Social Media & Video Links

SunSeeker Doors is active on Facebook and Instagram but Twitter (or X) is a bit up in the air at the moment. We have a few videos, too, some of which you can see on our website: https://www.sunseekerdoors.co.uk/video-demos/ - so yes, SunSeeker Doors has a website. It's full of information, photographs and a Quote Request Form so that home-owners who want a competitive price for replacement or new bespoke slide and pivot UltraSlim doors can easily budget for their project. 

Some of our customers' reviews are below:

5-star review

Just to say we are so pleased with our doors that were installed around a week ago. Our experience from contact with Tony in sales and then Paul and Dee in the office has been fantastic from start to finish. The survey was undertaken on time and the doors went in one week early thank god!! Please also pass on my thanks to the installation team who were on time and very tidy in all the works they did.

Thank you once again for our lovely doors and all the new birds we get to see now in the garden.

We would be happy to recommend you as a company to anyone who asks about our doors.

Great Aftercare! 

We have had our doors for nearly 3 years and have been incredibly happy with the sleek, slimline look and smooth ease at which they open and shut. Installation went well and everything ran smoothly. A year later we decided to get hooks to pin back the windows as they would swing about in the wind. Engineers came and did that without any issues. I suggest everyone asks for hooks on the doors and windows as an add on, as they don’t come with them.

Admired by all… 

We have had two sets of these. They have made such a difference and are admired by all who come. We are so pleased with them that we are thinking of having another set between our garden room and lounge.

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On our website, there are frame options, glass options, blinds options and our frameless glass doors as well as our 38mm profile aluminium framed UltraSlim slide-and-pivot retractable stacking doors with kite-marked glass. Visit sunseekerdoors.co.uk now, to choose your doors and request a quotation for your bespoke installation.

Video Demos of SunSeeker Doors

SunSeeker Doors are based on the slide and pivot system - like bi folding doors without hinges or their wider, hinge-bearing frames. Our most popular doors are UltraSlim and we also manufacture frameless glass doors. All our doors slide and turn until fully retractable, neatly stacked to the side to provide the widest access space available.

As indiviual doors, they may be left spaced across the opening at intervals. Cills may be virtually flush with the floor. SunSeeker Doors are designed and built in England. All doors are made to measure within 4-6 weeks of order.

Glass and Aluminium are our preferred materials. Our door frames are made from thermally broken aluminium with British Standard Kite-marked double glazed units. Aluminium is strong yet lightweight, ideal for our products.

Below is an animated product demonstation video which can also be found on our website. Our double glazed doors can be ordered with encapsulated slatted blinds - being inside the sealed glass unit, they will never require dusting! Glass may be tinted and the Aluminium frames can be coated in any RAL colour, from black through to white, silver or gold appearance, red, blue, green, purple, brown, dark grey, light grey, cream, etc.

For further information and a quotation for your bespoke system, visit our website, sunseekerdoors.co.uk.

Slide-Pivot Doors:





Video animation by The BPc, Herts.

Originally written 30/10/2018
Updated 14/05/2019

Bristol Architect specifies SunSeeker Doors - Again!

TESTIMONIAL

Mark, an architect based in the Bristol area, has specified SunSeeker Doors for his clients' projects for more than five years.

"Many thanks for the excellent doors and windows. They look great and the client loves them."

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No other UK door manufacturer has the range of contemporary bi folding and sliding door styles offered by SunSeeker Doors. No other UK door manufacturer can offer bi folding doors with 2cm aluminium side frames.

SunSeeker Slimline Doors range comprises:

• SUPERSLIM Super Slimline bi-folds with 19mm side frames
• ULTRASLIM retractable sliding doors with 19mm side frames
• FRAMELESS Double-Glazed sliding doors
• Slimline Traditional bi folding doors
• Frameless Glass Doors

The company had its origins in powder-coating aluminium for its client base and began designing and manufacturing aluminium-framed innovative doors more than ten years ago. SunSeeker Slimline aluminium bifolding doors became popular during the 'noughties' enabling the company to invest and develop new door technology. Single-glazed Frameless Glass doors were introduced as room dividers and external enclosures whilst the technology was applied to double-glazed doors. SunSeeker Frameless double-glazed doors were the first of their kind to be certified to British Standards.

