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.

Brighten your home. Make the most of your views.

When you install glass doors in your home, the main reasons are usually that you want light to come through or you want to see what's on the other side. Whichever of these reasons applies to you, the more glass (and the less frame) the bigger the benefit!

In this property, the family have maximised natural light into their kitchen and maximised access through the retractable door system by choosing SunSeeker UltraSlim, retractable glass doors with ultra slim 19mm frame.

If you are lucky enough to have fabulous views, make the most of them with maximum glass and minimum door frames:

These Ultra Slim frames are the narrowest frames available on retractable doors - bi folding door frames are much wider to accommodate hinges for folding, pvc frames would considerably reduce the view. This SunSeeker Ultra Slim installation has optional integral blinds fitted inside the double glazing cavity.

Visit our website, www.sunseekerdoors.co.uk to view all our retractable door styles and compare door prices.

New Image for Frameless Double Glazed Doors

This bright and spacious room has garden views to three sides through glass panels. Nothing new there ... except that all the glass panels are doors that can be fully opened to create a covered terrace.

Not only this but these are the latest, innovative, double glazed doors with thermal insulation values in excess of the standard required to comply with British building regulations.

Unlike bifolding doors, each frameless glass door can be moved individually by sliding along guides and remaining wherever you leave them; once at the end of the guides, each door will pivot to provide maximum access through the opening.

The icing on the cake is that these frameless glass doors have been developed in the UK and are manufactured in England to your specific size and glazing requirements. They are not 'cheap' but they are modestly priced to be affordable to many householders. A quotation is free and, unlike some other companies, SunSeeker Doors will not keep sending emails or pressure you with 'phone calls.

Elegant and slim, there is really no comparison with pvc-framed bifolds. Frameless is the future.

The Test of Time: SunSeeker Doors Bi Folding Doors Installations.

When a product is considered to be 'new' there are many cautious people who, quite rightly, want their hard-earned money to be carefully invested in a product that is going to last. Fortunately, there are also pioneering-spirited people who embrace new products, enabling them to be tested - and improved - over time.

SunSeeker Doors' glazed bifolds have been manufactured in England since 2003. One of the case studies we published earlier related to a bi folding doors installation in Hertfordshire in 2007. The customers are still living at the same address and agreed that the following could be published:

"It took us about 3 years to get used to the doors just being there rather than admiring them! We still love them. There was a time, after about 2 years, when the lock was a bit stiff to turn and needed either patience or strength. I did tell the company and they assured me that it was a standard problem that occasionally happens with locks and, unless it's broken, we should persevere."

"I had to reluctantly agree as we were having a similar problem with the lock on our front door, fitted by a well-known double-glazing company before we purchased the house. A few months later, the lock on the front door jammed and the key broke off inside. However, the lock on the bifolding doors did loosen and has been trouble free for quite some time, so they were right!"

"We also had integral blinds fitted inside the glazing, despite reading that people questioned the cost of repair if the mechanism should fail. We have used the blinds every morning and night for four years and (touch wood) they are as good as new. More importantly, the blinds have never had to be cleaned or dusted. Bliss!"

Our thanks to Mr & Mrs P, Hertfordshire, for sharing their SunSeeker Doors experience.

When Winter sets in - and we stay in - we crave more Natural Light

Big panels of thermally insulated double glazing around the home enables us to enjoy as much light as possible throughout the winter months without feeling cold draughts but once the weather turns warm - or hot - we'd like to throw open those doors and feel the breeze.

The maximum light flow is with frameless glass and our ultra slim frames are also designed to increase the viewable area through patio doors. (If that's too much glass for you, we still manufacture traditional 'slimline' bi-folding doors.) Maximum access is gained with our door range - all are fully retractable so that indoors can merge almost seamlessly with the great outdoors.

Visit the relevant pages on our website and submit a quote request for a price comparison of all three:

• frameless double glazed doors
• ultra slim frame glass doors
• aluminium bifolding doors

The End of Summer - Best Use of Outdoor Leisure Space

Extend the use of outdoor swimming pools, hot tubs or a pleasant seating area by enclosing them with a glass wind-break - one that can be fully opened on hot days to allow the gentle flow of a cooling breeze.

It may seem like an extravagance (not compared with the cost of installing a pool) but outdoor living can be extended by several days during spring and autumn - and also occasional days during winter months, although we don't suggest sun-bathing!

Imagine sipping a mulled wine around a chiminea without a cold, biting wind across your back... then find out how much it would cost with SunSeeker glass door enclosures > Quote request.