Westgate joinery while bi fold doors remain as popular as ever we are also seeing a trend towards sliding doors over the last year says matt.
Fold back french doors.
Folding french doors are similar to bifold doors in the sense they can be used to separate two rooms and create more space.
Folding french doors are internal door systems that combine both the benefits of traditional french doors and bifold doors these uniquely designed doors have a central opening access but also have sidelights that can be folded right back against the adjacent walls to open up the space in your living area.
I ve had the doors set forward so that they fold back nearly flush with the walls and therefore not stick out into my patio space so nearly 180 degrees.
They have a largish gap between them of 1 to 2 inches and rebated edgings are applied to the doors to finish the opening.
Now that you know what both doors are you might be.
The good old french door meanwhile is holding steady in its popularity.
Timber sliding doors from westgate joinery blur the boundaries between the decked patio and living spaces image credit.
These room dividers are side hung french style door sets and with this fantastic design feature where the sidelights fold back they can overcome the problem sometimes caused by internal bifold doors which require an opening door on the end.
Capable of being fully glazed and covering large areas of the rear they can provide stunning views plus floods of natural light into your home.
Whereas most patio doors open via track sliding a french door relies on hinges to open outwards much like a standard interior or entrance door.
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What s more unlike french doors that open into your household and bi fold doors that need space to fold they re the most space efficient option.
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Once you have the height of the hinge pins corrected set or even nearly so taking these wayfair bi fold doors down and back up again is quite easy compared to another manufacturer s set that we have in a different part of the house which are a real bear to take down and put back so we ll probably replace those other older doors with another two pairs of these from wayfair.
I don t really want to go down the cabin hooks route as it means screwing something into my nice new shiny doors as well as leaving unsightly hooks hanging off the wall.
French doors are obviously bigger in size than interior or entrance doors and they re made up of two glass panels.
The doors are frequently worked narrow to the opening i e.
Switch effortlessly between separate rooms and flowing open plan space with our internal bi folding doors.
To achieve a fold back the way you want the frame ideally needs to be flush or near flush with the wall and even then you ll need parliament hinges as well.
