the purchase.
It will be best to either call Lippert directly or talk to your dealer. They may be able to get these doors much easier than you can. They will need your VIN to place the order and get the right size. Those extra panels only attach to the patio door with Velcro.
Toy Hauler Patio Door Kit
You can find these at different RV parts and accessory stores. E-trailer seems to offer at least one style and it is from Lippert. The cost of the kit from this outlet is over $2200. But the door is one big screen.
Most kits that we came across were for turning your ramp into a patio. There are plenty of these kits available. Someone is selling a kit for the XLR boost 27 qb RV XLRboost27QB Forest River and the total cost to make your own will be $400.
Forest River seems to sell these doors but they want over $1500 for them. Not sure if Forest River’s product is a kit though. We will link to that video as the people who viewed have altered their plans for this project after seeing what that guy did. Here is the video:
Finding kits may be difficult. Not many came up in our search and you may have a difficult time finding one as well. It may be best to just do it yourself and save.
Some Final Words
People like the concept of patio doors on their toy hauler. It lets them enjoy the outdoors without losing any air conditioning or heating. These are nice projects to do and unless you can find a door for sale by the owner, you may have a difficult time in finding one ready to be installed.
Buying factory direct or through a dealer is going to be expensive. Doing it yourself is one way to save as well as get some exercise. They are good additions to a toy hauler.
