Patio Doors

In the gallery:

1 Patio Life by GreenSteps, from £1,500 plus VAT (greensteps.co.uk)
2 Vufold doors – from £1,895 for a three-door set to £4,343 for a sixdoor set (both incl VAT) – from Direct Doors (directdoors.com)
3 Patio doors available from LPD Doors, POA (lpddoors.co.uk)
4 *Budget choice* Wickes’ 16ft folding patio doors, £3,799 (0800 106 068)
5 Bi-folding doors in aluminium, from Express Bi-folding Doors, POA (0113 286 9191)
6 Sunfold’s SFK70 system in aluminium, from approx £1,400 to £1,500 per panel incl VAT (01953 423423)
7 Bespoke doors from Olsen UK. A 3m-wide lift/sliding door in engineered timber with high-performance glass, starts at £2,000 plus VAT (01623 867564)
8 VELFAC 200 Sliding Door – when opened, the door moves 90mm outwards and then slides across the adjacent fixed sash – POA (01223 897100)
9 VELFAC 400 (two-leaf) patio doors, from approx £1,500-£2,000 plus VAT (01223 897100)
10 The Marvin Solid Wood Outswing French Door from Marvin Architectural, POA (020 8569 8222)

Further reading:

• A Guide to Patio Doors
• Extensing Interiors to the Outdoors
• Folding Sliding Doors