Why quality matters on bifolding doors.
All bifolding doors are not the same. A typical bifolding door comprises many parts and components. All of these work together to ensure your doors slide and fold as well as remaining weathertight and secure when closed. With so many doors installed at the back of the property security is very important. Study a quality bifold in detail and you’ll see a combination or rollers, tracks, running gear, guides, locks, handles and hinges. All of this hardware must be well designed. It must not only take the weight of what are heavy doors but also help them slide and fold with minimal effort. If you consider that your typical folding door is far larger than any hinged door, so it becomes important that doors are well made, well engineered and ultimately reliable. Our Origin bifolding doors are a great example of British design and engineering at its very best. They’ re the only doors on the market with a 20 year guarantee. This is not to say all other doors are inferior, merely that our Origin doors are so well made, designed and installed that you deserve this exceptional guarantee and peace of mind.
Quality is everything with bifolding doors
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An expert installation is critical.
Many people choose to DIY install their doors and then find that they’re not working correctly. With a bifolding door installation there are several key things to remember. The first is that the structural opening is far larger than conventional door openings. Some doors span up to six meters or more. So not only does the opening have to be plumb and square but so do the doors across the entire width and height. Glass needs to be suitably ‘heeled and toed’, door leaves need precision adjustment. The door threshold is vital to such a wide door and needs to be properly packed, bedded and fixed. The same applies to the outer frame on the head and the sides. Therefore an expert installation is absolutely essential to ensure your doors are reliable and stay reliable.Always try before you buy.
With so many bifolding door installations under our belt, at Basfords we know our bifolding doors. These doors offer a completely different user experience to other types of doors and the purchase of bifolds is not only an important one but a major investment in the home. We’ve carried out a lot of work for people renovating their homes to sell. Feedback tells us that often a bifolding door whether stand alone, or in combination with an orangery or lantern roof is often what sells the house! We’ve invested heavily in our showroom to bring you the best buying experience in an environment where you can see lots of doors on display and ask questions. Only by seeing a bifolding door in the flesh can you try the doors, see how they operate and above all where you like the look of them too. Visit our showroom and you will see a large range of folding doors in a choice of colours and styles.Want to find out more? Contact us.

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