Patio Doors

Patio doors are the most popular choice for letting extra light into your home as well as giving easy access to your garden. Since around 1965 patio doors have become a very popular addition to many homes, it's the link between the house and garden.

Patio doors give the illusion that the room that they are installed in is larger then it is, due to the effect that the large panels of patio doors bring the garden in to the room making the room much lighter and brighter them before. Patio doors are manufactured with 10 year guarantee, the technology used ensures a smooth sliding action and well insulated patio doors will keep out the winter cold and draughts.

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Many home owners who only have a window looking out onto their garden from their lounge or dining room often have that window removed and a set of patio doors fitted. This immediately gives a new dimension to that room. Should you require patio doors larger than the window this is normally involves supporting the brickwork above the opening and removing the old lintel forming the new opening and building into position a new lintel an easy job for your builder to do.

Patio doors are glazed with safety glass as standard, to meet with the Glass and Glazing Federation.

Types of Patio Doors

Tilt and slide patio doors have an open (tilt in) position to allow for locked ventilation without having to leave the door wide open so this works very well on a warm rainy day as this gives good ventilation without getting the carpets wet.

There are various finishes from white, light oak, to various wood grains so if you have hardwood windows that you need to match this should not be a problem. Security is very good as all have very good locking systems and come with a 10 year guarantee.

In line patio doors have one panel to slide as per most peoples' idea of a patio doors, there the ones we all remember and have been around for about 40 years so they have stood the test of time, and as patio doors go they are still very good valve for money.

With effect from 1st April, 2002, all replacement windows Inc double glazed patio doors installations became subject to Document L of the Building Regulations.

To meet with this regulation all patio doors and replacement windows must have a high level of insulation which means that the glass in the sealed unit will have a special transparent reflective coating.

The glass used is safety glass which is much tougher than ordinary glass and is more secure from unwanted intruders and unwanted footballs alike. If the glass does break, it shatters into small pieces and so there are no larger jagged edges around. Having said that it is much better to avoid your children playing near patio doors as should a child fall through a patio door, it could have very nasty consequences. Security features are built into the double glazed patio doors, so the locks and hinges are fitted directly into the steel frame making for much more secure doors.

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