Bifolding doors are popular in extensions and new homes

Bi folding doors have become the must have product for any home or commercial property wanting to make the most of their outdoor space. Your home can feel much bigger when you are able to relax and play on the raised patio outside your bifolding doors. Restaurants can increase the number of tables by using the great outdoor space just outside. Sliding folding doors make the most of outdoor space.

Depending on the style of the bifold doors you can have a personal traffic door so you can use the bi-fold doors as an everyday door to gain access to the garden or patio. With the turn of an additional handle you will be able to fold and slide the bifolding doors to expose the entire opening to the patio area. Given some thought to the design process and the internal and external floor can be flush making the bifolding doors open the home to the garden or children’s play area.

The boundaries of building are being pushed and the items that once seemed only for the rich are now available to anyone building a house or extension. Clients are asking and builders are able to use modern materials to create an open corner by using a canter lintel. When the opening has been built bifolding doors can be manufactured to create the corner less bifolding doors. These bifolds really do open up the home to the garden.

Looking at the plans in the local planning department we have noticed that new build homes are being designed with several bifolding doors. Glazing insulation values have improved so much during the last couple of years and++ this has been driven by everyone’s hunger to save energy and keep warm. Because of this we are all able to make the most of the natural light by having glass walls and large opening bifolding doors.

Bifolds doors are often used in a first or second floor situation with a safety glass Juliet balcony. These doors on the upper levels of the home really do show the great views off very well.

Bi folding doors can be made in hardwood or softwood timber, uPVC, aluminium or composite aluminium and hardwood. Choosing the right material for your doors will require some thought. Bifolding doors are a big investment in your home so making the wrong choice can be expensive. Consider the hardware that the doors operate on if cheap accessories are used the bifold doors will not operate smoothly during their life in the home. Maintenance of the profile material is of keen importance. The bifold doors should look good for years to come. If you purchase a product that requires maintenance, like hard wood, then you need to be sure you are going to complete the task before the material deteriorates.