Sliding door sills should never be above your floor as a trip hazard

I saw this in a post the other day and it drives me crazy! Sliding door sills should never be above your floor as a trip hazard in new construction single family homes. It is a planning and detailing failure on everyone on the team from architect to builder to window company.

Architect - should plan for recesses based on finished flooring thickness and sill riser height (I see this missed on 2nd floor beam detailing often)

Builder - should not just assume the window dealer is going to get this right. If they bid a 120" door that's probably what you're getting or smaller, you need to be the expert coordinator.

Window dealer - should be coordinating before shell construction on every opening detail finish transition and structural constraint and adjusting their sizing accordingly. They should be lasering in every opening to align with where the finished flooring and ceiling will be.

Glazing consultant - can be the missing link to check all of the above and coordinate detail planning to take the load off the General Contractor as their specialist assistant. Checking the architecturals and structurals to be sure they are coordinated. Overseeing the window dealer's bids and shop drawings to ensure they are properly coordinated. You can DRAW ANYTHING, it doesn't mean it's right.