Frequently asked questions

As our bifold doors are made to measure, our service is tailored to you too.

We’ve made it as straightforward as possible to order 

 from AluFold Direct, so that you receive products fast, right first time, every time.

We will start your order process by discussing your requirements personally, you can visit us at the AluFold Direct 

Aluminium, as a material is abundantly available and infinitely recyclable with no reduction in its quality. Aluminium does not deteriorate and makes minimal environmental impact.

 styles to choose from, including fixed frame, tilt & turn, casement opening, gable, heritage and shaped options.

Our aluminium heritage windows are an ideal choice for replacing traditional steel windows. They replicate the sleek sightlines so often found in heritage steel windows, whilst offering all the benefits of a modern window – ideal for industrial mill renovations and barn conversions.

A traffic door is a great option to add easy and convenient access to the property.

Traffic doors – otherwise known as ‘access doors’ - open, close and provide the same functionality as a normal entrance door. They enable access in and out of the property without the need to open the whole bifold door.

Traffic doors can only be installed where there is an odd number of door leaves available. You cannot have a traffic door unless it opens the opposite way (so the odd number of leaves will fold in the same direction).

Our bifold doors feature modern multi-point locking systems as standard. This helps to secure the doors in several different places with just one turn of a key, giving a superior level of security. These high security multi point locks comply with PAS 24 accreditation as standard to meet requirements on new homes.

Our full aluminium window range meets all Building Regulation standards including those for thermal efficiency.

We have the option to upgrade your bifold doors to be 

 accredited, the police preferred specification.

Secured by Design (SBD) is a national police initiative established by the Association of Chief Police Officers, that helps to ‘design out’ crime through the use of high quality products and processes.

Our aluminium bifold doors are designed to suit a wide range of projects, both domestic and commercial. This means that we supply to the trade, architects, designers, and self-builders.

The best option is with our standard threshold. This threshold is rebated, so that the internal floor level is 20mm higher than the outside, making the doors weather tight. We use rebated thresholds as they achieve Weather Ratings, ensuring that the doors can’t leak, unlike thresholds that are completely level to the ground.

We have three solutions for thresholds, including ‘Drainage trays’ to best suit your needs.

We can deliver our aluminium windows in single colours to you, direct to site in an unmarked van in just 1 week for unglazed and 2 weeks for glazed on time, every time.

All our dual colour options are available with a lead time of approximately 8-10 weeks.

We have a 1 week lead time for unglazed doors and 2 week lead time for glazed doors for all single colours. We also stock Anthracite Grey on White as a dual colour, with a lead time of 1 week unglazed and 2 weeks glazed. All other dual colour options require an 8-10 week lead time. Please see our regularly updated 

We supply our aluminium window range to the trade, designers, architects, builders and self-builders.

We supply a range of modern and traditional window hardware to complement your chosen window design and provide flawless functionality.

The hardware options are available in Black, White, Silver or Chrome, and for a heritage finish, we also offer Georgian bar detailing for an authentic look.

There are many configurations available for our aluminium bifold doors. Choose from 17 different variations of opening styles to suit the needs of the end-users.

The doors can be designed to stack either on the inside or outside of the property, giving uninterrupted access to the outdoors. They can be set up to open in one direction – to the left or right, or even split to fold either side.

There is the option to order your aluminium windows with or without insulated glass units. We have clear, textured, tinted, annealed and toughened glazing options available to suit a variety of applications.

 are renowned for their super slim sightlines, perfect for creating uninterrupted, widespan views.

They achieve sightlines of only 140mm across both door leafs when closed, creating a sleek architectural finish. There is no bulky outer frame due to the strength of the aluminium used.

Using aluminium for our doors makes them strong, robust and efficient. Aluminium offers inherent strength and security and is extremely durable and low maintenance which helps to provide a stunning feature that’s designed to last for years to come.

It helps to keep frames slimline, bringing lots of light into a room while offering widespan views.

As well as this, the aluminium won’t warp, twist, expand or damage over time, and is resistant to corroding and fading and won’t need repainting or treating.



Using aluminium for our windows makes them strong, robust and efficient. Aluminium offers inherent strength and security and is extremely durable and low maintenance which helps to provide a stunning feature that’s designed to last for years to come.

As well as this, the aluminium won’t warp, twist, expand or damage over time, and is resistant to corroding and fading and won’t need repainting or treating.

Our aluminium window profiles are available in any single RAL or in B.S. colour or dual colour options.

We use high-performance powder-coated colours for all our aluminium glazing range for a high-quality finish that’s designed to last.

We have a selection of popular colours including RAL7016 Anthracite Grey, Black and White that are held in stock as standard.

Our bespoke single colours have a 2-week lead time and bespoke dual colours have an 8-10 week lead time. Please see our regularly updated 

Thanks to thermally efficient aluminium and high performance glazing, our aluminium windows offer excellent energy efficiency. With excellent weatherproofing, thermal break technology and low U-Values, all our window range provides high levels of energy performance for your customers’ properties.

We can deliver our aluminium windows nationally. We deliver ready to install, directly to site or anywhere across the UK in an unbranded van, with the drivers in unbranded uniforms. 

If you are local to AluFoldDirect in Blackburn, you can also collect your aluminium window order direct from our factory – just ask!

