Bi-fold doors - aluminium or UPVC?

ukmaggie45

Hi Folks, looking for a bit of advice on bi-fold doors.

We're renovating and extending a 1950s house, and hope to have a 3 light bi-fold on the living room, and possible a 2 light one in the diner area of the kitchen diner.

We wondered how different the aluminium and the UPVC doors were. I thought maybe the aluminium framed ones might have a bigger glass area? Compared to the frames IYSWIM. Also wondered roughly what the price difference might be between them.

Sorry, don't have measurements to hand right now, so realise I won't get accurate prices, just some sort of idea of the difference is what we're after.

Oh, also hope to have as low threshold as possible as I'm very prone to tripping.

suisidevw

How about wood Maggie?!

ormus

i would use wood too, on an internal door.

ukmaggie45

suisidevw wrote: »

How about wood Maggie?!

LOL Suiside, I'm not made of money! Agree wood would be nice, but I don't think we can afford!

ukmaggie45

ormus wrote: »

i would use wood too, on an internal door.

Thanks Ormus, these are doors to outside rather than internal. We took the (very old and we assume not toughened) glass folding doors out of the living room already - it's a through room, but had the glass doors to separate the two halves. We prefer to have it just one single room, though it is a rather odd shape!

System

why not get some quotes for all three types, upvc, aluminium and timber?!
the upvc ones i've seen appear to have an awful lot of flex in them in a big opening...

ormus

the difference in price isnt that great, unless youre looking at the premium market end.