Best sliding patio doors - sight lines and integrated blinds

[Happy Valley]

Our new build luckily will have fantastic views over the village (small town) where we live.

 

We have two large openings in the living kitchen - one is 5 meters and the other is 3.7 meters at right angles to each other. 

 

We have decided that sight lines and integrated blinds plus thermal efficiency are the three most important aspects for their design. 

With this in mind does anyone have any recommendations for a supplier?

[nod]

We purchased our bifolds from from Duration I think each panel of integrated blinds was an extra 250 

south facing so used every day 

[Mr Punter]

The lift and slide type doors seem to be really good with large openings / heavy sliders.

[Happy Valley]

Thanks. Yes thinking of 3 panel slider for the bigger opening and 2 for the smaller - keeps the view uninterrupted. I think bi-folds will have too many panels and the width between the glass pains too much.

[Thorfun]

we've decided on Warema external blinds for our south and west facing windows and doors. our chosen window supplier (Norrsken) don't do integrated blinds and the Internorm windows we were also considering which did have integrated blinds ended up being a lot more expensive than the Norrsken and external blinds.

 

so, might be worth considering as an alternative option to integrated blinds? as it's a new build you can ensure that the external blinds are integrated into the fabric of the building so they're hidden from view.

[Bitpipe]

We have windows from Gaulhofer with great external integrated blinds (from Roma) - they make a huge impact on privacy and solar gain - no curtains needed!

 

@craig can advise on max span for that system.

[craig]

17 minutes ago, Bitpipe said:

We have windows from Gaulhofer with great external integrated blinds (from Roma) - they make a huge impact on privacy and solar gain - no curtains needed!

 

@craig can advise on max span for that system.

 

Thank's @Bitpipe size is relative to what is comfortably operation wise. We can do 1 fixed 1 slide, 6490 x 2650. The max sash weight for the sliding section is going to be 400KG.

You can increase this weight and therefore the size, by using a double gearing setup and or electrical operation but electrical operation adds a fair amount of cost. External venetian blinds have a maximum span width of 4000mm, so the above sliding door would need two external blind boxes split equally.

 

A lift and slide 4 fields (2 slide, 2 fixed) 12850 x 2650, again same rules apply and would need 4 blind boxes.

 

The biggest issue that needs to be taken into account, is the span. Sliding doors are not weight bearing in anyway and cannot have deflection from above compressing the head of the slider. So the deflection in steel needs to be taken into account.

Edited February 13, 2021 by craig

[Happy Valley]

Not thought about external blinds before - shall look into this further. Most of the time they are likely to be open particularly the 5 meter span.