July Bifold Q&A Session
Now that I've pretty much covered all that is Bristol Bifold in my last post, I thought I'd move on to answering the more specific questions about bifold doors themselves, and all of the decisions that need to be made before they are bought...and believe me...there are a lot of variables!
What I'm saying is that, most things on our bifold doors are customisable if you want them to be – from the overall colour, to matching handles, seals, trickle vents and more. If you wanted to, you could match your entire door – from handle to rubber gasket.
(Bristol Bi-fold's note: When searching for a bi-fold door, suppliers won't always give you all the information you need - that's why we've provided you with a FREE eBook: "The 7 Secrets Other Bi-fold Door Suppliers Won't Tell You": Don't miss out, click here to download it now.)
What are seals, gaskets and D-handles?
To start with, let me direct you over to our glossary pages in the website help centre, as I'm sure if I start discussing seals, gaskets and D-handles it might leave some of you a little confused. Head over to the glossary for a detailed description of what each bifold component is, and how they affect the doors.
What is a RAL colour?
Next– I'll move on to what may sound like a less exciting topic – RAL colours. Think again, the colour of your doors is an important decision, a decision that impacts the colour of the door furniture such as handles and hinges and also the colour of the surrounding seals. With all of Origin easifold doors, you are able to choose any RAL colour for your doors –and then co-ordinate this with the furniture. In fact, it's such an exciting topic that the App Store has created RAL iColours! This is an app that allows you to re-colour any of your photos with your desired RAL colours, making it even easier to see how a certain colour door would fit in with your colour-scheme.
What are the possible configurations for my doors?
This is a common question asked by our prospective customers. It's a very important part of the decision making process – most door systems will have a lead door, you will then need to choose the directions of the rest of the door panels. This can make a huge impact on the effect of the doors in your living space, in fact simply choosing whether the doors open inwards or outwards can make a big difference to the look of your property. The lead door will be the door with the lever handle on, and the door that with most configurations, you'll be able to open separately – without disturbing the rest of the panels.
There are lots of different options for configuration – and only a few that aren't possible, meaning that you can pretty much have any formation you like! But to save me a lot of time and effort trying to explain each configuration (it would probably take at least 3 blog posts...) we have come up with a 3D configuration generator. It's amazing. You can even have a play with different colours, drag your mouse across the doors to open and close them and spin them around (if you feel like it). On a serious note, it is well worth tapping in your specifications to this 3D design tool, it really helps our customers get a feel for the many different things you can achieve with the doors.
What happens once I've placed an order?
This is where things get slightly more exciting! After you have had a site survey, signed an order form (which will be filled out with you, usually with our surveyor at point of survey) and paid your deposit, your doors will be ordered. We will then contact you as soon as we have a delivery date to us for the doors, depending on the specifications of the doors this can be as soon as a week since the survey. Once we have a delivery date we will then arrange an installation or a delivery date that is convenient for you. In the mean time, you will be sent a full schedule of works via email, you can also ring the office at any time if you require more info or simply want to chat to someone about your project.
More questions....
Of course there are still a millions questions left to answer, but I aim to do 'Q&A' post once a month, so please tweet me @BristolBifold so that I can answer you personally! Alternatively, give me a call at the office on 0117 992 3101. Or why not download our bifold buyers guide below if you want to learn in your own time.
The FREE 7 Secrets Other Bifold Door Suppliers Won't Tell You
When searching for a bi-fold door, suppliers won't always give you all the information you need - that's why we've provided you with this FREE eBook. Don't miss out, click here to download it now.