SunSeeker Doors built on this technology to introduce UltraSlim doors, their best selling product over the past two years. During this time, the team began working towards development of SuperSlim bi folding doors, which 'hinged' on the radical re-design of the way bi-folding doors were hinged together!

SuperSlim bi folds look very similar to UltraSlim sliding-pivot doors. Both are fully retractable and available with the same frame colour choice, glass options and integral blinds. There is an illustrated explanation of the way the doors operate differently, to help customers choose the better door style for their specific installation, together with comparative photographs of the doors. Visit SUPERSLIM v ULTRASLIM.

Link to more Testimonials for SunSeeker Doors.

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.

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.

Our Made-in-England SunSeeker Doors range

We have been making and supply bi-folding doors since 2003. We are proud of our innovative door products, all of which are fully retractable. We developed them ourselves, manufacture them at our workshop off the M1 motorway and have our own team of fast and efficient trained installers who fit the doors, keeping a tidy site.

The doors (unless frame-less) have powder-coated aluminium frames which we also do in-house. All double-glazed units are kite-marked (EU & British standard) and single glazed Frameless Glass Doors are thick, toughened glass.

There is more information on our website:

• Slimline Bi Folding Doors
• UltraSlim patio doors
• Frameless double-glazed doors
• Frameless glass room dividers

Here is a slideshow of a small selection of installations at customer sites:

Frameless Glass Room Divider Doors Installation

How the room looked prior to the installation of SunSeeker Frameless Glass Room Divider Doors:








Advantages of installing Frameless Glass Doors include:

• wider access between areas 
• removal of dark elements allows more natural light flow 
• rooms may be divided for separate heating or to enable separate conversations

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The new room divider doors are of tempered "unbreakable" glass and do not have side frames, therefore affording a virtually uninterruptable view through them. The floor guide is recessed so that access is almost seemless between rooms.

Each of the doors is a standard pivot opening door which stacks to the side of the opening, taking up very little space. Open as many as required, as shown in these images:

"Glass Curtains" = Frameless Glass Doors = Happiness

Thank you to all our clients who take the time to give us feedback - especially when it's like this!

"Hi, 
firstly may I say you have a fantastic product in your glass curtains, you installed a four door system for us last year , and your company were excellent from first order to installation, 

secondly our decorator scratched the glass on all four doors and we ordered replacements from you,which have been installed today, and as before very well indeed. 

thirdly I would like to congratulate sunseekers on a very professional service from start to finish, 

fourthly I would like you to convey my sincerist thanks to marja who has helped us with quotes, problems , ordering and installation times/dates she is a true credit to your company along with your installers. 

and lastly I would recommend sunseekers to anybody."

Maybe we should change our logo:

We also like to receive any photographs of SunSeeker Doors installations from our customers.

Winter. Quality Glazing is important!

A blanket of snow covering buildings and flora - and hiding the less pretty objects - is enchanting to behold.

Best viewed from a centrally-heated home through double-glazed bi folding doors! Or through our UltraSlim or Frameless Glass Doors. All our patio doors are manufactured using the latest technology and with kite-marked double-glazing, exceeding thermal values of old double-glazed units from last century. In fact, exceeding current British and European standards.

If you are thinking about replacing old patio doors or French doors, consider our product range. We offer a choice of Frameless, UltraSlim or Slimline doors. Request a no-obligation comparative quote for all options.

Below is a short description of each door style:

• Slimline: bi folding doors with aluminium frames
• UltraSlim: sliding pivot doors / ultra slim aluminium frames
• Frameless: similar to slimline but without side frames on the doors

All these doors are fully retractable and are manufactured at our premises in England: www.SunSeekerDoors.co.uk

Open Views with Frameless Glass Doors

SunSeeker Doors has representatives in the 'sunny south' where our Frameless Glass Doors are very popular.

Pictured above is an installation of our tempered glass frameless doors at a restaurant with far-reaching views from its first floor dining room.

Below is a close up of the handle on the side jamb, in the open position, with the door slightly open.

For more information, view our Frameless Glass Enclosures page.

Extending the Use of your Swimming Pool

Choosing an open air pool in your garden over an indoor pool may have been through budget, planning permission, a preference for fresh air and sunshine - or maybe it was already installed when you moved into the property.

