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aluminium sliding patio door fitting

6 years ago

Hi everyone we have just had a sliding door fitted. 4.5 meter width with 3 panes (1 fixed) and it is an aluminium trip glide frame.

Something I was not expecting in the fitting process was for them to attach a piece of timber to the steel lintel. This was done to give a better fixing and reduce the risk of the frame twisting due to its size and weight of the the panes according to the company.

The issue I have is it gives an extra depth to the top of the frame as we also need to cover the timber.

Not a huge issue but wanted to check and see if I am being fobbed off and this is all about a mess up with the measurements or fitting timber is a normal practice on a wide frame like this with a steel lintel

Thanks for any views
Paul

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dawnlouise345
6 years ago
Hi Paul,

I'm only a customer, so I'm no expert and I could be wrong.

However . . . unlike yours, the top of our kitchen window frame is level with the top of our sliding doors frame. As it also is on a friends house. We both have 5000 x 2100mm, her's bifold, our's sliding.

Have you had an issue with height of floor/depth of screed? Friend did, and to correct it, before the screed went down, they took up the UFH pipework AND the 100mm insulation and added a bit more insulation depth to bring everything up to correct floor level.

As for,

This was done to give a better fixing and reduce the risk of the frame twisting due to its size and weight of the the panes according to the company

we've been talking to Ali bifold / sliding door fabricators and installers for 3 years before choosing . . and never heard that said.

Hope everything works out.
User
6 years ago
The top of the door and the window dont line up....and it's looks to me like the amount they have packed out with the timber. Do you have a note of the original measurements they took...i guess you had to sign something. check these in case they have made them the wrong size.
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