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Aluminium Bifold Doors

Visofold 1000-Slim Aluminium Bifold Doors

Aluminium folding doors with slim sightlines

FD2U aluminium bifold doors are manufactured from slim thermally broken profiles to ensure maximum glass widths can be acheived using the minimum number of panels. There are no additional mullions required between the panels that broaden the sight lines so when panels are folding sliding in the same direction the width of the aluminium from edge of glass to edge of glass ranges from 122mm down to a very slim 94mm depending on model selected.

The new Cortizo Bifold-Plus door has a sightline of only 110mm and an overall 0.8 u-value when specifying the triple glazed option.

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Luxury aluminium folding doors

Our ranges of aluminium folding doors are designed by two of the UK's leading architectural aluminium system suppliers Smart Systems and Cortizo. The Smart and Cortizo ranges of bifolding doors have been available in the UK and Europe for a number of years offering both domestic and commercial folding door applications.

Aluminium doors are particularly renown for their ease of operation and reliability in service and our doors also benefit from a stainless steel roller system at the bottom with the panel tops also guided by rollers for smooth running and easy operation. There are no heavy-weight lintels required as the doors are bottom rolling and not hung from the top.

Individual door panels can be up to 1.2 metres wide x 3.0 metres high* to provide wide glass apertures using minimum aluminium profiles which allows natural light to flood into the room.

*Cortizo Bifold-Plus only. Visofold 1000 Slim maximum panel sizes are 1200mm wide x 2500mm high with Visofold 6000 range maximum panel sizes of 1000mm wide x 2200mm high.

Add integral blinds to your bifold door

Upgrade your new aluminium bifolding doors with integrated blinds for privacy and comfort.

Encapsulated within the double glazed sealed units the blinds require no cleaning or maintenance and are secure from tampering by little fingers!

Our integral blinds are available with 3 different control systems including sliding magnet, corded or the new solar powered electrical blinds with optional remote control and you can choose from a wide range of colours.

Integral Blinds

Garden room bifold doors

Our aluminium bifold doors are the perfect solution for garden rooms as not only do they provide a glass frontage to the room but all our doors are bottom rolling with all the weight of the door on the bottom.

We also offer a range of standard size doors which are competitively priced and allow you to construct the opening to suit the door.

Standard Size Bifold Doors

Floating corner post

This corner set has a fully weathered flush track system and has been designed with a moveable corner post that slides open with the main traffic door set eliminating the need for an external fixed corner post. The corner post shown in this photo is actually on the inside.

With the appropriate steelwork in place this system also creates a true cornerless bifold door arrangement.

As featured on Channel 4 TV's 'Double your house for half the money'

We supplied and installed this anthracite grey 3 panel aluminium bifold door for an edition of this popular home improvement program presented by Sara Beeney. The door was installed into a basement in a terraced property in Clapham, South London to create extra living space and provide the main source of natural light into the room.

Low Threshold Option

The Cortizo Bifold-Plus offers a fully weathered flush bottom track that provides seamless floor levels inside and out as you will see from the image opposite. Combined with an adequate drainage system the flush track is the perfect solution for eliminating any possible trip hazard.

Offering full protection against the weather this option provides a solution for many who do not want a rebated threshold that usually requires a step down from the internal floor level and can mean up to 50mm high of step-over aluminium upstand above your internal finished floor level.

There is also a non-weathered low threshold available on both the Visofold and Cortizo door that allows you to create flush floor levels between two internal living spaces such as between the main house and conservatory by sinking the threshold into the floor merging the two floor areas into one.

Bifolding doors available in any RAL colour

Our aluminium folding sliding doors are manufactured from thermally broken aluminium profiles that are available in over 200 RAL powder paint finishes and can also be supplied with a dual paint colour finish so you can select an external colour and an internal colour.

We have a standard colour range available on our fast-track delivery service.

In addition we also offer a range of textured paint finishes called Sensations.

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Matching Roof Lanterns and Windows

We also supply Korniche aluminium roof lanterns together with a full range of matching casement windows available in a range of standard RAL colours to match your new bifold doors.

