sliding doors or bifolds?
Sarah R
last year
Hi everyone. We are having an extension built at the moment and I’m torn between bifolds and sliding doors. We were originally going to have 2 sets of doors but have recently changed to a central gable with picture windows measuring 1.5m either side. The opening below the gable is where the doors will be. It will measure approx 3.4metres. I love sliding doors and the slimmer profile for year round but just thinking for those (very rare) occasions when we can open the doors would be better with bifolds? Thanks so much for your advice.
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