Question

Has anyone automated a sliding glass door? We’re building a house and I’ve got the ability to open and lock all my doors remotely except for 2 sliding ones. I’d love to be able to at minimum lock and unlock it from my phone. Any suggestions?  

Answer 1

Sorry. Only redneck engineering solutions available for this one.  

Answer 2

There are projects available on SmartThings using a zwave relay, latch and ZigBee keypad to make it work.  

Answer 3

Look at Havenlock

Answer 4

You could use a magnetic door catch I guess, controlled via a smart relay.  

Comments

@sizable yes. And if you lose power.  

Answer 5

If your door is a multi lock type, you cant automate the lock, so you still need to push the handle up.  

Answer 6

This is one I’ve been looking at. But it doesn’t really allow you to control it remotely or via voice assistant, it just opens a closes the door.  
https://youtu.be/z0VmEShVb_Q

Answer 7

Go better. Check out InMotion doors. We've installed a few of these.