Bi-Fold Doors Provides Security and Convenience
Bi-Fold Doors is used in the home for numerous reasons. They can add a dramatic flair to the entrance or privacy control and can be installed on any size entryway for optimum use. When properly installed, the wide space of a bi-fold door can be used for anything. Let’s take a look at the installation process of this type of door in detail.
Installing bi-fold doors does require some skill, and many home-owners would choose to hire a professional installer. However, when installed correctly, a do-it-yourself should have very little trouble with it. A typical installation process for bi-fold doors will start with the exterior sliding doors being unbolted from their frames. The door tracks must then be installed and secured into place. The door body is then installed, followed by the glass panes. Once installed, the door should be carefully secured to its brackets, using screws of adequate strength.
It is important to consider which sliding or bi-fold doors need a level threshold to prevent creaking. For most sliding doors that have an external frame, this is typically a four by eight foot level, although other threshold heights may be available. In addition, external frames for bi-folding doors may be set at a higher or lower height than the normal four by eight foot threshold. For these doors, the outside edge of the threshold must be three inches higher or lower than the actual threshold elevation. If the external frame has a notch, all three inches of the threshold edge must be above the level threshold.
Some sliding bi-fold doors use natural light to assist in opening them. This method works because the natural light makes the door slide open panels more quickly. However, when a bi-fold has internal lighting, a different method is used. For these doors, a diffuser is installed over the threshold.
When bi-fold doors are set up so that only one door slides behind it, this is called a privacy door. This type of door is best installed in a wall that provides both space for the door to swing open and privacy. Most commonly, these doors are installed in office buildings. When only one door slides behind the door, the space behind the door is made larger. This means that it will take more time to swing the door open, and even when the door does open, there may be limited visibility through the space behind the door. This type of privacy door will require that the entire interior space behind the door be surveyed before a decision is made to install it.
Bi-Fold Doors is very versatile and can be installed in many different ways. They are designed to offer maximum security. Bi-Fold doors offer more functionality than sliding doors. Bi-Fold doors offer energy savings, because they are cooler than standard sliding doors and do not require air conditioning. Bi-Fold doors offer more convenience than standard sliding doors because they can be opened without waiting. Bi-Fold doors offer a unique combination of security and convenience and are a good choice for homes or businesses.
