Aluminium bi fold doors are increasingly becoming a must-have for UK homeowners, creating a visually stunning and practical addition to any modern property. With our slim profile sections and minimal visible framework, our bifolding door system can add huge value to your home by creating a seamless transition to the outdoors.
Available in a range of colours and finishes and custom designed to your space and needs, bifolding doors can make a great addition to your living space. Whether you choose internal bi folding doors or external, let’s explore why you should choose bifold doors and create open plan living spaces.
A huge benefit of bifold doors or folding doors, and by far its greatest appeal, is in its ability to open up an entire wall space, and separate rooms. Bifold doors fold back against themselves like concertina doors, meaning they can open up to 90%. Bifold doors range in sizes and configurations, and can also have glazed or solid panels.
Large glass panels give a clear view to the outdoors, making the top hung system the perfect way to incoporate nature. You may want to use internal folding doors as a way to create an open plan living space. This will add light flow and a seamless transition between rooms but doesn’t offer the enhanced outdoor space that external doors do.
When choosing to install bifold doors of more than two panes you also have the option of adding a traffic door or access door. A traffic door is equipped with hinges and a lever handle, operating as a normal door. This allows greater flexibility to monitor temperatures and fresh air indoors as well as enabling quick access to the outside without having to open up the entire bifold. There are many ways a traffic door can benefit your bifolds, and why they may not work for every door, which you can read about here.
Bifold doors can offer incredible space-saving and space-enhancing attributes. Improving natural light into your place is a great way to make a room feel bigger and brighter. Exposure to daylight has been linked to many benefits one of which is giving the illusion of a larger space. Natural light easily floods through glazed panels of bifold doors, making a room feel brighter and warmer. This has been seen to improve mental wellbeing, especially for places where you work- like a home office or gym.
Opting for clear glass over frosted glazing in your bifolding doors encourages natural light to flow through the home. Plus, having the doors open as often as possible helps ventilation and acts as a room divider between indoor and outdoor space. This is great for homes with limited space, as you can let light flow in, making space feel larger.
Bifolding doors can transform an entire wall of your home into glass. Thereby, extending a room to the outside. External opening bifolds also offer the option to place furniture in front of the doors without obstructing access to the outside. This will further enhancing the space within a room unlike internal bi folding doors.
Transforming an entire wall-space into glazing can also enhance your living space. By using our bifold door system, we can achieve super slim sightlines of just 107mm for maximum vision. Making our bifolding doors slimmer than 68% of bifolds on the market. Ensuring panoramic outside views all year round. Large glazing can also conserve energy via increased solar gain. As maximising direct sunlight into your home can reduce the amount of energy needed to heat and light a space. At UK Doors Online, we can offer market leading sash sizes leading our bi fold doors to excel in maximising light, views and solar gain.
The material of your bifolds can affect the overall aesthetic appeal, functionality and lifespan of your bifold doors. Aluminium framing is built to last and is effectively resistant to corrosion. Our bifolding doors are finished in a thick powder coating, which obtains a dense, polished finish. Which is more durable and longer-lasting than the conventional paint used in many PVC installations. Practically maintenance-free aluminium doors are easy to clean due to large frame sizes. Unlike timber, they won’t need painting or staining to maintain weather-proofing.
Our bifolding doors at UK Doors Online are available in up to 7 leaves each way (14 total) allowing for the largest possible openings. To suit the specific application, the door leaf can operate from either the left or right of the opening, inward or outward. Enabling you to make the right design choice suited to your unique space.
There are also many door styles available. Whether you’d like to choose from all the hardware like door handles on offer, or our glazing options- you’ll find your dream bifold door.
Each of our products are crafted to your specific requirements and space. Whether it’s colour, accessories, pane options or finishing touches – we are here to help. For any design queries, our friendly sales team can assist you on 01924 929 600. To find out more about our range of bifolding doors view our product page or email sales@ukdoorsonline.co.uk
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