Don't Dismiss Bi Folding / Patio Doors for Your Period Home

Some people might dismiss the practical benefits of aluminium bi folding patio doors because they feel that the modern styling is not in keeping with existing windows and doors to their home. Instead, they feel that traditional French Doors with timber frames might provide the only answer. Sometimes, there are other alternatives...

The Versatility of Aluminium Frames

Aluminium frames are available in a number of colours and finishes therefore if you need to replace 50s crittal windows or blend in with pvc frames, there is a solution. If your white-washed cottage has black painted window frames (or other colours) then black powder-coated frames may be the ideal choice - with the added benefit that, unlike painting timber frames, the aluminium will require only an occasional wipe with a damp cloth to keep it looking good.

Glass Options for Bi Folding / Patio Doors

The double-glazing in bi folding patio doors can have diamond-shaped leaded-light panes to blend with windows in an old picturesque cottage, square leaded glass for a Georgian house or bars for an Art Deco style home.

If the period of your home happens to be more contemporary, glass options include tinted and obscured glass; frames can be green, blue, copper, graphite or virtually any colour - there is a choice of almost 200 RAL colours available.

Bi Folding Doors or Ultra Slim?

Depending on the property and the lifestyle of its owners, there is another alternative: UltraSlim frame patio door. The same glass options are available, including integral slatted blinds, and the 19mm side frames facilitate a wider viewing area through the glass.

More information about bi folding doors, UltraSlim and frameless glass doors can be found on the SunSeeker Doors website.

Clear Glass Divider Doors for Offices

Retain a spacious, open-plan feel to contemporary office space by using Frameless Glass Door partitions to separate the conference room, visitor's lounge or kitchen area. SunSeeker Doors installed retractable clear glass room dividers, comprising two sets of 10mm single glazed door systems in South East London, as can be seen in these images.

SunSeeker Doors specialises in designing and manufacturing retractable glazed door systems in the UK. Slimline aluminium bi folding doors and UltraSlim retractable patio doors are also available.

Visit www.sunseekerdoors.co.uk for further information.

Fabulous views enhanced by our UltraSlim Doors

We were delighted to install a range of our UltraSlim sliding retractable doors and fixed panels at such a stunning location. The project included doors on an out-building as well as the impressive stone, timber and glass extension.

Across the end wall of the extension, a set of six fully retractable, slide-and-turn patio doors was installed, plus fixed glazed panels between timber uprights in the side walls, from the SunSeeker UltraSlim doors range. The double glazing is set in slim side frames, available in almost 200 colours. Each of the UltraSlim doors can slide along the guide rails and pivot in or outwards to suit, for maximum access between indoors and outside.

Photographs of this and other UltraSlim door installations are also shown on our website, where you will also find a video demonstation of slide-and-turn doors and details of all SunSeeker Doors.

SunSeeker UltraSlim Doors at Caffè Nero

2014, Lymington: the popular Caffè Nero had one drawback - customers always clamoured for seats by the large front windows because it was rather dark and gloomy near the back. No longer!

The rear of Caffè Nero in Lymington's High Street now has an expanse of fully openable patio doors with ultraslim frames, installed by SunSeeker Doors.



The doors are fully retractable for walking outside to the terrace or one door can be used normally if it's too cold to leave them all open all of the time.

There are other options, too. Any number of the doors may be opened and stacked at the side; any remaining doors can slide along the guides to be positioned wherever is most convenient.

There are more images of the Caffè Nero installation in our UltraSlim Doors gallery plus illustrations of the doors positioned along the opening, including a video demonstration of slide and turn doors.

Open Plan Style Home featuring Glass Doors

Spacious and contemporary, open plan rooms are light and bright, offering freedom of movement and long lines of sight. Sometimes, there is nothing better...

Just occasionally, though, don't you wish you could have a conversation without raising your voice over the dishwasher or the kids?

Compromising your style isn't the answer. Frameless glass room divider doors are the answer. A wall of transparency that could dull the sound without cramping your style. Sliding-stacking doors that can be pushed to the far edges of the room when they are not required to divide the air.

View frameless glass doors on our website, imagine them in your home and get a quote for glass doors.

Aluminium Bi Fold Doors: Competitive Pricing

We are genuinely delighted to announce that 2013 was OUR THIRD SUCCESSIVE RECORD YEAR at SunSeeker Doors. We have installed more Slimline bi folding doors and UltraSlim patio doors than ever before.

UltraSlim is a different kind of door. It is a set of sliding patio doors that pivot and stack to the side of the opening, enabling maximum access through when fully open - like bi folds but without the hinges. The advantage of UltraSlim is the slimmer side frames for fewer interruptions across your viewing expanse.

Our Slimline bi folds prices have remained competitive despite a rise in the cost of metal, as we negotiated our pricing well in advance. This has been a considerable factor in managing our costs and maintaining our prices during 2012/2013. We are pleased to announce that this will continue for most of this year, too.

At SunSeekerDoors, we use innovative technology to design our own doors and manufacture them here in Britain. We use our own installation teams to ensure that each customer has the same standard of expertise, rather than risk your project and our reputation with unknown contractors. We only sell direct to our clients - you won't find SunSeeker Doors in dealers' showrooms. This means that we don't have to inflate our prices to pay the middle-man. A win-win situation for ourselves and our customers.

What are you waiting for? Visit our website and submit a quote request for Slimline bifolds and UltraSlim retractable sliding doors, then decide which one is best for your home.

Testimonial "impressed so far by the product and the service"

Dear Paul

I’d just like to thank Sunseeker Doors on behalf of Simon Ashton. The doors are lovely. We still have to plaster around the inside and point the bricks outside but at the moment everything works well. We’ve been impressed so far by the product and the service.

Yours sincerely

Deb Cass