Please select the glass or panel options for this pane.
Guidance will appear automatically on the right.
Important!
Extenders do not add to the overall width/height of door frames.
By choosing extenders the frame will be made slightly smaller, in order to keep the overall width/height including the extender the same as your measurements.
Alternatively, if you wish to add an extender in addition to the overall width/height you measured, please choose the extender and leave a note at checkout.
Please choose any extenders for the sides of your door frame:
Click to choose your colour, or click on the zoom icon to see it up close. Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee to match existing colours. For a colour match, please email us with your address for a free swatch.
Helpful guidance will appear here when you click on any options on this page.
On pane glass, click:
for Glass/panel menu
Door colours
Our doors can be made for you in a great variety of colours.
All our colours are guaranteed for 10 years for colour stability and discolouration.
Most colours are available as full (both sides) or half (colour outside and plain flat white inside).
To preview the texture and colour, please click the frame colour button and then the zoom icon on the colour images.
Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee to match existing colours. For a colour match, please email us with your address for a free swatch.
Handle colours
Our sliding patio door handles are manufactured by Hoppe and have been designed for use with sliding door locks and incorporate a symmetrical, ergonomic grip.
Our handles are available in white, polished chrome, brass/gold, satin silver or black as you can see in the picture:
Fixing kit
Contains approximately 40 assorted packers of various thicknesses (1 to 4mm) ideal for aligning and fitting the frame and glass units (toe and heeling).
Also approximately 12 concrete countersunk screws 7.5 x 120mm. Ideal for fixing into concrete, brick, stone, concrete block and wood.
These screws do not require wall plugs. How to video on Youtube.
Not needed when choosing our installation service at the cart.
External cill
Most doors require an external cill to drain water away correctly.
If you already have a stone or tiled cill as part of the building you may not require a cill.
As standard our cills are 100mm wider than the door, projecting 50mm on each side.
95mm stub cill
Our shortest cill, protrudes by 25mm.
150mm normal cill
Our most common cill, recommended for most situations.
180mm long cill
For doors that are set further back into the brickwork.
Please note: The cill height is 30mm and if a cill is chosen then these 30mm will be included within the overall height of the door.
For more advice please contact us.
Glazing choices
Thermal upgrade as standard, we use the same high quality 1.22 u rated Pilkington glass as on our windows.
Advanced double glazing Argon filled with 1.22 glass u-rating.
We cannot use triple glazing on sliding doors due to the weight and thickness, making the sliding difficult. If you need triple glazing, please use our French doors.
Acoustic glazing for significantly better noise insulation. More information
Acoustic glazing
Pilkington Optiphon™ high quality acoustic laminated glass offers excellent noise reduction without reducing light transmittance and impact performance.
Ideal for significantly reducing noise from road, rail or air traffic, factories or nightclubs.
Noise is reflected back towards the source and also absorbed within the glass.
The glass unit is made of a 6.8mm acoustic laminated outer pane, a 18mm Superspacer void and a 4mm inner KS toughened pane.
Being laminated it is also very secure and difficult to break into.
The u-value is 1.2, the same as our superb A+ rated double glazing.
Sound reduction Rw(C;Ctr) 41dB(-2; -6)
Locks & cylinders
We supply these locking cylinders:
Euro: Standard 6 pin cylinder lock.
Thumbturn: allowing you to lock the door from the inside without a key. At the outside a key as usual.
Ultion security: A superb 11 pin security cylinder, with a £1000 break-in guarantee from Ultion. More information
Ultion thumbturn: A superb Ultion security cylinder but with a thumb-turn inside.
All our doors come with 3 keys.
Ultion cylinder information
Multipoint secure locks:
Slide direction
Please choose the direction of the sliding door.
Please note:
This is viewed from the outside.
To view from the inside please click the "Inside View" button.
To see how the door will slide please click the "Animate" button
Frame extenders
A frame extender increases the thickness of a door frame at a specified side.
Great for properties with deep plaster, render or tiles over tiles.
Some fitters buy extenders as a precaution, for example where the door opening has not been built yet. Extenders can be modified to accomodate inconsistent side walls.
Extenders simply clip or slide on the door profile as you can see on the picture.
Example of 20mm extender sliding
Letterbox
Our quality 30cm (12") letterbox has a robust moulded frameset with an externally sprung flap and internal flush moulding. The external flap is designed to be opened to approximately 147 degrees.
The letterbox by default will have the same colour as the door handle. If you prefer your letterbox in a different colour or in a different place, please leave a note at checkout. Please note: Letterboxes can only be fitted on midrails on fixed panes, not sliding panes.
Glass menu
These are the glass options for the glass pane you just clicked on.
For more guidance please click on the individual options.
Glass types
We supply clear glass and 19 designs of obscure privacy glass from Pilkington, including Satin.
Each glass type has a privacy level from 0 (clear) to 6 (solid).
