Tradition or modern? Classic or modern? Over the years different tastes and different architectures, as well as innovation and enhanced lifestyles, have made the UK's existing patio door changes a wide choice. This article is intended to describe the types of patio doors - their style and function, similarities and differences, and some of their main advantages and popular options - to provide readers with information.
Style - French doors, sliding panels: retractable: folding doors, sliding and revolving doors.
The latest patio door innovations are sliding and revolving doors. Since its development and launch in 2007/8, sliding and revolving doors combine the main advantages of double-fold doors and sliding patio doors. Includes a number of individual glass panels that fit snugly when closed, with a 'master' doors that can be opened by standard [pivot] motion, allowing other doors to move separately along the top and bottom rails When each door is moved to the end of the guide, it can also be pivoted open to increase the entry width between the separate areas [the recommended maximum is approximately 8 meters].
Since the sliding and pivoting doors have no hinges, a strong side frame is not required; its sole purpose is to cover the gaskets that seal the double glazing unit. This means that the view provided through the extensive patio door has minimal disruption. At the time of this writing, there are two versions of frameless glass doors in the UK that use sliding and pivoting technology: a manufacturer provides a double-glazed door with a kite mark for its frameless glass door with a visible seal. Another method of using an almost transparent sealing double glazing. Contemporary design, lack of obvious features, makes frameless glass doors a viable option for the characteristics of the times.
Bi-folding doors are fired at the turn of the century; they can be mounted in French doors, and when the two doors open together, the two doors are hinged and folded together. The double folding door can also span an opening that is approximately 7 meters wide, depending on the frame selected. A' owner' door can be placed in the door, middle or middle where opening is required; this door is a standard [pivot] door that can push other doors to the side or side of the hole, resulting in a sliding fold The action, the concertina-style, maximizes the width of the opening between the home and the garden of the Egyptian Conservatory.
Initially, patio doors were French door types; that is, a pair of doors hinged to the side and open from the middle, each door pivoting inside or outside the door. French doors are still very popular, especially for builders of new homes, because they are relatively inexpensive and easy to accommodate windows, and provide alternative evacuation routes for families, especially for the elderly or disabled, to meet improved fire safety requirements.
It can be said that French doors can be considered to be scalable because each door can be rolled back. The advantage of a retractable door is that it can be maximally accessed between the sides of the hole, while the sliding door doors typically overlap without retracting into the groove.
In the mid-20th century, sliding doors became very popular - two or three layers of glass plates sliding along the grooves on the floor. In order to distinguish them from traditional French doors, they are marketed under the completely modern name Patio Doors, which is usually the image of people using the term. Easily installed in the window, the direct advantage is extra natural light and access to the garden. They also become a popular choice when the pivot door opening space is limited or the aperture is wider than a pair of French doors. Older devices are typically single glazing, are prone to warping and are often difficult to slide open and close. It can still be used today, but with double-glazed glass and rollers to facilitate the development of sliding, with the market share of folding doors, the popularity of sliding doors in this century has declined.
Frame style - wood, metal, pvc, composite, no frame, profile and sight.
The patio door includes an outer frame and a separate door frame. These can be made of wood [softwood and/or hardwood], metal or alloy [usually aluminum], polyvinyl chloride, thermoplastic polymer - "unplasticized" for the "or" composite, which can be composed of any of the foregoing materials plus Grp [glass reinforced polymer]. There is also a style called frameless, with no vertical frame on each side of the door.
Usually, wood frames are considered more traditional and look beautiful! As the name implies, hardwood such as oak is more wear resistant than cork such as pine. Weather, especially the strong sun, can cause damage to wood frames that need to be painted or painted each year. Wood frames can expand and contract with humidity, so opening and closing the door may require forces and clearances to allow drafting at cooler temperatures.
The metal frame, usually aluminum, provides strength in a compact form. It is well known that good conductors [poor properties of insulation], frames made of aluminum are thermally destroyed, which is a good property. This means that the metal inside and outside the door frame is not connected, preventing temperature from passing between them. The bare metal frame looks completely unattractive, so the powder coating can be selected from more than 100 standard colors, including whites like pvc.
As with wood, the quality of the available PVC frames varies - usually, you get the price you need. Better ones will usually be reinforced with metal inside to get more strength, but a cheaper option may be a nightmare - pasting, twisting, splitting, discoloration, warping - usually in a very short time. Most are usually delivered in white, and some manufacturers offer limited color options or wood finishes.
Composite patio doors are usually stronger than pvc and vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and offer a variety of finishes.
Although frameless doors do not have side frames, the top and bottom of each door require a mechanism that is typically made of aluminum to slide within the top and bottom rails. Frameless glass doors have the best view.
The line of sight is the term used to describe the interruption through the view of the door; in other words, the width of the vertical opaque area between the glass when the door is closed. On hinged doors, such as French doors and double folding doors, wood and PVC frames typically have a wide line of sight because, unlike aluminum, the strength of the narrow frame is not sufficient for the application. As a guide to the width of the two frames, the cheaper pvc door frame can be over 200 mm, the aluminum frame is usually between 135 mm and 160 mm, and the frameless patio door. Depending on the width of each door and the number of doors to be installed, the difference in glass to frame ratio can be large.
Door profiles - the width of the door visible when opened - may be a consideration. In addition, some door profiles are ugly, showing mullion or working parts that can be better hidden from view.
Glass - kite marking, thermal performance, tempering, indestructible, toughened, tinted, Georgian, illuminated, stained glass, overall blinds.
Double-glazed is required for all patio doors, although glass-room partitions and glass doors for non-residential properties can be single-layer glass tempered "unbreakable" glass.
The "Kitemark" visible on the glass is the consumer. Ensure that double glazing units are manufactured to British standards. BSI has many standards, including: U-value verification, window energy level, and window installation. The lower the U value, the better the thermal performance, and most local authorities require it to be 1.8 or higher to meet building codes.
Some manufacturers offer optional accessories such as tinted glass, sunscreen, laminate, fuzzy glass and argon-filled double glazing. Existing periodic features can also be matched by specifying a rectangular or diamond-shaped Georgian strip or light. An innovative option is a switchable privacy glass that makes the molecules in the double glazing transparent or opaque when the button is pressed; but it is expensive and often doubles the original price of a premium patio door.
Another solution is to order a patio door with integral horizontal blinds that are factory sealed in a double glazed cavity. Proven to be reliable, the blinds can be operated by a magnet system [with an alternative electronic option], making the slats easy to tilt to control the amount of filtered light, and also to raise and lower the louvers for maximum light or shadow. One of the main advantages of choosing internal sealing louvers instead of individual louvers is that they are completely maintenance free - no heavy dust or cleaning - and because the louvers are packaged inside the glass, they are very difficult to break.
Hardware, scrolling, Threshold with Safety
French doors and double folds require a hinge that is strong enough to withstand the weight of the door. Sliding doors [including double folds] can be supported from the top or placed on the floor. The top suspension system tends to slide more easily and helps lower the threshold.
If the building area is appropriate, the threshold can be increased or actually flushed. Improvements are usually cheaper and may be more suitable for certain environments; other factors to consider are wheelchair users, toddlers and...
Orignal From: Courtyard door type guide
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