Aluminium bifold doors in Holland Park

The housing in Holland Park is largely Victorian stucco villas, large terraced houses and converted flats. On Victorian side-return extensions, a three-panel bifold with a traffic door works well, giving everyday access without folding back the whole set.

Bifolds suit ground-floor flats and maisonettes with gardens, but check the lease and get freeholder approval, as alterations to external walls are often restricted. In conservation areas, bifolds are usually limited to rear elevations, and slim frames in muted colours help them sit comfortably with older brickwork.

The Holland Park Conservation Area covers much of the neighbourhood, and the Royal Borough expects replacements on street-facing elevations to match the originals closely. At the back of a house there is often more freedom, which is where slim aluminium sliding or bifold doors onto the garden tend to work well. Holland Park Avenue itself carries heavy traffic, so we often suggest acoustic glazing for front rooms.

Bifold doors are made of several panels that fold and stack neatly to one side, opening almost the full width of a wall to the garden. With slim aluminium frames, they suit kitchen extensions, garden rooms and homes where owners want a seamless link between indoor and outdoor living.

• Opens almost the full width
• Traffic door for everyday access
• Wide choice of powder-coated colours

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