Bespoke Timber Doors
Wooden Bifold Doors
Wooden bifold doors made in slim sections for period extensions and garden elevations. Bi-fold doors open a whole elevation to a garden, and on a period property the question is how to do that without the building suddenly reading as new. The answer is timber, and slim sections.
Folding doors, in timber
A bi-fold is a run of doors hinged together that fold and stack to one side, opening a span far wider than a single or French door. Done in timber rather than aluminium, with sections kept as slim as the structure allows, a bi-fold can open up a garden elevation while still reading as joinery. The timber is stable and the glazing specified to the building, with double-glazed units where performance is needed. The running gear — top-hung or bottom-rolling — and the threshold are detailed so the doors run reliably and weather correctly.
Where they belong on a period property
Bi-fold doors belong on extensions and garden-facing elevations, where a wide opening is wanted and the setting is contemporary enough to carry it. They are rarely right on the principal elevation of a listed or significant period building, where a French or panelled door is the correct choice — and on a listed property the location and design are specified to suit consent. Used in the right place, a timber bi-fold gives the opening a modern building needs without importing a modern material the property does not want.
- Suits
- Extensions · garden-facing elevations · contemporary settings
- Configuration
- Folding run of leaves, stacking to one side
- Material
- Timber with slim sections — sympathetic, not aluminium
- Running gear
- Top-hung or bottom-rolling; weathered threshold
- Where not
- Rarely right on a listed principal elevation
- Pricing
- From the drawing, not a list price
Common Questions
Can you make bi-fold doors in timber rather than aluminium?
Yes. A timber bi-fold with sections kept as slim as the structure allows opens up a garden elevation while still reading as joinery, rather than importing a modern material onto a period property.
Are bi-fold doors suitable for a listed building?
Rarely on the principal elevation, where a French or panelled door is correct, but often on an extension or garden elevation where the setting carries it. On a listed property the location and design are specified to satisfy consent.
How do timber bi-fold doors run?
On top-hung or bottom-rolling running gear, with a weathered threshold, detailed so the folding leaves run reliably and weather correctly.
French doors or bi-folds for my extension?
Bi-folds open the widest span and suit a contemporary garden elevation; French doors are quieter and more traditional. The choice follows the opening, the elevation, and how the extension relates to the period house.
Selected Projects
Where wooden bifold doors formed part of the commission — each linked to the full project.
SHROPSHIREOak French Doors & Accoya Casement Windows
A slim-profile five-leaf bifold set within an existing stone arch. Accoya rather than oak: on a run that long the accumulated seasonal movement makes the more stable timber the sounder specification.
GLOUCESTERSHIREOak-Framed Garage & Sapele Joinery
Sapele bifolds opening the holiday let to its garden, painted to the same colour and detailed to the same family of sections as the windows on the house a few steps away.
SHROPSHIREThe Founder’s Own Sandstone Cottage
Full-width Accoya bifolds painted black on The Retreat, folding right back so the room opens onto the terrace and the fields.
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