Bi-fold Doors
in Motherwell,
the back wall opened right up.

It depends on the width of the opening, how many panels that comes to, whether you go aluminium or uPVC and the glass specification. Widening an opening and fitting a lintel adds to it, and the surveyor prices that as part of the same job rather than leaving you to find a builder. The survey is free and the quote carries no obligation. Various deposit options are available.

Usually, yes. It needs a lintel sized for the span and proper support while the work is done, and on a semi the surveyor will look at what is above before committing to a width. All of that is covered in one contract, so there is no juggling a builder and a door company between you.

As a rough guide the panels run around 600mm to 1000mm each, so a three metre opening usually lands on three or four. The surveyor measures the actual structural opening and sets out the options, including which way the stack folds and where the traffic door should sit for daily use.

Not the way they are specified here. Aluminium sets are thermally broken, so there is an insulating barrier through the frame rather than a straight metal path from outside to in, and the glass is energy rated with a warm-edge spacer. uPVC is warmer again for less money if the slim sightline is not the priority.

It can, and it looks far better if you are running the same paving through. A flush threshold needs drainage thought about at the survey, because water has to go somewhere. Where that is not practical, a low weathered upstand is the safer option and the surveyor will tell you which suits your levels.

The doors themselves take 1 to 2 days. If an opening is being formed or widened, add the structural days on top and the surveyor will give you the run of it before you commit, so you know how many days the back of the house is opened up.

Multipoint locking on the traffic door, shootbolts on the folding panels into the head and cill, and laminated glass where you want the extra. The hardware is specified at the survey rather than assumed, and it is worth saying if the doors are not overlooked from anywhere.

Aluminium gives the slimmest frames and the widest colour choice and carries more glass per panel, which is why most people picture it. uPVC costs less and holds heat slightly better. On a smaller opening the difference in sightline matters less than people expect, and the surveyor will say so.

Yes. We offer Buy Now Pay 12 Months Later, flexible credit up to 24 months, and longer-term flexible credit up to 10 years. The initial eligibility check is a soft search with no impact on your credit score, and gives an instant decision. Ultimate Home Solutions is authorised by the FCA as a credit broker (not a lender).

Across ML1 and the ML2 and ML4 addresses beside it: the town centre, North Motherwell, Forgewood, Jerviston, Ladywell, Airbles, Knowetop, Muirhouse, Flemington, Craigneuk and Ravenscraig, plus Carfin, Newarthill, New Stevenston, Holytown, Cleland, Bellshill and Mossend. No call-out fee anywhere.

A building regulations compliance certificate for the doors, and for the structural work where an opening has been formed, along with care notes for the frames, the running gear and the seals. All workmanship is guaranteed.