Replacement doors and windows used to only be available in grey aluminium if you didnt want wood and the styles rarely improved the aesthetics of the buildings they adorned. The result of this are many aesthetically spoiled period homes with windows which are now a fire hazard because they openings are too narrow to escape through.
Then they became available in white PVC which were at first cheap and of poor quality and poor design but which went on to become the excellent quality they are today and designed to suit the house ” not the pocket.
As the old-fashioned designs become out-of-date, house owners now have a embarrassment of window and door styles and materials to select from.
The patio door market has been very big for many years because they offer an excellent and convenient solution to let light and air in a house. They also provide an excellent thermal barrier when shut. Patio doors have recently made way for the Rolls Royce in this market which is now the tremendously versatile bifolding door. If you are considering purchasing patio doors you should consider investing in a bifold door.
Bifold patio doors can be organized to span a very wide aperture or smaller spaces, behaving when closed as a glass wall to let in enhanced light and to offer panoramic views over the outside vista or garden. The whole wall can be effectively removed by opening the complete doors seamlessly integrating the room into the external space. Alternatively, they can act to extend available space in limited areas, such as allowing inclusion of a balcony to form part of a small flat on a clement day or lightening up an otherwise gloomy corner.
When fully opened the doors zig-zag compact either to the left or right or split into both sides therefore limiting their intrusion into the room or external space. If full opening is not required the doors can configured as french style doors or even as a single opening door.
Available in most modern materials, including wood, aluminium, PVCu and aluminium clad timber, this product is available in a wide range of colours and finishes from specialist window companies. Although pricey, aluminium clad timber, provides you the timber finish inside and the selection of colours and low maintenance options that aluminium cladding offers.