Bi-Folding Doors

Bi-Folding doors really do sell themselves such is their wondrous beauty but there’s far more to them than just being elegantly stylish. No other door allows you to split the dividing barrier between two separate living areas in such an inventive fashion due to the concertina-like way they operate. They’re also highly durable, energy efficient and can aid you in terms of home security.

Easy Slide - One of the best features of a set of Bi-Folding doors is how simple they are to manoeuvre each time you want to transfer yourself from one area of the home to another. They literally glide across the stainless steel runners and take the minimum of effort to open and close. There is a small brush on one end of the track to help keep it free from the build-up of dirt.

Opening Direction - According to your exact needs our bi-fold doors can be manufactured to open either open-in or open-out. This terminology refers to the place in which the panes are grouped when the door is open and they can either group inside the room (open-in) or outside of it (open-out). The direction in which the doors open often comes down to personal preference but the vast majority of people choose the open-out so that internal furniture and other household items can be positioned in close proximity to the bi-fold door without impeding its full operation. Your design consultant will be able to offer more helpful advice when it comes to making this decision.

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There is only one configuration for a 2 pane bi-fold door but, as with all bi-fold doors, this configuration can be manufactured to either open-out or open-in. This minimalist style of bi-fold door could be used internally to connect a room with an orangery or conservatory, or it could be used on one of the smaller facets of an orangery or conservatory.

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The moment you see a set of Bi-Folding Doors in action for the very first time is something you never tend to forget such is their extraordinary appeal. You only have to look at them to see how much time and effort has gone into their creation and it’s certainly been worth the exhaustion as they exhibit an unparalleled stylishness. The way the door leafs open and close is just a joyful experience and something you will never tire of enjoying. We promise you’ll never have witnessed a door solution with such an immense presence.

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A multi-point locking system is at the heart of the security of a bi-fold door. When the lock is engaged, it does so at several different points, in several different directions, and into robust lock keeps to ensure that the door sash is firmly fixed into the door frame. The double glazed or triple glazed units used to glaze the doors are inherently very strong and tough to break, these units can be internally beaded meaning that the bead and glass pane could only be removed by someone who is already in your house. Tested cylinder locks are housed by high security master handles to deter and resist would-be intruders

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Large bi-fold doors can account for a significant proportion of a walls surface area so it is important that they act well as an insulator, keeping your home warm by preventing heat loss. Our bi-fold doors can be specified with either double or triple glazing and both options act in much the same way, reflecting heat back into your room as it tries to escape through the glass. The cavity between the two (or three) panes of glass is filled with an inert gas called argon which, being a dense gas, is much better than dry air at controlling the transfer of heat.

Intelligently designed seals and gaskets prevent leakage at the point where two panes of a bi-fold meet, and the door itself is thermally broken which means that the aluminium frames and sashes are built with a centrally integrated polyamide barrier to stop the aluminium conducting heat.

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Contemporary Handles - Our contemporary, two-part handles owe their styling to both the brushed steel finish which is the epitome of sophistication, and a separate escutcheon plate which encases the cylinder lock. Three variations of this handle are available, each one intricately and ergonomically different to the next. Suited brushed steel intermediate and D-handles are the automatic choice if you opt for a contemporary master handle.

Traditional Handles - Traditional all-in-one handles are understated, unfussy and available in chrome, gold, black and white which is particularly useful if you wish to match the hardware used on your bi-fold door with the hardware used your windows and other doors in your house. Again, colour matched intermediate and D-handles are available in chrome, gold, black and white so that the various panes of your bi-fold door are in harmony with one another.

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We have a wide selection of colours to help give your Bi-Folding doors that extra added quality and not just your conventional white’s and black’s. A particular favourite is our sublimated woodgrain effect, available in Oak, Rosewood and Walnut, which perfectly resembles the look of timber. If it’s what works best for your home, then feel free to ask for a dual-coloured finish so the inside and outside of the doors match your property type.

Woodgrain Finishes - Our three sublimated woodgrain finishes replicate the appearance of real timber to such an extent that you could be forgiven for questioning whether our bi-fold doors are actually made from aluminium. The contours and shading naturally present on timber products is emulated incredibly by our aluminium counterparts using a finishing process known as sublimation, and the options of Walnut, Rosewood and Oak will appeal to homeowners who want to marry a traditional appearance with modern functionality using one of our woodgrain bi-fold doors.

Dual Colour - The external face of a bi-fold door must complement the external architectural features of your property, and the inside face must complement the internal décor of the room in which it is fitted – one colour may not necessarily suffice so you may want to consider a dual colour bi-fold door which, as the name suggests, is one colour on the inside and a different colour on the outside. A very popular example of this is ‘grey-on-white’ – matt grey on the outside, and gloss white on the inside to match skirting board, architraves and neutrally decorated rooms. Likewise, you colour opt for a woodgrain finish on-white so that the external woodgrain face of the door is more in tune with the plants, trees and wildlife in your garden.

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