Folksonomics

In the past the only choice when one replaced their windows and did not want to use wood was grey aluminium. Accordingly, we are left with a legacy of ruined period homes which in some cases are a fire hazard because windows were fashioned without large enough opening sashes to escape through.

Then they became available in white PVC which were firstly cheap and of poor quality and bad 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 obsolescent, house owners now have a plethora of window and door styles and materials to select from.

For numerous years, there has been a really large marketplace for patio doors, which provide convenience and allow light and air into a home whilst offering a very effective thermal barrier when closed. Patio doors have recently made way for the “Rolls Royce in this market which is now the tremendously flexible Bifold patio door. Anyone looking to buy patio doors now should first be considering whether they should increase their investment to a bifolding door.

Bi fold doors can be configured to span a very wide opening or smaller spaces, behaving when closed as a glass wall to let in enhanced light and to offer sweeping views over the outside scene or garden. They can very easily open up an entire wall to allow smooth consolidation of external and internal areas, for instance, for parties or for kids to play safely inside and outside on a lovely day. Alternatively, they can serve to broaden available space in limited areas, such as providing inclusion of a balcony to form part of a small apartment on a fair day or lightening up an otherwise gloomy corner.

Fully opened, the doors concertina and store compactly to left, right or both sides to limit their intrusion. If full opening is not required the doors can configured as french style doors or even as a single opening door.

Available in many modern materials, including timber, aluminium, PVCu and aluminium clad timber, this product is available in a good range of colours and finishes from specialist window companies. It is particularly appealing in aluminium clad timber where the choice of colour on the maintenance-free aluminium outside can complement your house’s outside whilst the beauty and warmth of wood can heighten any interior.