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Durations Continental folding doors create an open, flexible, modern space for both living and working environments. These doors where designed with the input of Belgium expertise and our extensive experience in bi-folding doors, we believe that this is one of the best all round bi-folding door on the market. They are strong and secure and can easily achieve heights of two and a half metres and even upto three metres.
These folding sliding doors give you over a 90% aperture with a uniquely designed pop-out T-handle that allows for very tight stacking panels. Low threshold options for flush floor levels and reducing the step over, the ability to fully colour co-ordinate your door, Self Cleaning / Solar Control glass and Integrated Blinds options - making these Bi-folding Doors a great alternative to standard patio doors.
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Technical Specifications
The sizes detailed below are for guidance only, maximum widths can vary depending on your chosen height and vice versa. Widths wider than 6250 can be achieved with a mechanical join, and heights of up to 3000 can be achieved (subject to panel width and location). Panels can be made less than 700mm wide - please ask our technical department for advice.
| Recommended Sizes | |
| Min. Width (mm) | 1400 |
| Max. Width (mm) | 6250+ |
| Min. Height (mm) | 1600 |
| Max. Height (mm) | 2500+ |
| Max. Panel Width (mm) | 1000 |
| Max. Weight (Kg) | 100 |
| Key Profile Dimensions | |
| Outerframe Depth (mm) | 70 |
| Sash Depth (mm) | 70 |
| Glazed Sealed Units (mm) | 28 (4 x 20 x 4) |
| Projection Cill Height - Optional (mm) | 25 |
| Head Extension - Optional (mm) | 25 |
| Transom / Mullion - if Required (mm) | 32 |
| Bifolding Door Performance | |
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1.7
U Value
W/M²K 600 Pa
Air
Permeable 600 Pa
Water
Tightness 2400 Pa
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| Specifying - Suitable Applications | |
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| Technical Manuals - Downloads | |
| Section Identification
(Technical Drawings of Profiles, Combinations & Section sight-lines)
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| Installation Manual
(Folding door Assembly, Fitting Instructions, Toe N’ Heel Positions)
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(0.5 Mb) |
| Threshold Details
(Thresholds Options, Floor Levels & Drainage Paths)
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(0.9 Mb) |
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| Sight-lines | |
| Head / Top (mm) | 110 |
| Jamb / Side (mm) | 110 |
| Meeting Stiles (mm) | 140 |
| Bottom - Excluding Threshold (mm) | 96 |
| Rebate / Step height - Std Threshold (mm) | 20 |
| Rebate / Step height - Low Thresholds (mm) | Flush |
Please Note:
The details for the bottom sight-lines and step height are the optimum / best case scenario for open out doors that have been sunk / dropped into the floor.
| AutoCAD Drawings - Downloads |
Technical drawings can be provided in DWG or DXF format, please contact us. |
| Opening Styles | |
Doors show are all viewed from the outside, all doors can be made to open in or out. (there is no cost implication to choosing open in or open out doors) |
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Configuration Videos| No of Door Panels | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8+ |
| Min Width | 1400 | 2100 | 2800 | 3500 | 4200 | 4900 | Please |
| Max Width | 2000 | 3000 | 4000 | 5000 | 6000 | 7000 | Ask |
Please remember all sizes are for guidance only and are subject to location of the fitted product. Please contact us for more information.
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