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Bifold doors

 

Bifold doors are a great way to introduce light and space into your project. However, if you’re not a window/ door fitter by trade, we’d recommend getting a specialist fitter in to do the job. They’ll need to ensure the doors are fitted securely, sliding, and folding smoothly with an overall sleek finish.

 

3 things to consider before fitting a bifold door:

 

    1. Check the building regulations – is the property compatible for a bifold door installation? Does your customer have planning permission?

 

    1. Consider the structural opening – Is it sturdy enough for the doors? Will the door opening withstand extreme weather conditions or burglary attempts?

 

    1. Check your measurements – make sure the measurements are correct to ensure the sliding and folding elements will be able to function properly.

 

 

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Installation

 

So how do you fit bifold doors?

 

We’ve pulled together a full guide on how to fit bifold doors; this covers all stages of the installation: from delivery, assembling the outer-frame, removing the sashes, fitting the outer frame, refitting the sashes, glazing and toe & healing, and the final fixings.

 

If you would like to see our fully detailed and illustrated guide, please click the link below

 

Take me to the Bifold Installation Guide

 

You will either receive your door as a packaged assembled unit or you might receive your doors in kit form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repeat this step for all four corners.

 

 

 

 

Repeat this step for all the corners.

 

 

 

For the low threshold section of outer- frame, apply silicone sealant to both sides of the end-caps and fit together as shown securing with the screws provided.

 

 

 

Once both sides are secure, clean down the joint.

 

 

 

For handling reasons, we recommend that the outer-frame is installed without the sashes attached. This is to make it easier for the fitter to position and fix the outer-frame accurately.

 

To remove the sashes, undo the five screws on one side of all four hinges for each sash. After the hinges are detached, the sashes with the roller and guide need to be tilted to be removed.

 

Fix any make up pieces to the door outer-frame at this stage ensuring a bead of silicone is applied to seal the joint.

 

 

 

If your door comes with a sill, fix it to the outer- frame before positioning it into the aperture. If you have opted for no sill then position the outer-frame into the opening.

 

Using a spirit level and tape measure, pack every 300mm around the outer-frame making sure it is level and plumb. Use a tape measure to check the diagonals are equal to ensure the outer-frame is square and use a plumb line to check all the sections of outer-frame are straight and not bowed.

 

Position the packers either side of the fixing screws so when tightened it doesn’t pull the outer-frame and distort it.

 

 

 

 

To refit the sashes, position each sash in turn into the outer-frame and re attach using the hex head machine screws and the central self tapping screw

 

 

For the glazing and Toe & Healing, please refer to pages 9-15 in our installation guide

 

 

 

 

After you have toe and healed each sash and checked the operation, you will need to fit the glazing beads. To do this replace the beads in the same order they were removed and secure by fitting the glazing tear off gasket supplied.

 

 

 

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Not FENSA registered?

 

Fitting bifold doors can be tricky, and if it’s not done properly, can often lead to problems with locking, sliding, folding or even weatherproofing. This is why we do recommend that you hire a trained, experienced professional to measure and fit your bifold door if you are not FENSA registered yourself. They will know what considerations are needed and the fitting tolerances to cater for.

 

We have a few recommended fitters up our sleeves, so give us a call if you would like some more information.

 

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Our bi-fold doors

 

At Edge, we specialise in both the aluminium bifold by Smarts, namely the Visofold 1000 Range, and the Aluminium bifold doors by Origin. We find that both products are extremely good quality and can suit any project.

 

If you would like a quotation for one of our bifold doors, a fitter recommended or some additional information about bifolds, please email [email protected] or head over to the aluminium bifold web page.