Any good bi-folding door showrooms around London?

tallac

I've been trawling the forums for a while about bi-folding doors. Seen various brands mentioned and their different price points. Smarts, ALUK and Schuco come up quite often. I'm looking for for a 4 panel bi-folding door around 4 to 4.5 metres wide. What would really help me is being able to see and play around with different brands of doors in a showroom. I can then get a feel for the quality and the way it works in person.

Any good showrooms that have a range of brands (for a range of budgets) in or around London?

Failing that, any showrooms anywhere else in the UK? (given the cost of bi-fold doors, happy to travel some distance if needed)

Doozergirl

The Express bifold showroom near Leeds is an absolute wonder to behold.  It has houses in it!  

https://www.expressbifolds.co.uk/the-express-difference/our-showrooms/leeds/

They have a tiny one in Redhill but it's what you'd normally expect.  Some units in a room.  Shows the quality but not the scale. 

tallac

Doozergirl said:

The Express bifold showroom near Leeds is an absolute wonder to behold.  It has houses in it!  

https://www.expressbifolds.co.uk/the-express-difference/our-showrooms/leeds/

They have a tiny one in Redhill but it's what you'd normally expect.  Some units in a room.  Shows the quality but not the scale. 

Thank you, does the Leeds showroom have a full range covering all budgets? E.g. does it have Visofold as well as top end like the Schuco?

Doozergirl

tallac said:

Doozergirl said:

The Express bifold showroom near Leeds is an absolute wonder to behold.  It has houses in it!  

https://www.expressbifolds.co.uk/the-express-difference/our-showrooms/leeds/

They have a tiny one in Redhill but it's what you'd normally expect.  Some units in a room.  Shows the quality but not the scale. 

Thank you, does the Leeds showroom have a full range covering all budgets? E.g. does it have Visofold as well as top end like the Schuco?

They have a few of versions of their own branded products.  As far as quality and price go, they are my
choice. 

Schuco, as far as I am aware, make components, so they could be in anyone else's branded product.  I don't know about the others.  

Don't go cheap on bifolds.  I've had two friends with aluminium bifold doors that have come and gone.    My preference is sliding doors; a better view through to outside (they spend most time closed!) and less to go wrong.