Our made to measure bi-fold doors are perfect for family gatherings.
They can be used in a variety of situations to transform your living space. When installed between your conservatory and home our Extreme and Eclipse Bi-fold doors turn two rooms into one. Our Bi-fold doors are fully bespoke and individually made to suit your requirements. They can be made to reach 2500mm in height and any width can be accommodated between 1400mm to 6000mm. We can even cut away your existing wall (complying with all Building Regulations of course) to transform the way you live. We take care of all architectural drawings, structural calculations, steel work, builders, roughcasters and even painters leaving you without any stress, before, during and after the work is completed.
Bi-folding doors can be used in many different ways including conservatories...
Many early examples of conservatories incorporate double French doors as a way to not only provide access but also let in light and air. Integrating bi-fold doors into a conservatory significantly enhances the level of access, light and air permitted and that is why more and more homeowners are moving away from the norm of French doors and specifying their bi-folding counterparts when investing in a new conservatory. Bi-fold doors are particularly suited to a lean-to style of conservatory as the shape and dimensions of the latter often allow more scope for wider bi-fold doors with three or more panes.
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Bi-folding doors look stunning surrounding by the brickwork of orangery pillars and walls
Orangeries with brick-built columns and an external cornice are arguably the best canvas for a multi-pane bi-fold door. The typically rectangular shape of orangeries lends itself perfectly to a bi-fold door of up to 7-panes wide which acts as an easily removable divide between your home and garden. In seconds you can open up a full wall and blur the boundaries between outdoor and indoor living – a bi-fold door’s ease of operation is impressive and the divide can be reinstated as quickly as it was removed. A bi-fold door is commonly installed on the widest facet of an orangery but some homeowners actually choose to incorporate more than one bi-fold so the room is even more versatile.
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Connect the main living and working areas of your home with the outdoors...
Bi-fold doors can be fitted to the main part of a property in the same way that sliding patio and double French doors are often used. Internal space may be at a premium so the door can be manufactured to ‘open out’ which, as the name suggests, means that when the door panes concertina they group on the outside. However, if you’d rather and space allows, the same door can also be made to ‘open-in’. Living rooms and kitchens are the two most common rooms to be augmented by a bi-fold but, equally, these doors have been used at particularly luxurious properties as a grand way to access first floor balconies.
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A bi-fold door will create one unique, open plan space
To be classed as a ‘permitted development’ and be exempt from planning permission, conservatories must, among other things, have an external grade door separating it from the main property – what better way to do this than with a bi-fold door? When closed an internal bi-fold door will allow you to see into your conservatory and, of course, allow natural light into your home whilst meeting the requirement to have a separate door. But when you want to access your conservatory, or merge the two rooms together, a bi-fold door will more than oblige and create one unique, open plan space.
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The intelligent door solution...
After a few minutes of operating a set of Extreme or Eclipse Bi-Folding doors you will realise just how clever a design it is as the way the individual leafs so easily fold and slide is enough to leave you spellbound. Particularly when operating an aluminium-based version of these extraordinary doors as you could easily expect them to be difficult to manoeuvre when they’re actually the exact opposite. There’s very little weight to them which makes them all the more special.
From the point of view of aesthetics and functionality a set of Bi-Folds are incomparable to any other door solution for the home. When looking to separate either your home from the external environment or two individual areas internally with upmost stylishness Bi-Folding doors really are the obvious option. Everything about them screams sophistication and smartness.
What appeals most to people when they get the chance to operate Bi-Folding doors is the ease it takes to open and close them as they run across the stainless steel runners with gracefulness. A brush is present on one end of the track so that the runners stay free of any dirt or grime to ensure they remain easy to manoeuvre.
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There is only one configuration for a 2 pane bi-fold door but, as with all bi-fold doors, this configuration can be manufactured to either open-out or open-in. This minimalist style of bi-fold door could be used internally to connect a room with an orangery or conservatory, or it could be used on one of the smaller facets of an orangery or conservatory.
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If you decide on a three pane bi-fold door there are two configurations that you can choose from. The first configuration is one of the most popular styles of them all; a hinged pass door opens in the same direction as two bi-folding panes to excellent effect. The alternative configuration and the key difference is that the hinge pass door opens in the opposite direction to the two bi-folding panes.
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The standard 4 pane comprises of 4 bi-folding panes which all concertina in the same direction, whereas you can choose a door with two sets of two panes folding in the opposite direction to one another. You can also choose a configuration that boasts an integrated French door which means that one of the hinged doors opens in the opposite direction to the other three door panes.
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If your property facilitates a 5 pane bi-fold door there are three possible configurations to choose from. The most popular choice were the first pane is a hinged pass door that opens in the same direction as the four folding panes – this is in contrast to a door where the hinged passenger door opens in the opposite direction to the four folding panes. Another option is a little more complex - the central pane acts as the pass door, with two bi-folding panes either side of it.
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The 6 bi-folding panes, all moving in the same direction, or you can choose an option which features an integrated French door at one end with the main pass door opening in the opposite direction to the other five panes. Perfect symmetry is created by a door configuration with two bi-folding panes either side of a central French door.
