With over 100 five star reviews, at Newlite, we’re proud of our reputation in steel-look windows and doors. Steel look bifold doors are another popular product, giving you all the advantages of a folding sliding system, with the attractive styling of the on-trend heritage styling of old metal doors.
Buying steel look bifold doors shouldn’t be difficult. In this helpful guide, we’ll tell you all you need to know and why our doors are probably the best.
Information about steel look bifold doors to help you buy better.
With very few exceptions, the most important thing you need to know is that most steel look bifold doors are the same standard bifold product when you don’t want this style. Don’t just take our word for it. Check with suppliers of Origin bifold doors, Schuco, Reynaers, Aluk, Anglian, Everest and many more. All of these popular and very good brands simply use the same bifolding doors product. Of course, our range of folding sliding doors can also come in this style if you’re after any of these brands.
So our first tip when buying steel look bifold doors is to dig a little deeper and see if there is really any difference between the products when you take away the heritage bars on the glass.
Our second tip is to bear in mind that, even a genuine steel product such as Crittall® doesn’t provide a bifold door. So aluminium is quite unique in providing folding sliding doors in the steel look.
Understanding the features of steel look bifold doors and why they matter
There are certain design elements as we explain in our guide to steel-look single or double doors, that makes this design of product different from regular doors. It is the slim lines, the slimline glazing bars, the thicker lock backplate and the period hardware. Of course, it’s also the desirable matt black colour.
All of these features come as standard with our steel look bifold doors apart from one. That is the thicker plate behind the lever handle.
You can only get this backplate on a single or double hinged door. It’s not available with bifolding doors in any aluminium brand right now.
The next feature is the door handles. Again when you choose single or double doors in the heritage or steel style, the most authentically styled handle is on the hinged, not the folding version. There are various technical reasons for this, although you can get special colours and textures. We can advise you better on this when you get in touch.
Bifolding door sightlines – the second most important feature of bifold doors in the industrial look
The sightline at the door mullions with the closed doors is one of the best ways of ensuring authenticity when buying steel look folding sliding doors. So with other brands, check out these dimensions to help you choose the slimmest if this matters to you.
Our bifolding doors are the slimmest as we use the Smart Systems Visofold 6000 – at 94mm, it’s slimmer than Origin, Aluk and other well-known brands.
The Heritage Sash – the most important feature when choosing steel-look bifolding doors
When you check out other bifolding doors in the steel look, study the door sash. Does this have the same stepped design typical of heritage French doors, single doors and replicating original steel doors? Again, the other well-known brands using standard bifolding door profiles don’t come with this detail. Ours do.
The Visofold 6000 bifolding door made with a ‘heritage sash’ provides a more authentic style than the other brands on the market. As you’re doing your research, seeing doors in showrooms, why not check out this crucial design detail and decide if it matters in your choice of steel look bifold doors? We think you’ll find it makes quite a difference.
Other great features when buying Heritage or Art-Deco bifolding doors
As with all quality products, you can expect high security with multi-point locking, great energy efficiency with thermal insulation and high specification glass. Steel look bifold doors also come in the many different configurations you want. They can fold one way or both ways and come with a convenient traffic door for easy everyday access to your patio area or garden, without folding all the panels back.
Of course, you’ll get the option of double or triple glazing, a choice of bar sizes – slim or standard, and a quality guarantee. Want the low or flush threshold connecting your flooring to your decking or slabs and with full weather protection? That’s available too with Newlite.
If you’d like this style of door internally as a room divider or partition, it’s also available with a lower threshold.
The good news is, there’s no bad product on the market today. How they differ in this desirable industrial style is the fine details that matter. Our doors give you the styling you want – they’re not just standard folding sliding doors. We think, out of all the many great brands on the market, when it comes to steel look bifold doors, Smart Systems Visofold 6000 with the heritage sash is the best.
Get your perfect steel-look folding doors, French doors and windows from Newlite
Newlite Home Improvements is your local heritage, Art-Deco, industrial and steel-styled aluminium windows and doors company. Our many satisfied customers trust us by providing them with the best possible glazing in this style. We’re proud of the quality of our products, our service and our local reputation.
Contact us today to discuss your requirements and your property project with us.
