Black Bifold Doors

The Express Doors Direct Black Bifold Doors Range

Installing a set of exterior aluminium bifold doors is an easy way to bring together your indoor and outside space, letting maximum natural light flood into your home and fresh air flow through.

Unlike sliding doors which will always create some sort of barrier, folding patio doors can concertina completely away, opening up your living space and creating a seamless flow between your garden and your home.

Of course, the large glass panels that feature in our bifold patio doors mean that even when your folding doors are shut, you will still get plenty of extra light flow into your home, helping it feel brighter, bigger and even happier.

Why choose black external bi-fold doors?

If the natural light and flexible living space provided by bifold patio doors appeal to you, then picking a set of black folding doors will make sure your choice is stylish as well as practical.

The slim sight lines of our black frames make a beautiful contrast against a range of interior design schemes. Whether you're looking to match the crisp, clean lines of a cutting-edge contemporary design or something to stand against the soaring ceilings and white gloss woodwork of a period property, black aluminium bifold doors are an excellent choice.

Our heritage-style black bifolds particularly shine in industrial design schemes. Their slender frames and large glass panels echo the classic steel doors that have recently surged in popularity.

What's the cost of external bifold doors?

When it comes to bifold doors cost, a lot of factors can come into play. Our range of black external bi-fold doors offers fantastic value as replacement doors, thanks to their high quality, long lifespan and guarantees against manufacturing defects.

However, if you're looking to install exterior bifold doors for the first time, the price can mount up. Replacing a single leaf door with patio doors can involve structural work to reinforce the wall, particularly for a large patio door set.

Of course, the multiple benefits of bifold doors will obviously outweigh those costs. Bifold doors can easily be considered an investment rather than a simple outlay cost. As well as improving the look of your home as a style asset, bifold doors can actually increase the value of your home too.

Do bifold doors open from the outside?

You can configure your external bifold patio doors to open from the inside or the outside, depending on the size of your home and the size of your garden. This is the same whether your external folding door is top hung or has a bottom track.

In terms of popularity, the majority of people choose external bifold doors that open outwards. This means that when the patio doors are folded open, the panels sit outside the home. This stops them from taking up precious indoor space, and creates a neater look.

With our range of external bifold doors, the choice of how your doors open is always up to you.

Our Black External Bifold Door Range

As well as all the extra natural light and style benefits that bifold doors bring, you get plenty of practical benefits when you pick from the Express Doors Direct range of folding patio doors.

Energy Efficient

Energy efficiency is always a weighty concern when it comes to external doors and patio doors. Install inefficient external folding doors and you will always end up paying in the long run. Not just through an increase in your heating bills, but the guilt of knowing you are wasting energy as well as money.

All our external folding doors match or exceed the low u values needed to meet current building regulations. This energy efficiency is achieved in the frame and the glass of the doors.

Our black external bifold doors have aluminium frames that feature a thermal break. This means there is a layer of insulation sandwiched in the frame to ensure thermal efficiency and stop heat transfer through the frames.

All our external bifold doors feature double-glazed large glass panels. This makes sure the entire bifold door is thermally efficient, from glass to frame.

Secure

Another major consideration for external bifold doors is their security. External doors are your protection against the outside world - they have to be able to keep intruders at bay.

All our external bifold doors feature a range of security features that keep your home safe. PAS24 multi-point locking systems are supplied as standard, providing high security and making sure no unwanted visitors can get into your home. This is on top of a set of drop bolts that allow you to create a traffic door for everyday use.

As well as a multi-point locking system, our bifold patio doors are made with laminated security glass. As well as being up to 5x stronger than standard glass, laminated security glass will stay in place if it does break so that it remains a barrier.

Other patio door options available

If you're looking to let more natural light into your home, but you aren't sure an aluminium bifold door set is for you, then we have a wide range of French doors and sliding doors as well.

French doors offer a great alternative if you're looking to make the most of your outside space without the structural work needed to support full-sized bifolding doors.

Like our bifold doors, our range of French doors and sliding doors both offer plenty of options including black, white, grey and aluminium doors.

Flexible configurations and easy installation

Our exterior bifold doors are available in a range of sizes to suit every home from 1800 through to 4800mm. You can also choose how you want your bi-fold patio doors set up. Choose between 3, 4, 5 and 6 panels set up in 3, 3+1, 5 and 1+5 configurations.

Our concertina doors are as convenient as they are flexible. The doors are delivered prehung, but the glazing is supplied loose making these folding doors easier to handle and install.