My extension will (hopefully) be 5.8 meters wide. For this I have
decided on 3 double french doors. I recently saw a smaller extension
where the rear opening onto the garden was completely open. I couldn't
ask them what type of doors they used and I didn't catch a glimpse of
what the doors looked like. So I am looking for a cost effective door
solution which will leave the extension open to the garden, as much as
possible, with as much glass as possible.

Found what i am looking for also found out that they are bloody
expensive. Over 4 grand for the size I need.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
nthng2snet <nospamhere(replacename)@netscape.net>  wrote:


> My extension will (hopefully) be 5.8 meters wide. For this I have
> decided on 3 double french doors. I recently saw a smaller extension
> where the rear opening onto the garden was completely open. I couldn't
> ask them what type of doors they used and I didn't catch a glimpse of
> what the doors looked like. So I am looking for a cost effective door
> solution which will leave the extension open to the garden, as much as
> possible, with as much glass as possible.


Do you envisage more or less *continuous* glass for the whole width - or are
you thinking of 3 separate double doors with brick pillars between? It is a
single storey extension, or is there a second storey above it - or might
there be in future?

If you want continuous glass and also need to support a second storey, you'd
better get a structural engineer on board PDQ! Your BCO will need to be
satisfied that it's not all going to collapse in a heap!
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Set Square wrote:

> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> nthng2snet <nospamhere(replacename)@netscape.net>  wrote:
>
> > My extension will (hopefully) be 5.8 meters wide. For this I have
> > decided on 3 double french doors. I recently saw a smaller extension
> > where the rear opening onto the garden was completely open. I couldn't
> > ask them what type of doors they used and I didn't catch a glimpse of
> > what the doors looked like. So I am looking for a cost effective door
> > solution which will leave the extension open to the garden, as much as
> > possible, with as much glass as possible.
>
> Do you envisage more or less *continuous* glass for the whole width - or are
> you thinking of 3 separate double doors with brick pillars between? It is a
> single storey extension, or is there a second storey above it - or might
> there be in future?
>
> If you want continuous glass and also need to support a second storey, you'd
> better get a structural engineer on board PDQ! Your BCO will need to be
> satisfied that it's not all going to collapse in a heap!
> --
> Cheers,
> Set Square
> ______
> Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid.


I was looking for a supplier of folding sliding doors for an opening
between 4.5 to 5m,  but the cost is exhaustive for supply and fix but
,hopefully, I have found an alternative approch which will result in
the desired effect, at the fraction of the cost.  As for steels, the
supplier I use gave me the info on what weight and size ,FOC, for some
underground steel work ,which the BCO has approved, so theres no
problem there.

nthng2snet@netscape.net wrote:

> Set Square wrote:
> 
>>In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>>nthng2snet <nospamhere(replacename)@netscape.net>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>>My extension will (hopefully) be 5.8 meters wide. For this I have
>>>decided on 3 double french doors. I recently saw a smaller extension
>>>where the rear opening onto the garden was completely open. I couldn't
>>>ask them what type of doors they used and I didn't catch a glimpse of
>>>what the doors looked like. So I am looking for a cost effective door
>>>solution which will leave the extension open to the garden, as much as
>>>possible, with as much glass as possible.
>>
>>Do you envisage more or less *continuous* glass for the whole width - or are
>>you thinking of 3 separate double doors with brick pillars between? It is a
>>single storey extension, or is there a second storey above it - or might
>>there be in future?
>>
>>If you want continuous glass and also need to support a second storey, you'd
>>better get a structural engineer on board PDQ! Your BCO will need to be
>>satisfied that it's not all going to collapse in a heap!
>>--
>>Cheers,
>>Set Square
>>______
>>Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid.
> 
> 
> I was looking for a supplier of folding sliding doors for an opening
> between 4.5 to 5m,  but the cost is exhaustive for supply and fix but
> ,hopefully, I have found an alternative approch which will result in
> the desired effect, at the fraction of the cost.  As for steels, the
> supplier I use gave me the info on what weight and size ,FOC, for some
> underground steel work ,which the BCO has approved, so theres no
> problem there.
> 


Out of interest, what was the alternative, we are looking to do 
something similar for an opening of about 4m.

Cheers
Mike

"nthng2snet"  wrote in message
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> I was looking for a supplier of folding sliding doors for an opening
> between 4.5 to 5m.


It is simple enough to hinge two doos together to make them folders. You
also need a channel and a bar (not necessarily wheeled but that depends
on the channel.)

If you can find some U channel to set into concrete for the threshold or
just adapt an hanger (unsightly) to run in a straight line that should
save you some 4 1/2 thousand quid.




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The only sites I have found supply the whole thing, doors and
mechanisms. I have found a company who might supply the mechanism and
have the doors made up to fit.