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Conservatory Bifold Doors

Aluminium folding doors are ideal for use as conservatory doors and are often requested by customers who feel aluminium provides a stronger durable door especially when wider openings are required. When fitted in conjunction with a steel portal frame doors up to 6 metres or wider can be fitted to open-up the complete front of a conservatory or as shown here two bifold doors can open up the corner of the structure with stunning effect.

High Performance 1.0 U-value Double Glazing

All our made to measure bifolding doors can be upgraded to solar control double glazed sealed units that not only provide an exceptionally energy efficient 1.0 U-value but also reflect 57% of direct heat from the sun whilst also reducing glare by 35% not only protecting you but also your furnishings.

High Security Locking

All our aluminium bifolding doors feature high security shoot bolt locking as standard and where available traffic doors are fitted with 5-point multi-point hook bolt locking to provide optimum security. The locking system, hinges and running gear are fully concealed when the door is closed ensuring that there is no opportunity for an intruder to gain access by tampering with the door gearing, hinges and fixings.

Handle Options

Lever/Lever handles operate the hook bolt locking system on traffic doors and provide external key access whilst intermediate panel shoot bolt locking is operated by internal fold-flat handles as shown. Handles are available in white, chrome, anthracite, silver or black finishes.

'D' handles(black or chrome only)are fitted to the hinges of the intermediate panels to allow easy opening and closing of the bifold doors.

Image shows chrome internal shoot-bolt handle.

Hardware

All hinge fixings are concealed when the door is closed with only the knuckle of the hinge visible ensuring the hinges cannot be tampered with from the outside. The bottom roller hinges feature stainless steel rollers running on stainless steel tracks and roller guides are fitted to the top of the sliding panels to ensure smooth and effortless operation.

Hinges are supplied in black finish only.

Open In or Out

Your new bi-fold door can be specified to stack inwards or outwards at no additional cost to suit your specific requirements and since every door is made to order you can be sure of a perfect fit.

Full range of Aluminium window and doors available

To complement our range of aluminium bifold doors we also provide the full range of Smart Systems Aluminium Alitherm 300 casement windows together with Cortizo sliding aluminium doors.

Aluminium windows

Installation

Aluminium bifold doors are suitable for DIY installation or in many cases are often installed by builders constructing a new home extension. We can also provide a full installation service in many parts of mainland UK including London, Essex and Surrey using experienced installers to fit your door and ensure it operates correctly from day one. To check if this service is available in your area simply request an instant quote and ensure you select the fitting service option.

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Benefits

Slim sight lines of just 122mm down to 94mm available
Fully compliant with document L building regulations
Upgrade to PAS24 and document Q(new build)specification available
Fully weather-rated flush threshold system range available
Polyamide Thermal Break for superior insulation
High Performance Weatherseals
Internally glazed for high security
28mm Clear Toughened argon filled double glazing
Solar control glass upgrade available
Double glazed overall 1.4 u-value or triple glazed 0.8 u-value
Traffic doors on some styles enable ease of use in the winter
Available in many different RAL colours with dual colour and textured finish options
High security mulit-point locking on traffic doors with intermediate door sashes fitted with top and bottom shoot bolt locking
Doors can be specified to fold inwards or outwards and slide left or right
Optional integral blinds available

Delivery Lead Times

Lead times can be subject to seasonal demand and the following are provided for guidance purposes only for supply only doors and are from receipt of deposit and confirmed manufacturing details.

White, Anthracite and Black Anthracite external/white internal	2 - 3 weeks
Special Single RAL colour	6 - 8 weeks
Dual RAL colour	6 - 8 weeks*
Integral blinds	3 weeks

*Anthracite grey external/white internal from stock profiles is currently 3 weeks.

Payment Terms

We require a 50% deposit with order and the balance is payable 5 days prior to delivery.

Payment can be made by credit or debit card at no extra cost or alternatively via bank transfer.

How to Order

When you are ready to proceed with your order please call or email and we will discuss the details of your bifold door with you and confirm your order by email so you can verify all information is correct prior to production. Alternatively if you have had an online bifold door quote you can process the order by adding it to your basked and buy online.

Product Guarantee

10 Year warranty for faults from manufacture
5 Year warranty for glass sealed unit performance(excluding breakage)
5 Year mechanical warranty for integral blinds
10 Year insurance backed warranty for our installation service

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