Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Aug 01, 2020 4:35 pm Hi everyone Our plans have slightly changed which means our top floor no longer sits on top of the ground floor back windows. To me, this sounds like we could upgrade our standard stacker door to a wider bifold/stacker door as the supporting beam will not need to upgraded. Does this make sense? Should I expect the cost to increase substantially for the upgrade? Thanks. Re: Bifold doors wall to wall 2Aug 01, 2020 7:16 pm There is a maximum width that a lot of the window makers will make stacker doors to. You need to contact your builder and his window supplier to see how wide you can go. This will have a direct impact on the size of the beam supporting both the roof and those doors. They will weigh 60-80kg per 900mm door ( depending on height of the doors and how wide each panel is too ). Stewie Re: Bifold doors wall to wall 4Aug 05, 2020 5:45 pm build2020 Hi everyone Our plans have slightly changed which means our top floor no longer sits on top of the ground floor back windows. To me, this sounds like we could upgrade our standard stacker door to a wider bifold/stacker door as the supporting beam will not need to upgraded. Does this make sense? Should I expect the cost to increase substantially for the upgrade? Thanks. Hi Do you need to upgrade the glazing to meet the energy report due to the changed insulation if you increase the stacker door? Otherwise I would think a low cost option. We make 6000 wide x 2400 high doors as standard. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Bifold doors wall to wall 5Aug 05, 2020 6:25 pm Speaking about practical aspect, how many times during house life those doors stay actually wide opened other than for photo shooting for the house sale/preparation for the auction? I have seen many times how insects, dust, heat, cold, etc. make practical correction to otherwise very good looking architectural ideas. Re: Bifold doors wall to wall 6Aug 06, 2020 12:09 pm alexp79 Speaking about practical aspect, how many times during house life those doors stay actually wide opened other than for photo shooting for the house sale/preparation for the auction? I have seen many times how insects, dust, heat, cold, etc. make practical correction to otherwise very good looking architectural ideas. Yes, my pet gripe is balconies, and the best example is Qld., where balconies go unused. I often think we should lgift the balconies to homeless folk... "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Hi Stuey, think you’ve got a couple of options here you’d just need to decide your preference/which options suits best. You could recess the windows (just keep in… 1 3208 we have a standard size and often we have a lot of variety to choose 0 2633 We are looking for sliding doors which are 5 metres tall. There are a few European options. Any manufacturers in Australia or distributors? 0 3520 |