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. Consequently, we are left with a legacy of spoiled period homes which in some cases are a fire hazard because windows were fashioned without large enough opening sashes to escape through.

Although of low quality initially, white PVCu designs became available and have now become of outstanding quality.

As the old-fashioned designs become obsolete, house owners now have a superfluity of window and door styles and materials to choose from.

For many years, there has been a really large market for patio doors, which provide convenience and allow light and air into a home whilst offering a highly effective heat barrier when closed. The height of the patio door market are Bifold patio doors which offers good versatility and great aesthetics. Anyone looking to buy patio doors now should first be considering whether they could step-up their investment to a bifolding door.

Bi fold doors can be arranged to span a very wide opening or smaller spaces, behaving when closed as a glass wall to let in enhanced light and to allow wide views over the outside vista or garden. The complete wall can be in effect removed by opening the whole doors seamlessly integrating the room into the outdoor space. Alternatively, they can serve to broaden available space in restricted areas, such as allowing inclusion of a balcony to form part of a small flat on a clement day or lightening up an otherwise dark nook.

When fully opened the doors zig-zag compact either to the left or right or split into both sides so limiting their intrusion into the room or external space. They can be organized to allow french style doors when full opening is not required and a single opening door for pedestrian access in the normal way.

Available in many of the most up to date materials, including hardwood, 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 homes exterior whilst the beauty and warmth of wood can heighten any interior.