BIFOLD DOORS FOR YOUR HOME

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Tuesday, February 02, 2010


Every house requires a large number of doors - one for the main entrance, one for every room, and another set of smaller doors for casement windows. Many of these doors are bifold doors - highly popular in the Victorian style of architecture that dominates England.

Bifold doors have two major advantages:


  1. They are highly versatile. A bifold door can be opened or shut to any degree, allowing in the exact amount of air or sunlight you want in your room

  2. They are huge space-savers. Bifold doors can let you squeeze into rooms where a single-side hinged door would have you completely stuck. With real estate coming at a premium today, this is a vitally important feature. Also, bifold doors allow you to use more of the wall in your house, without banging into your precious shelves or cupboards every time they are opened.

In your home, you can use bifold doors for a multitude of purposes, in multiple places:


  • As a main door Bifold doors make excellent main doors for homes where the doorway is a short narrow passage, which expands abruptly into a big hall. A bifold door in a narrow passage can also make room for a shoe-rack near the door, as it opens without banging into it

  • In doors for rooms The doors of your bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and even your closet can be bifold. In fact, bifold doors are definitely the preferred door mechanism for a balcony

  • As cupboard doors Large cupboards often require bifold doors - sometimes two separate bifold doors - as a space-saving measure.

  • For windows Bifold windows are excellent for large areas where you do not want casements cluttering up your visual. If you want to enjoy the view from a large hall with a long strip of windows, bifold doors are certainly the best choice for you

Bifold doors can be made out of timber, which is the most popular material. Other possible materials are metal, glass(for panels only) and the increasingly popular polymers.

While picking out a bifold door, make sure that they meet the following parameters:


  • Your budget

  • The aesthetics of your home and room - they should be the right size, weight and colour

  • Working smoothly, with no signs of getting stuck

  • The size of your door opening. Some joinery stores will make you doors to order, while others will resize their existing pieces to suit your needs. Personally, I prefer the former as it allows for greater customization

  • Quality of hardware. Quality timber and hinges are essential to ensure that your door, like your home, has a long and prosperous life.
  • Doors are an essential part of any home, and are expected to last as long as the structure itself does. So choose carefully, and pick the right thing the first time!


    Bi fold doors are an excellent way to save space in a modern home. Made out of study timber, they are convenient as well as durable - the perfect space-saving, money-saving option!


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