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hapiak

Sliding doors or bifolds or other option?

hapiak
hace 7 años
Planning a large open space which works together with the garden whilst providing lots of light.

Which door option would you choose?

At the moment I'm most attracted to two large sliding doors together (wall is 7 metres)

Any pros and cons on either welcome
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  • Alfie Browne
    hace 7 años

    i have just installed "Panoramic Doors" each of which are one meter wide and 2.3m high into a 7 m opening - they glide on one track in the ground very cost effective and innovative new system with no hinges check them out @ panoramicdoors.co.uk

    Comentarios (13)

    • PRO
      Timber Master LTD
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

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      Bifold doors are a great option as they really open up the space and allow you to have a free flow between your garden and home. they come with a master door so you can still use it like a traditional single door when you want easy in-out access.

      Sliding doors have a greater amount of glass (generally) but Bifold doors are better for wider openings. It is worth considering that when the bifold doors are folded back they can take up a bit of room. Most people opt to have them fold outwards (to sit in the garden) but if you have enough space internally its worth opting to have them fold in to the house so you can keep the doors folded back on wet but warm days.

      There isn't much difference in terms of price so it is really down to your own style preference.

    • PRO
      Wood Window Alliance
      hace 7 años

      I used Rationel timber lift and slide doors, which are great. A really sexy option is Velfac's alu-clad timber bi-parting doors.


    • PRO
      Centor Europe Ltd
      hace 7 años

      Hi Hapiak


      Timber Master LTD has touched on some valid points in regards to the pros and cons of each option.


      Some other important points to consider when looking at large doors are your requirements for privacy and light control. Will your living space be overlooked by neighbours at night or will bright sunshine need to to be filtered out.


      Depending on where you live, you might also want to consider installing insect screens to keep out unwanted pests.


      As you are in the planning stage it’s the perfect time to consider integrated options that have insect screens and shades built-in. If this sounds like something you are interested in take a look at our Integrated Doors that are available in Folding and Sliding options.


      Good luck with your build!


      Kind regards

      Emily

    • PRO
      IDSystems
      hace 7 años

      There is no right or wrong answer - and as suppliers and installers of award winning bifold AND sliding door systems we have no bias towards one or the other.

      When we get asked this question by customers there are a number of initial things we would ask to try and make some recommendations - and we have written a blog all about these. Probably the most valuable question is how often are you likely to have the doors fully open.

      Our SF55 aluminium bifold doors can be manufactured up to 1.1m wide and have an industry leading narrow sightline of 115mm (the amount of frame visible when closed) and over a 7m run of 7x1m panels you will have 6 intermediate frames totalling 690mm of aluminium.

      We do two aluminium sliding door systems the Grand Slider (83mm sightlines) or our award winning theEDGE (narrow 24mm sightline) - both can take glass sizes of up to 3m wide so over a 7m run of 3x2.33m panels you will have 166mm of intemediate aluminium visible with the Grand Slider and just 48mm visible with theEDGE.

      So if your doors are closed more often than open there is significantly less frame than glass in sliding doors, however the trade off is that unless you opt for a pocket slider you are not able to open a sliding door completely to create a total 7m opening like you are with bifold doors - you would only open 4.66m of the 7m (or 5.25m if you went for four sliding door panels).

      In terms of thermal performance both SF55 and the sliding door systems can be double or triple glazed and achieve pretty similar U-Values and in terms of price the SF55 and Grand Slider systems work out to be almost identical - although theEDGE is a bit more because of the advanced engineering required to create such a narrow profile.

      If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask and good luck with your project!

    • hapiak
      Autor original
      hace 7 años
      Thank you all - the doors will face north east into a 11mx5 space - vaulted ceiling (four velux windows) 4mx5m of the space will have a low ceiling and no windows. So the 7 ms with the doors will be the only light from a wall entering the space.
    • PRO
      Equilibrando... Space Planning with Feng Shui
      hace 7 años

      I agree with Timber Master LTD I would go for bifold doors as they would help you to connect your home with the garden. In the summer you will appreciate it so much.

    • Cakelady
      hace 7 años
      We had the same dilemma and went for New Wave aluminium sliding doors and are really pleased with them. They are very easy to use and unlike bifolds you can have as many of the doors open as you wish and your furniture can be very close to the doors. Below is the link that shows more details and how they work. I've attached a couple of photos of ours (not great photos these were taken before our kitchen was finished). We also had the same tiles in our kitchen and patio and love it. http://www.newwavedoors.co.uk/products/aluminium-new-wave-door.html
    • LTS
      hace 6 años
      Hi Emma
      How are you liking your new wave doors?
    • Cakelady
      hace 6 años

      Absolutely love them and so does everyone that visits the house.

    • LTS
      hace 6 años
      Thank you. I hadn't come across them before. Pleased you like them :)
    • PRO
      White Red Architects
      hace 6 años
      Última modificación: hace 6 años

      Hello, we are installing these doors on the below project. It's a 9m span so a little bigger, however, the effect of the 4 doors parked at one end with the black-out curtain behind is very neat.

      http://www.slimlinealuminium.co.uk/products/sliding-patio-doors/sl20-classic-glazed-sliding-patio-doors/?gclid=CKyijZGN7dMCFVdAGwodB08HZA

      http://www.white-red.co.uk/#/walnut-tree-cottage-buckinghamshire/

      Walnut Tree Cottage · Más información

    • PRO
      Skyglaze Ltd
      hace 6 años
      These are large two pane sliding doors but remember to make sure you can control solar gain as usually the doors are the only form of ventilation and insulation in new extensions are designed to retain heat

      We would recommend one of guardians solar neutral glasses sn62/34 or sn70/37 these are very clear to look through, give great solar control and have excellent u-values for our colder months
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