Panels: Insulated MDF reinforced UPVC panels instead of glass.
Clear - level 0
Arctic - level 4
Autumn - level 3
Chantilly - level 2
Charcoal-sticks - level 4
Contora - level 4
Cotswold - level 5
Digital - level 3
Everglade - level 5
Flemish - level 2
Florielle - level 4
Mayflower - level 4
Minster - level 2
Oak - level 4
Pelerine - level 5
Satin-opal - level 5
Stippolyte - level 4
Sycamore - level 2
Taffeta - level 3
Solid panel - level 6
Glass decoration
For added decoration or for a traditional feel we have Georgian bars, Square lead or Diamond lead.
Our Georgian bars are 18mm thick and are placed between the glass panes for ease of cleaning. We do not offer external Astragal bars due to unreliability as they are just taped on.
We can instead supply a single horizontal or vertical extra bar. More information on the the glass menu pop-up.
Our Square lead is traditional lead which is 9mm thick and is placed on both sides of the external pane of glass.
Our Diamond lead is real 9mm thick lead on both sides of the external glass pane.
Note: lead layouts are just a representation, the actual layout will be according to best practice.
Note: For custom or special Georgian/lead layouts, or to match a window with an adjacent door or window, please leave specific instructions as a note at checkout.
Georgian bars
Our Georgian bars are 18mm thick and are fitted between the glass panes for easier cleaning.
All Georgian bars are colour matched to your window colours to ensure the right look.
Instructions:
Please choose your own number of horizontal and vertical Georgian squares, or leave it on automatic where the actual layout will be set by us according to best practice.
Small adjustments to align the bars between panes will be done by us.
For custom/special layouts please leave a note at checkout.
Special Georgians
These are some of the special layouts available:
Offset three light
Margin
Georgian variant
Astragal bars
Astragal bars are fitted externally on both sides on the glass surface and inside to give the complete appearance of separate sections. Whereas Georgian bars are fitted only internally between the glass panes. Astragals imitate wooden traditional glazing bars of old that used to separate windows into smaller sections for an authentic period window look.
Astragal and Georgian bars do not compromise the insulating abilities of the glazing unit as in both cases it remains 1 glazing unit.
Our Astragal bars are 20mm thick, and are colour matched to your window colours to ensure the right look.
Small adjustments to align the bars between panes will be done by us.
Glass safety
We supply 3 strengths of glass:
Standard: Normal glass, which is dangerous when broken as it breaks in large sharp pieces. Not allowed for doors.
Toughened: Specially treated to increase its strength and safety.
If broken, toughened glass breaks into many small pieces therefore it's less likely to cause injury.
Laminated: Our strongest glass, similar to a car's windscreen, has a laminated layer that keeps the glass together when broken, making it very difficult to break into. Outer side 6.8mm laminated, inner 4mm toughened glass.
Building regulations apply to glass safety.
Internal magnetic blinds
These integrated Venetian blinds are permanently sealed inside the cavity of double-glazed units, keeping them totally out of harm's way in between the glass panes.
Benefits include:
Closed-loop belt transmission system allows smooth and long-lasting function of the blind.
The external magnetic slider is treated with a patented anti-bacterial finish, for long-lasting protection also against viruses.
No cords, fully compliant with child safety standards.
Requires only one control to both raise and tilt the slats.
The slats are always clean!
Colours:
Trickle vent
A large Glazpart Link-vent of 5000mm² Equivalent Area is fitted on a 40mm frame extender above the sliding doors, to allow limited airflow without having to open the door. Depending on stock levels we may supply an alternative vent.
It helps to control outside air flow thereby reducing condensation and mould.
The external hood has an insect grill, and the internal vent opens and closes.
New Building Regulations
Effective from 15th June 2022, new regulations apply and habitable rooms will require trickle vents of 8000mm² to 10000mm² Equivalent Area per room.
Trickle vents will closely (but not totally) match the door colour.
Building regulations apply to ventilation.
Threshold
Our sliding doors have reasonably low thresholds of 50mm (42mm to bottom of door sash), not including any cill.
Lower thresholds than that have not been proven weather proof.
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SHOWROOM
Unit J, Tungsten Park, Maple Drive Hinckley LE10 3BE
Showroom opening hours:
Monday to Friday 9am – 4pm
Saturday 9am – 12pm.
COLLECTIONS
Unit J, Tungsten Park, Maple Drive Hinckley LE10 3BE
Internal Venetian Uni-Blinds with ingenious control for all the blind functions in one easy to use slider.
The blind is encapsulated within the two glass panes of a double glazed unit, therefore no cords are present and virtually no cleaning is needed.
The thermal efficiency is optimised thanks to a warm edge spacer bar as standard.
How to operate
Operated by a single cleverly designed magnetic slider, at the side of the glass. A narrow rail ensures the linear movement of the slider. The blind is raised and lowered by moving the slider up or down and is tilted by slightly lifting or lowering the same slider.