French doors
A symmetric pair for the rear of the house: both leaves open in seconds and clear the whole width.
Aluminium French doors and single doors
A symmetric pair or a single leaf in aluminium, opening to the garden in one movement, for period terraces, side passages and utility rooms.
01Aluminium doors
French doors and single doors
Aluminium French doors are a pair of hinged leaves, and a single door is one leaf locking straight into its frame. In the narrower openings of Victorian and Edwardian terraces, a pair keeps the elevation symmetric.
Single doors
One leaf where a pair will not fit, with the same security options as the rest of the house.
Open-in or open-out
Open-in keeps leaves off the terrace; open-out frees the floor inside, and wind presses it onto its gasket.
02Our work
Fitted by our own team.
03Technical specification
Specification.
Every option is confirmed at survey, against your opening and your build stage.
- Configurations
- French (two-leaf) or single door
- Opening direction
- Open-in or open-out, agreed at survey
- Passive leaf
- Shootbolts into the frame head and threshold
- Single door
- Locks directly into the outer frame
- Finishes
- Powder-coated colours
- Security
- PAS24 tested options available
- Active leaf
- Opens on its handle
- Lead time
- Depends on finish and colour, confirmed with your quote
04Asked before every survey
The questions that matter.
French doors or bifolding doors for the garden?
Bifolds for wide, modern extensions, French doors for narrower garden openings. A pair opens in one quick movement and leaves no stack of folded panels standing in the doorway.
Which way should French doors open?
Open-in if you have clear floor space, open-out on an exposed site. Open-in needs room inside for furniture, radiators and a doormat. On windy sites the wind presses an open-out leaf onto its seals, which helps keep water out. We agree the direction at survey.
Do French doors let draughts in where the two leaves meet?
Not modern aluminium ones. The meeting stiles interlock, and when you lift the handle the locking pulls both leaves onto continuous seals. The draughty reputation comes from old timber doors that had warped.
Will rain get in at the threshold of aluminium French doors?
Not when the threshold is detailed properly. Paving level and a linear drainage channel are part of our installation plan, which also gives level access under Part M. Where site drainage is limited, a projecting cill with a drip groove keeps water off the frame.
05Start here
Start with a conversation.
- A render of the finished result before you commit
- Showroom in Ruislip, opposite Ruislip Manor station, with parking
- One team from survey through to installation
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