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Replacement windows and doors 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. Therefore, we are left with a legacy of ruined period homes which in some cases constitute a fire hazard because windows were fashioned without big enough opening sashes to escape through.

Then they became available in white UPVC which were at first 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, home owners now have a plethora of window and door styles and materials to choose from.

For many years, there has been a very large marketplace for patio doors, which offer convenience and provide light and air into a home whilst providing a highly effective thermal barrier when closed. Patio doors have recently made way for the Rolls Royce in this market which is now the tremendously variable Bifold patio door. Anyone looking to buy patio doors now should first consider whether they could increase their investment to a bifolding door.

Bi fold doors can be organized to span a very wide opening or smaller spaces, behaving when closed as a glass wall to allow in increased light and to allow panoramic views over the outside scene or garden. They can open an entire wall to allow smooth integration of outside and internal areas, e.g., for parties or for kids to play safely inside and outside on a gorgeous day. Alternatively, they can act to broaden available space in limited areas, such as providing inclusion of a balcony to form part of a small flat on a fair day or brightening up an otherwise dark 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 wood, aluminium, PVCu and aluminium clad timber, this product is available in a wide range of colours and finishes from specialist window companies. Although expensive, aluminium clad timber, gives you the timber finish inside and the selection of colours and low maintenance options provided by aluminium cladding.