Your home and garden should have spaces for all ages to enjoy, from parents and grandparents to teenagers, children and toddlers. Bi-folds are a fantastic choice for family homes, providing better access to the outdoors. They create warm and welcoming spaces to produce comfortable and relaxing living environments.
Here’s how bi-folding doors can enhance your spaces, improving garden access without compromising your home security.
Outdoor access
Bi-folds are beloved by families for many reasons, with one of the key benefits being the access they provide to outdoor spaces. When bi-folds are opened fully, it creates a large opening space, with the panels folding back to one or both sides of the doorway. This means no more bottleneck at the door, with all the family flowing in and out of the garden whenever they please.
Safe and secure bi-folds
Safety and security are two top priorities in a family home, and bi-folds fit the bill on both counts. Flexible configurations during the design stage will allow you to customise the door set to your family’s requirements, whether you’d prefer panels to be stacked inside out the way of patio spaces or externally for more room indoors.
When designing your doors with your bi-fold supplier, you could also discuss the option for a flush fit, meaning the bottom runners are partially or fully sunk into the ground, making trips less likely. Top manufacturers like Orin also have finger-safe gaskets to protect little fingers, shatterproof glazing and multi-point locking for enhanced security.
Smooth opening mechanisms
When choosing products for family homes, functionality is key. You want the design of your home to be as practical as possible, and bi-folds have a smooth opening and closing mechanism to help with this. Despite the structurally strong aluminium frames and quality glass, the panels move like silk on their runners, making them easy to operate.
Their advanced design also makes trapping fingers near impossible, which is always a worry when you have young children, and you can add child locks if it’s a feature you’d like.
Welcoming family spaces
The large glass panes create a bright and airy environment in your living or working spaces, opening up the possibilities for how you want the room to look and feel. By maximising light in connecting rooms with aluminium bi-folds, you can create highly usable family areas for dining, cooking, socialising or relaxing. Even if it’s raining outside, the expansive views can help families still feel part of the outdoors.
Looking for a bi-fold installer? Speak to our team for a free quote
Bi-fold doors can transform the look and functionality of your family spaces. At YPE Bifold Doors, we’ve helped thousands of customers improve their properties with high-quality door installations from top manufacturers. We’re located in Sutton but come out to the wider areas of London and Surrey, including Carshalton and Banstead.
To speak to one of our team and receive a free, no-obligation quote, contact us.