Our aluminium window system is designed to be ‘fitter friendly’, meaning that they are simple to install for installers who haven’t fitted aluminium windows or double glazing products before.

With your aluminium window delivery, we include a printed set of instructions.

You can choose from a Hoppe Atlanta lever handle or a spring loaded pop out ‘T’ bar handle. Both options provide flawless function and complete the modern aesthetic of the bifold doors.

The hardware options are available in black, white, silver or chrome to complement the overall finish.

All our aluminium bifold doors are made to measure, designed to your exact requirements and project needs.

We deliver our aluminium bifold doors nationally. We deliver in full frame, directly to site or anywhere across the UK in an unbranded van, with drivers in unbranded uniforms.

Our fleet is customised to carry large door sets, enabling us to deliver directly to you.

Doors can be delivered in kit form if required to combat access issues.

There’s also the option to collect your bifold doors direct from our factory, if you live near to our Blackburn base.

Slim sightlines from 53mm are used for our aluminium windows. This slimline frame allows for a larger glazed area, helping to offer uninterrupted views, let more light in and deliver greater thermal efficiency.

We offer integral blinds for our bifold doors. The blinds are permanently sealed between the glass and are maintenance-free. You can choose from a wide range of colours, and they can be operated either manually or by electronic operation. The blinds are also guaranteed for 5 years.

It is not difficult for installers who have installed this type of product or double glazing products in general. The system is designed to be super ‘fitter friendly’.

We include a printed set of instructions in each kit box that is delivered with the doors, and you can download instructions from our 

We can manufacture your bifold doors using any combination of door leaves. Each individual door leaf is available up to 1.2 metres wide and 3 metres tall as standard. This gives you lots of design flexibility when it comes to bifold door sizes and enables you to create large glazed areas.

We provide full, comprehensive installation training along with refresher courses for fitting bifold doors at our 

So, if you want to simply refresh your fitting skills or need to train your whole team on installing bifold doors, we have the courses available.

For our aluminium bifold doors, we use Toughened Argon Gas filled glazing units with a warm edge spacer as standard.

Our standard glazing units used for our bifold doors are 28mm and have a centre pane U-Value of 1.2, which exceeds current building regulations for both England and Wales.

Laminated, warm edge, self-cleaning or obscure specifications are also available on our glazing units to help meet your design and energy efficiency requirements.

We use AluK systems for our aluminium bifold doors.

You can choose to upgrade to Secured by Design specification across our full aluminium window range.

 (SBD) is a national police initiative established by the Association of Chief Police Officers, that helps to ‘design out’ crime through the use of high-quality products and processes. 

Aluminium windows feature high-performance multi-point locking systems as standard for ultimate security benefits.

The locks comply with PAS 24 accreditation as standard, which meets requirements for new build homes.

Yes, we have a wide range of glazing products that can be fully suited with our aluminium bifold doors. From slimline aluminium windows and aluminium sliding doors to Infinium ultra slimline sliding doors, flat aluminium rooflights and aluminium roof lanterns.

We have designed our aluminium windows to perfectly complement all our aluminium glazing range.

Our glazing products can be fully suited with our windows, so you can offer full aluminium glazing for your customers' projects, whether you are working on new builds to renovations and extensions.

As our slimline aluminium windows are made to measure to meet your requirements, the cost will vary.

To receive an accurate cost for our aluminium windows, we can give you a quick quote. You can complete our 

 or contact our team directly on 01706 260700.

We manufacture bespoke aluminium glazing in any shape or size to suit your project, with our most popular options being arched, rounded or triangular.

Our bifold doors are made to measure to suit your requirements, meaning that the costs will vary.

As a rule of thumb, the larger the door, the higher the price. However, we ensure our aluminium bifold doors remain competitively priced in the UK.

For an accurate cost, we can provide you with a quick quote. Simply complete our 

, or contact our team directly on 01706 260700.

The full aluminium window range is made to measure to suit your requirements, meaning we can cater for any shape or size options you may need.

This means we can create any sized window, from large, fixed panoramic frames to smaller minute options.

Our aluminium windows are manufactured using the AluK systems.

We use high performance powder-coated colours for our aluminium bifold doors. You can choose from any RAL or B.S. colour or dual colour options.

Anthracite Grey and Jet Black are our most popular choices, but we can provide you with any colour you require.

For dual colour options, we stock Anthracite Grey on White as standard. However, we can order in different combinations if required.

Bespoke dual colours have an 8-10 week lead time and bespoke single colours have a 2-week lead time.

https://alufolddirect.co.uk/aluminium-folding-doors-colour-options.html

Of course, no problem! Simply submit the ‘

’ on our website and attach your drawings/schedules. Alternatively, you can email your requirements/drawings directly to 

, or call us on 01706 260700 to discuss your requirements further.

We normally return an itemised quote on the same day (unless it is for a larger commercial project that may need further discussion with you).

Yes, you can! We have plenty of ways you can get a quote - either submit a 

 on our website with your drawings and schedules, email your requirements directly to us at 

We aim to return an itemised quote on the same day, unless it is for a larger commercial project where we need to discuss the requirements with you in further detail.

We’ve made it as straightforward as possible to order aluminium windows, so that you receive products fast, right first time, every time.

We will start your order process by discussing your requirements personally, you can 

 at the AluFold Direct Aluminium Glazing Design Centre, 