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There are four configurations available. One hinged pass door and six bi-folding sections concertina in one direction, whereas the hinged pass door opens in the opposite direction to the other panes. Another configuration has on offset pass door at pane three, adjoined to two bi-folding panes or you can choose a configuration which has an offset pass door at pane three but it is instead connected to four bi-folding panes.
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At Mitchell Glass we want every installation to be special and none are more special than our 90° Corner and Bay Sets which are available in almost every configuration to make a stunning addition to your home. Our corner sets of Bi-fold Doors turn the corner of your room into the bright, light feature. Our doors are available in any colour and almost any combination. You get every advantage of a conventional door set, they are tailored to your size, colour scheme, finish and are available from two to eight leaves, corners can be supplied with or without fixed corner posts to achieve a breath taking uninterrupted view.
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Bi-folding doors offer such immense functionality...
Practical - The length of the design and whether it comprises two doors of a maximum of seven door leafs will make no difference to how practical they are as you will still be able to fashion countless types of opening. For a Bi-Fold that opens similar to a standard hinged door make sure you ask that a ‘passenger door’ is included.
Effortless - We can easily understand why you may expect to have to exert a high amount of energy when opening and closing Bi-Folding doors due to its aluminium construction but that isn’t the case as you only need to give them a light push or pull. Their apparent weightlessness will really take you by surprise.
Contemporary - If your home is in desperate need of some form of modernisation then Bi-Folding doors will really do the trick and bring it back on trend. You will struggle to find a more spectacular home improvement option which will have such a dramatically positive impact on the entire house.
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Style does not come at the expense of security with our Extreme and Eclipse bi-fold doors...
A multi-point locking system is at the heart of the security of a bi-fold door. When the lock is engaged, it does so at several different points, in several different directions, and into robust lock keeps ensure that the door sash is firmly fixed into the door frame. The double glazed or triple glazed units used to glaze the doors are inherently very strong and tough to break. Tested cylinder locks are housed by high security master handles to deter and resist would-be intruders.
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Built-in thermal efficiency minimise heat loss from your home...
Large bi-fold doors can account for a significant proportion of a walls surface area so it is important that they act well as an insulator, keeping your home warm by preventing heat loss. Our bi-fold doors can be specified with either double or triple glazing and both options act in much the same way, reflecting heat back into your room as it tries to escape through the glass. The cavity between the two (or three) panes of glass is filled with an inert gas called argon which, being a dense gas, is much better than dry air at controlling the transfer of heat.
Intelligently designed seals and gaskets prevent leakage at the point where two panes of a bi-fold meet, and the door itself is thermally broken which means that the aluminium frames and sashes are built with a centrally integrated polyamide barrier to stop the aluminium conducting heat.
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The finer details to your doors make the biggest difference...
Contemporary Handles - Our contemporary, two-part handles owe their styling to both the brushed steel finish which is the epitome of sophistication, and a separate escutcheon plate which encases the cylinder lock. Three variations of this handle are available, each one intricately and ergonomically different to the next. Suited brushed steel intermediate and D-handles are the automatic choice if you opt for a contemporary master handle.
Traditional Handles - Traditional all-in-one handles are understated, unfussy and available in chrome, gold, black and white which is particularly useful if you wish to match the hardware used on your bi-fold door with the hardware used your windows and other doors in your house. Again, colour matched intermediate and D-handles are available in chrome, gold, black and white so that the various panes of your bi-fold door are in harmony with one another.
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Add to the wow factor of an Extreme or Eclipse bi-fold door with your choice of colour...
Our standard colour palette for bi-fold doors includes three extremely popular and timeless options: gloss white, matt grey and matt black. Grey in particular is a firm favourite for homeowners investing in bi-fold doors – it is sophisticated and contemporary, therefore complementing the sleek operation of the product. A much broader selection is available but the common denominator of all of our colour options is a low maintenance, durable finish that will retain its appeal for years to come.
Woodgrain Finishes - Our three sublimated woodgrain finishes replicate the appearance of real timber to such an extent that you could be forgiven for questioning whether our bi-fold doors are actually made from aluminium. The contours and shading naturally present on timber products is emulated incredibly by our aluminium counterparts using a finishing process known as sublimation, and the options of Walnut, Rosewood and Oak will appeal to homeowners who want to marry a traditional appearance with modern functionality using one of our woodgrain bi-fold doors.
Dual Colour - The external face of a bi-fold door must complement the external architectural features of your property, and the inside face must complement the internal décor of the room in which it is fitted – one colour may not necessarily suffice so you may want to consider a dual colour bi-fold door which, as the name suggests, is one colour on the inside and a different colour on the outside. A very popular example of this is ‘grey-on-white’ – matt grey on the outside, and gloss white on the inside to match skirting board, architraves and neutrally decorated rooms. Likewise, you colour opt for a woodgrain finish on-white so that the external woodgrain face of the door is more in tune with the plants, trees and wildlife in your garden.
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