If you have an open air pool in your garden, there is often a limited number of weeks that it gets used, due to the British climate. SunSeeker Doors can offer an attractive, contemporary solution to extending the usability of your pool - an enclosure of retractable frameless glass doors.

With the doors fully open, you still have every benefit of an outdoor pool. With the doors closed, you have the benefits of an open air pool but without cold winds blowing across. The heat from the pool water is retained close to the pool and swimming - or just messing about and having fun - can begin in spring and last until well into October.

Link: Frameless Glass Enclosure quotation.
Alternatively, please call SunSeeker Doors on 01582 492730

Frameless Glass Doors Project - Photographs

Following the Frameless Glass Doors testimonial from Mrs & Mrs Walpole, we are pleased to publish the photographs that they kindly supplied.

Request your Frameless Glass Doors quotation or visit our installation gallery pages:

• Frameless Glass Doors (tempered glass)
• Frameless Glass Doors (double glazed)
• UltraSlim Retractable Sliding Doors *
• Slimline Aluminium Bi Folding Doors *

*(double glazed with optional integral blinds)

Choose your Bi Folding Glass Doors by recommendation

If you have landed on this article during your research, you may already have considered that aluminium framed or frameless glass doors are suited to your property; aluminium frames complement any white, coloured or metal framed existing windows and frameless can be used with any other style, modern or traditional, whether mullioned, leaded-light or stained glass.

Aluminium Bi Folding Doors.

At SunSeeker Doors, we fully believe that aluminium is the best material for bi folding door frames. PVC isn't strong enough unless reinforced (usually with aluminium) especially where hinges are set - and even then, the frame width is significantly more than aluminium. Timber frames look good but at an equivalent price to aluminium, the quality will not be the highest; prone to weather-related swelling and shrinkage, the wood will need to be treated and protected every year.

The raw aluminium has a powder-coated finish, offering a plethora of colours. The aluminium frames are thermally broken, meaning that the temperature affecting the exposed external aluminium is insulated from the frame on the inside of the property. SunSeeker Doors use a good quality aluminium; beware of cheap imported bifolds which may not be fit for purpose. Buying from a British manufacturer will avoid any shipping delays and help boost the economy!

Frameless Glass Doors.

With no hinges to dictate the strength required for side frames, Frameless Glass Doors provides a more versatile option for some home owners. An innovative new concept of a fully retractable door set, the glass doors are not joined together but each door operates separately, moving independently with a slide and pivot action.

To our knowledge, SunSeeker Doors is the only British manufacturer currently offering a kite-marked double glazed fully retractable frameless glass door system. 

SunSeeker Doors UltraSlim(tm).

Sitting between our Slimline aluminium framed bifolds and Frameless Glass Doors, SunSeeker Doors UltraSlim is a slide and pivot door-set with 19mm aluminium side frames. To help you decide between bi folding doors, UltaSlim or frameless slide and pivot doors, we are happy to provide you with a no-obligation comparative quotation which includes a measuring service and full installation by our own team of experienced fitters.

Finally, choose your bi folding doors by recommendation ...

Frameless vs Frameless Double Glazed Conservatory Doors

Conservatories and extensions are subject to different planning regulations. Although they may look almost identical, an extension will need to conform to domestic dwelling insulation standards whereas a conservatory is considered to be an attached 'outbuilding' and should not form part of the living accommodation.

Doors between the original house and its extension are internal doors and our tempered glass frameless slide and pivot retractable doors are the perfect room divider for this situation.

Doors to a conservatory must comply with building regulations for patio doors and in this case, you would need to select double glazed retractable slide and pivot doors, as illustrated in the photograph.

Double glazing has better insulation and noise reduction qualities than single glazed partition doors. Of course, if you want to install double glazed doors in preference to tempered glass doors between rooms, there are no laws against it! In fact, you have the choice of double-glazed Frameless doors or UltraSlim aluminium frame slide and pivot doors. You can find details and request a comparable quotation from www.sunseekerdoors.co.uk

Multi-pivot Glass Doors are not "Arch" Enemies!!

Frameless Glass Doors can, indeed, foil an arch enemy!

Here is what a satisfied client recently told our marketing staff:
"I contacted Sunseeker Doors because we had an unusual arched doorway leading from our living room to our extension. We wanted to get the maximum light but also the ability to close off the doorway during cold weather as every time we opened our doors to the garden all the cold rushed in.
The 4 door glass curtain we had fitted does the job perfectly, providing a crisp clear curtain across the doorway which keeps the draughts out and also provides some soundproofing. The installation was performed quickly and tidily.
Thank you for providing a solution to our problem!"

