When choosing between bifolds and sliding doors, one concern many property owners have is door security. With the majority of home burglaries occurring through door and window access, you want to know your property is safe and secure. While old-style patio doors may have raised questions about their vulnerability, modern sliders are ticking all the right boxes with homeowners.
Here’s everything you need to know about the security of sliding patio doors.
Why consider sliding door security?
Your property’s security is important for you and your family to feel safe while protecting your possessions from theft while not at home.
Sliding patio doors can provide increased visibility into your home due to their expansive panes of glass, so they have extra security features to reduce the risks. This includes high-quality locking mechanisms, frames, handles and glazing.
Even the presence of a modern, high-spec door that’s well-installed can be enough to deter intruders from attempting a break-in.
What are the security features of modern patio sliders?
Fortunately, contemporary sliders from top manufacturers like Origin are changing how homeowners think about their home security. Sliding door features like multi-point locks help make them as secure as possible while preventing lock-snapping techniques. When upgrading your doors, always look for a system providing at least six locking points to help prevent break-ins.
Other sliding door security features to consider are designs where the only handle is on the inside, bespoke hinges, deep-throw hooks, double or triple glazing and strong frame materials. Premium-grade aluminium sliding doors are best as they can withstand lots of external pressures, making them extremely hard to break into.
You should also consider products with PAS-24 accreditation, showing they’ve passed the most stringent security and quality checks.
Why choose Origin sliding doors?
If you’re looking for secure patio sliders, Origin sliding doors are one of the best options on the market. Origin is passionate about putting modern twists on traditional patio doors, from their ultra-slim sightlines to the sleekest of frames.
There are several different sliding doors to choose from, including the OS-20 Artisan Slider or Origin Patio Slider. The Artisan door has sightlines of just 20mm, maximising natural light and views with large glass panes. Origin’s range of patio sliders comes with various sightline options for both modern and traditional looks.
Other benefits of Origin’s aluminium sliding doors include an impressive thermal performance, a 20-year guarantee, made-to-measure sizing, multiple pane configurations, smooth-glide opening mechanisms and over 150 RAL shades to choose from, including dual colour options.
Need a sliding door quote? Speak to YPE
If you’re looking for an experienced supplier and installer of aluminium sliding doors, speak to the team at YPE. We offer our professional services across London and Surrey, taking on projects in Sutton, Wallington, Warlingham and beyond.
For more advice and a free, no-obligation quote, please call now on 020 3962 2305 or email info@ypebifolddoors.co.uk.
