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Sliding door A door drawn across an aperture on a groove or suspended from a track, rather than turning on hinges.

A sliding glass door or patio door Is a large glass window opening in a structure that provide door access from a room to the outdoors, fresh air, and copious natural light. A sliding glass door is usually considered a single unit consisting of two panel sections, one being fixed and one a being mobile to slide open

Sliding Door

French Doors. A french door is a door with glass panes throughout its length. French Doors not only look elegant but adds style. French Doors add value to your home also. What makes the French door unique is the amount of light it can let into your home.

A french door can also function as a window. The most important factor is privacy. How much light do you want?

Perfect Fit Blinds for French Doors Perfect fit blinds are an exciting new innovation in window blind technology.  They are a modern solution to shading and providing privacy, and work on a very simple system. 

Perfect Fit Blinds for French Doors They allow pleated, roller or venetian blinds to be fitted perfectly onto your UPVC french doors, in an elegant frame that simply clips directly on the window frame itself.

Note… With a sliding door, a covering can't be attached to the door, since it needs to be able to slide open. For this reason one would want to wall mount your blinds or shadings so that they will hang in front of your sliding door. But with a hinged door, then the option of attaching directly onto the door is available. This is convenient because you will be able to open and close the door without opening the blind or shade first. However, after a blind or shade is attached the door may not open quite as wide as it did before. If this is a concern, one may consider a wall mounted item as for a sliding door.

Vertical blinds

Vertical blinds are without doubt the most popular type of blind Vertical blinds are without doubt the most popular type of blind. They are cost effective and hugely versatile due to the ability to angle the slats, as well as opening and closing the blind. The key advantage of applying vertical blinds to french and patio doors is the ease of operation of the blinds; as the slats are made from fabric, even when the drop is extremely long, they are still light in weight. This means that there is a relatively small amount of effort required to actually pull the blinds open and closed.

PVC Vertical Louvers Easy to clean and maintain Available in a variety of colors, patterns and textures Completely block the sun when closed Give a complete privacy while allowing soft filtered light into the room Highly durable Corrosion resistant

Wooden binds for French doors  These require a different kind of installation to vertical blinds when it comes to French doors. Whereas verticals are installed to either the inside or outside recess and cover the whole of the window, wooden blinds are installed onto the doors themselves.

If they were fitted to cover the whole of the window it would simply be too heavy to lift up and down. Installing them onto the doors resolves this problem effectively; the glass panels are completely covered so privacy is not compromised whilst they are small and light enough to lift up and down easily.

Wood verticals Natural hardwood that is treated by staining and painting Has a natural beauty to it Durability Energy efficient

Woven wood vertical drapery Made from natural woods, reeds, bamboo and grasses Add a warm, rich dimension to the room Operate easily on doors and coordinate beautifully with traditional shades for windows

Plantation shutters For sliding doors, bi-pass shutters are the best. They slide side-to-side from an overhead track. This is a vary convenient way to cover even high traffic sliders. When you need to use the door just slide the shutter panel out of the way. Can also be installed onto sliding doors by the bi-fold track. Instead of sliding these fold out of the way. For hinged doors, the shutters are attached directly to the door usually with a custom cut out for the handle.

Top down/bottom up shades Light control Privacy Energy efficient Beauty Light filter in any color

Cellular vertical shades Cellular vertical shades provides the perfect application for patio doors, wide windows and room dividers. This blind is vertical sliding cellular shades that features a sliding fabric that is attached rail that slides across a rail.

Cellular shade. The advantage with these is that cellular shades can usually fit between the door and handle fairly easily. (Because they have a “low- profile” head, they can usually be mounted inside the window frame, which helps.)

Drapery sheers or curtains Drapery sheers or curtains are another way to go. Again, the big consideration is how they will be mounted to the door at the top. Depending upon the window covering, you may be able to use a type of metal dowel rod or small brackets.

Panel curtains A panel curtain is a curtain that hangs down from the curtain rail like a sheet and that is raised and lowered by folding it up or down.  They have both top and bottom rails in order to ensure that the panel hangs correctly. There are several reasons why panel curtains are an excellent option.  The first is that they provide a unique look to any room. They are elegant and simple