And here's the link for Frameless Glass Interior Doors.

Frameless Glass Doors in Business Premises

We recently installed Frameless Glass Doors at the London business premises of our client. The open doors enable maximum access and there is maximum light flow whether the doors are open or closed.

Interested? To find out more, visit Frameless Glass Doors

Guide to Patio Door Types - part 2: Frames

from  ezine articles / Bee Primrose

Traditional or modern? Classic or contemporary? We continue the article describing types of patio doors, to provide an informative guide.

part 2: Frame Styles - timber, metal, pvc, composite, frameless, profiles and sight lines. 

Patio doors comprise an outer frame plus individual door frames. These can be made from wood (soft- and/or hard-wood), metal or alloys (usually aluminium), pvc (polyvinyl chloride, a thermo-plastic polymer - the 'u' stands for unplasticised) or a composite material, which may comprise any of the foregoing materials plus grp (glass reinforced polymer). There is also a style known as frameless, where the vertical sides of each door have no frames.

Generally, timber frames are considered more traditional and can look beautiful! Hard wood such as oak is, as the name suggests, far more hard-wearing than a soft wood such as pine. Weather, especially strong sun, can take its toll on timber frames which could need to be varnished or painted annually. Wooden frames can swell and shrink with humidity, therefore opening and closing doors can require force and gaps can allow draughts in colder temperatures.

Metal frames, usually aluminium, provide strength in compact form. As notoriously good conductors (which is a bad attribute for insulation), frames made from aluminium are thermally-broken, which is a good attribute. It means that the metals on the inside and outside of the door frames are not joined, preventing the temperatures from being transferred between them. A bare metal frame would look completely unattractive so it is powder-coated in a choice of over 100 standard colours, including a white that resembles pvc.

As with timber, the quality of pvc frames available can vary - and generally, you get what you pay for. The better ones will usually be reinforced with metal, internally, for greater strength but the cheaper options can be a nightmare to live with - sticking, twisting, splitting, discolouring, warping - often within a very short time. Most usually supplied as white, some manufacturers offer limited colour options or wood effect finishes.

Generally stronger than pvc, composite patio door frames vary with each manufacturer, offering a variety of finishes.

Whilst frameless doors have no side frames, the top and bottom of each door requires a mechanism, typically presented in aluminium, to allow it to slide within the top and bottom guides. Frameless glass doors have the best sight lines.

Sight lines is the term used to describe the interruptions in the view through the doors; in other words, the width of the vertical opaque areas between the glass when the doors are closed. On hinged doors, such as French doors and bi folding doors, timber and pvc frames generally have broad sight lines because, unlike aluminium, narrower frames would not be strong enough to be fit for purpose. As a guide to the width of two frames together, cheaper pvc door frames can exceed 200mm, aluminium frames are typically between 135mm and 160mm and frameless patio doors sight lines are under 40mm. Depending on the width of each door and number of doors to be installed, the difference in glass to frame ratio could be significant.

Door profiles - the width of the visible door edges when open - may be a consideration. Additionally, some door profiles are ugly, showing mullions or working parts that would be better hidden from view.

SunSeeker Doors is the only UK company to manufacture and install a choice of slide and pivot doors (including frameless glass doors), bi folding doors and French doors.

Article Source: Guide to Patio Door Types

Guide to Patio Door Types - part 1: Styles

from  ezine articles / Bee Primrose

Traditional or modern? Classic or contemporary? Varying tastes and different architectures throughout the years, as well as innovations and enhanced lifestyles, have given rise to the wide choice in patio door variations currently available in Britain. This article aims to describe the types of patio doors - their styles and functionality, similarities and differences, together with some of their main advantages and popular options - in order to provide readers with an informative guide.

part 1: Styles - French doors, sliding panels: retractable: folding doors, slide-and-pivot doors. 

