Aluminium bifold doors in West Hampstead

The housing in West Hampstead is largely Victorian terraces, red-brick mansion flats and converted maisonettes. 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.

With three stations and their railway lines cutting through the area, train noise is a real issue for homes backing onto the tracks, and acoustic glazing makes a noticeable difference. Parts of West Hampstead, including around West End Green, are conservation areas, so we confirm details with Camden Council first. We are about 7.7 miles from the area.

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.

• Slim, strong aluminium frames
• Traffic door for everyday access
• Wide choice of powder-coated colours

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