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| Thread ID: 99038 | 2009-04-17 09:03:00 | new doors - timber or alli ? | globe (11482) | PC World Chat |
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| 765948 | 2009-04-17 09:03:00 | looking at replacing a long window in the living room with a door onto the deck. It be 4m or so long. Wondering which is the best option timber or aluminium or another material ? and whether i could get away with stacker sliding doors or should go for the hinged variety (bi-fold). I ask this as the house is piled timber in auckland so it moves quite a bit, so much so that cracks appear every season at the joints around the window frames etc and am worried a sliding door would just stop working as soon as the house starts to move. any advice/suggestions/recommendations much appreciated. |
globe (11482) | ||
| 765949 | 2009-04-17 09:20:00 | I would go for Alu, I am a joiner by trade. Alu needs no maintenance as it's powdercoated (no painting) and it can still have some flex. Hinged doors will always bind if the house moves unless they have huge gaps where as sliders have room to move up and down. Timber doors will always swell in the wet even cedar which is about as stable as you can get. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 765950 | 2009-04-17 09:24:00 | I would go for Alu, I am a joiner by trade. Alu needs no maintenance as it's powdercoated (no painting) and it can still have some flex. Hinged doors will always bind if the house moves unless they have huge gaps where as sliders have room to move up and down. Timber doors will always swell in the wet even cedar which is about as stable as you can get. what'd you reckon about pvc as an option ? |
globe (11482) | ||
| 765951 | 2009-04-17 19:46:00 | Works well in England not really seen it here, don't know how the high UV here would effect it. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 765952 | 2009-04-17 20:24:00 | I would go for Alu, I am a joiner by trade. Alu needs no maintenance as it's powdercoated (no painting) and it can still have some flex. Go to a coastal area and you'll see a big difference in Alu quality, some look quite shabby very quickly. Try to see some examples from the supplier in your area. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 765953 | 2009-04-17 21:06:00 | All depends on your house. If its modern then aluminium. If its an old villa or bungalow that would look awful. I'd never put aluminium in mine here. I have gaps round some of my windows, so? I don't have a condensation problem which is guaranteed with nasty aluminium. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 765954 | 2009-04-17 21:38:00 | I'd say that if you are going to go with bifolds, then it would pay to put in a steel bar right across the top for the door frame to secure on to. However, with a house on wood piles with a history of movement (that one can't ever be too sure whether its movement has ceased or not) you may still get movement that could pull the sides of the frame out of square that would quickly render a bifold door inoperable. Probably better to go for a slider as suggested by Gary67 - they are designed to be lifted out so have a gap above and furthermore their rollers can be adjusted individually to compensate in the future for movement so the door will align to lock properly. | Johnnz (7246) | ||
| 765955 | 2009-04-18 07:13:00 | land whether i could get away with stacker sliding doors or should go for the hinged variety (bi-fold) . Another reason to go with sliding doors is that you can have the door open as little or much as you wish, depending on how much wind is blowing . This is very handy . With hinged doors you do not have the same amount of flexibility . |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 765956 | 2009-04-18 09:42:00 | Be aware that ranchslider type doors are a security risk unless proper security locks are fitted and used. | tutaenui (1724) | ||
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