Origin Corner Doors

When discovering Origin corner door configuration choices, you’ll quickly understand why Origin’s corner bi-folding doors are so advanced – and there’s a massive choice. Origin can cover up to 9.4 metres in each direction wide with 8 doors to the right and the left of the corner and up to 3.025mm high. Individual doors sashes can be manufactured as narrow as 400mm and as wide as 1200mm. You choose how they open and close and which direction the corner post moves (if your cantilever allows) – if they fold in or out. With corner bifolds the doors must stack open in both directions, when both sides are open. (Subject to survey).

From 5 Star’s point of view, it’s not just that Origin gives you almost every option. It’s that every option, in each system, in every colour, with all thresholds, work perfectly, arrive on time and are supported by Origins world class British factory – It’s an open and shut case.

Origin Corner Bi-folding Doors are available in almost any colour, including black, white and all the sought-after greys. Origin can manufacture in over 150 different RAL colours and come with a dual colour option (different inside and out). Origin’s range includes wood-grain colours.

In order to give the Origin corner Bi-folding Doors a flawless finish, Origin aluminium is coated with the highest-grade powder available. Applied using an electrostatic process after a special pre-treatment, it is then cured at 200°C to form a robust coating that is tougher than normal paint, whilst keeping a smooth surface. Origin doors are resistant to scratches and are unlikely to fade.

Origin let you consider having no handle on the outside, ultimate security useful if the corner bifold doors are not used as an entry point.

Handles, D handles and Slave handles are available in a choice of finishes, styles and colours. 5 Star can supply most Origin corner bi-fold orders in Solid Stainless steel when chosen at the time of order. Modern families tend to choose silver while families with older properties tend to go for a gold or black finish. If you have young children in the house, Stainless-steel handles are a great choice because they require less maintenance, are extremely durable and are easy to clean. You’ll also want an easy-to-pull handle, so children can use easily.

Origin corner bi-folds are typically much harder to break into than many French doors and sliding doors because they employ a unique eight-point locking system built into the traffic (master) door (5 more locking points than many competitor doors) and have passed PAS23/24 tests. Bevelled 20mm bolts offer smooth operating when engaging, as well as providing maximum compression for security and weather resistance.

Origin corner bifolds also feature deep throw 25mm security hooks – the innermost position available today. The Origin lock delivers the best in both security and weatherproofing. Origin uses a combination of solid cast Yale security handles with high performance fixing bolts and a British Standards accredited Magnum security cylinder, proven to protect against snapping, picking, drilling and bumping.

A corner bi-fold threshold is the track which the door carriage slides in, when opening and closing. Origin and 5 Star recommend a weathered threshold (also known as a ‘rebated’ threshold), this can be sunk into the ground, it leaves a 14mm upstanding lip, (from outside to in),  the seals on the bottom of the corner bi-folding door compresses against the lip to create a defensive weather tight seal.

Non-weathered thresholds are recommended for internal or sheltered areas only. They offer a flat transition between in and outside. There is no raised section, so the door seal doesn’t have a solid lip to compress against, making optimal weather performance unguaranteeable.

On its own Aluminium is not a thermally efficient material, which is why Origin developed a thermal polyamide break, designed to limit the heat transfer from outside to in. This, with sophisticated weathertight seals, ensures it’s warm in the winter, cooler in the summer. In real terms, Origin helps reduce your energy bills.

Origin exceed British Building Regulation requirements across all the range. The U-Value of doors measure how effectively they insulate, lower U-Value are better. The Building Regulation require doors and windows to have a U-Value of 1.6 W/m2K and for replacements, 1.4 W/m2K.