The latest patio doors innovation is slide-and-pivot doors. Developed and launched since 2007/8, slide-and-pivot doors incorporate the major benefits of bifolding doors and sliding patio doors. Comprising a number of individual glazed panels that fit snugly together when closed, there is a 'master' door that can be opened with a standard (pivot) action, enabling the other doors to be moved, individually, along the top and bottom guides; as each door is moved to the end of the guides, it can also pivot open to increase the access width between the divided areas ( to a suggested maximum of approximately 8 metres). 

Because slide-and-pivot doors have no hinges, there is no requirement for a sturdy side frame; its only purpose is to cover the gasket that seals the double glazed unit. This means that the views afforded through the expanse of patio doors have minimal interruptions. At the time of writing, there are two versions of frame-less glass doors available in the UK, both using the slide-and-pivot technique: one manufacturer supplies their frameless glass doors with kite-marked double glazed units which have a visible seal, the other uses an almost transparent method of sealing their double glazing. Contemporary by design, the absence of visible characteristics makes frameless glass doors a viable option for period properties.

Bi Folding doors were launched around the turn of the century; they can be installed in place of French doors, where both doors are hinged to fold as they open together to one side. Bi folding doors can also span an opening to around 7 metres wide, depending on the frame chosen. A 'master' door can be placed amongst the doors, at the ends or in the middle, wherever the opening is required; this door is a standard (pivot) opening door which enables the other doors to be pushed to the side or sides of the aperture, resulting in a sliding-folding action, concertina-style, to maximise the width of the opening between home and garden or conservatory.

Originally, patio doors were all of the French Door variety; that is, a pair of doors that are hinged at the sides and open from the middle, each door pivoting in- or out-wards. French doors are still popular, especially with builders of new homes, as they are comparatively cheap and easy to accommodate in place of windows and offer an alternative evacuation route for families, especially for elderly or disabled people, to meet improved fire safety requirements.

Arguably, French doors could be considered as retractable as each door can be pulled back. The advantage of retractable doors is that maximum access is possible between the two sides of the aperture whereas sliding panel doors generally overlap unless built to retract into a recess.

In the mid-20th century, sliding doors became very popular - two or three panels of glass that slide along grooves in the floor. To distinguish them from traditional French doors, they were marketed with the thoroughly modern name of Patio Doors and this is often the image people have today when that term is used. Easily installed in place of a window, the immediate advantages were additional natural light and access to the garden. They also became a popular option to use where a pivot door opening space was limited or where the aperture was wider than a pair of French doors. Older installations were typically single-glazed, prone to warping and usually became difficult to slide open and closed. Still available today but in a developed form with double glazing and rollers for easier sliding, the popularity of sliding doors during this century has declined as bifolding doors gained market share.

SunSeeker Doors is the only UK company to manufacture and install a choice of slide and pivot doors (including frameless glass doors), bi folding doors and French doors.

Article Source: Guide to Patio Door Types

We've Re-jigged the Photos on our Website

Seasons Greetings to our readers!

The bi-folding doors animation that illustrates how the doors fold back and also shows integral blinds has moved to the bifolding patio doors page, enabling us to showcase all our products in a new fade out - fade in animation on our home page at www.sunseekerdoors.co.uk.

• Bifolds (retractable folding sliding patio* doors)
• UltraSlim** (retractable slide and pivot patio* doors)
• Frameless (dg) (retractable slide and pivot patio* doors)
• Frameless enclosures (retractable slide and pivot doors / glass curtains)
• Frameless room dividers (retractable sliding pivot doors)
• Integral Blinds (Optional Uni-blinds, shown in bi folding sliding doors)

*All our patio doors are made with kite-marked double-glazed units. The SunSeeker Doors range is manufactured in the UK, to your exact requirements. **Our latest innovative double glazed door system.

We look forward to installing your choice of doors in the new year. Our best wishes for 2012!

SunSeeker Glass Doors Kite Marks

Kite Mark BS EN 12150 is the British and European Toughened Glass Standard and BS EN 1279 is the British and European Standard for Hermetically Sealed Double Glazing Units, awarded after several weeks of weather testing including extreme temperatures.

Kite Marks are your guarantee of quality, durability and safety standards for consumers looking to buy double glazing products that are fit for purpose. SunSeeker Doors' double-glazing units all carry these kite marks, visible on the door glass, supported by ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System.

When choosing Bi Folding Doors or Slide-and-Pivot Doors for your home, including Frameless Glass Doors, avoid inferior products, ensure that the double glazed unit has a Kite Mark.