Bifolds

Eve77

Is Nick4692 active and willing to comment? Would much appreciate your thoughts.

king132

Nick,

Been reading your comments on this thread with interest, hope you can help. I'm looking at some bi-folds roughly 4m by 2m.

Had a few local guys pop round with some Smart System was quoted £600 per pane, plus £600 with fitting. Total 3k which seemed good value. A bit too cheap maybe?

They also quoted £900 per pane for Schucho with same cost for fitting

A friend of a friend works as an installer for Panoramic Windows UK and recomended having a look at thier product? The promo stuff looks impressive. 4.5k is what they are asking?

In terms of the size of bifold and a pretty much max budget of 4.5k, what would be my best option? Are there other bifold designs which would be better bang for buck?

ytfcmad

Nick, are Smarts still the biggest?

nick4692

Hi, Yes as far as I'm aware, Smarts still the biggest systems company closely followed by AluK

William81

Hi there, anyone had any experience with the Dutemann FD85 bifolds? I really like the look especially the slimline profiles. Have also been looking at the SUNFLEX bifolds but lead times are 12-14 weeks from our local supplier!

Any advice gratefully received.

William81

Great Nick. Many thanks.

jimmyboy420

Hi Nick,

Thanks for your advice in this thread.

I've had a few quotes for origin doors - how do they stack up in terms of thinness of aluminium and general quality? I'm looking at a 4.7m wide 4 door bifolds.

The other company I've been considering is express bifolds, but I can't figure out whose product they supply or if it actually is their own?

Thanks,

James

jimmyboy420

Thanks Nick,

I think it's coming down to Smarts (from someone else, not express bifolds, who are very expensive), origin, and possibly everglade air 800 but I'm waiting for the local supplier to call me back about the Airs.

I'm keen to get smaller sightlines if possible than origin offer, but I take on board your advice from the website about other things being more important. Having said that - we're going for a 4 door with no traffic door. What is the origin floating mullion? That, along with the relatively large sightlines seems they may find to have an impact on the aesthetic of the door.

beft

Hi Nick,
You have been very helpful with this topic and I hope you can provide some advice here.

I am currently in the process of getting a 4m*2.1m Bifold doors as well as a 2mby1m Stratus Sky lantern.

Both Aluminium products. so far Sky lantern has be fairly easy to Navigate but there seem to be so many options/sellers for Bifolds.
What I need is 4 panel doors with integrated blinds and a traffic door. Based on my budget I have been discussing with Windoorcare and Alulux.
Do you know any information/stories about these companies? their prices seem to be the most competitive so far but I don't want to go on price alone.
Any advice/alternative sellers will be much appreciated.
Thank you

Beft

longwalks1

We had a small bifold supplied and fitted (aluminium, 2 panel, total width was 2.4m) and we paid £1,850 i think for a company just north of London. Very impressed with them


We are looking at wider doors for an extension (up to 5m wide) and im budgeting approx £1k per metre for them