Bi-Folding Doors

Many early examples of conservatories incorporate double French doors as a way to not only provide access but also let in light and air. Integrating bi-fold doors into a conservatory significantly enhances the level of access, light and air permitted and that is why more and more homeowners are moving away from the norm of French doors and specifying their bi-folding counterparts when investing in a new conservatory. Bi-fold doors are particularly suited to a lean-to style of conservatory as the shape and dimensions of the latter often allow more scope for wider bi-fold doors with three or more panes.

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Integrated Pass Door - An integrated pass door is available on bi-fold doors with three, five or seven panes. Thanks to the odd number of panes, one of them can integrated as a single hinged door which functions much like a normal door on your home, independently of the other bi-folding panes. Depending on which configuration you choose, the hinged pass door will either open in the same direction or the opposite direction to the bi-folding panes. In either case the inclusion of a pass door does not inhibit the full opening of the complete bi-fold door.

Integrated French Door - If you cannot choose between a traditional French door or a contemporary bi-fold door, why not have both? Bi-Fold doors with four or six panes can feature an integrated pair of French doors which operate both in the traditional way and as bi-folding doors too. Choosing bi-fold doors with integrated French doors gives you so many different functionalities – open just one half of the French doors for quick access; open them both; or perform the full concertina operation of the bi-fold door and completely remove the divide between the indoors and outdoors.

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 ease of operation and wide aperture created when a bi-fold door is open means that these doors can drastically improve a home’s accessibility. The sliding operation of a bi-fold door relies on a high quality stainless steel track on which quad rollers, which are fitted to the door leafs, glide along without resistance. The same quad rollers are fitted with a small brush on one end to keep the tracks free of dust and dirt and magnetic catches stop hinged pass doors from blowing shut. More important than that however is the low aluminium threshold that is available with our bi-fold doors which sits almost even with floor level so that a seamless passage can be made by all guests including wheelchair users.

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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 ensuring 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, designed to keep you and your home secure these bi-folding doors are as secure as possible. 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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Our standard colour palette for bi-fold doors includes three extremely popular and timeless options: gloss white, matt grey and matt black. Grey in particular is a firm favourite for homeowners investing in bi-fold doors – it is sophisticated and contemporary, therefore complementing the sleek operation of the product. A much broader selection is available but the common denominator of all of our colour options is a low maintenance, durable finish that will retain its appeal for years to come.

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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