Aluminium · supply only
Sliding patio doors — supply only, delivered in about a week
Sliding patio doors, supplied only, delivered in about a week.
Two-pane sliders give you half the opening. Four-pane sliders on a triple track give you three quarters, because three panes stack behind one. Aluminium takes the biggest panes; uPVC is the value option and perfectly sound at ordinary domestic sizes.
Every design we hold
29 designs. Quote the code when you enquire — it saves a conversation.
Specification
| Materials | Thermally broken aluminium and uPVC |
|---|---|
| Panes | 2 pane, 4 pane |
| Tracks | Double or triple track |
| Opening | 50% on 2 pane, up to 75% on triple track |
| Glazing | 28mm sealed unit, toughened |
| Threshold | Standard or low / level access |
| Locking | Multipoint hook locks |
| Finish | Any RAL on aluminium; white and foils on uPVC |
What supply only includes
You get
- The complete unit, made to your opening sizes
- Frame, hardware, locking and glazing already fitted
- Delivered to your address, or collect from Birmingham
- A written specification with the order
You arrange
- Measuring the opening — here is how
- Fitting, unless you take our installation option
- Building control notification — what that means
- Removing and disposing of the old unit
Want us to do all of it instead? Installation is available on any order and priced separately, so you can see the difference.
How buying supply only works
- 1
Send your sizes
Structural opening width and height, and a photo if you have one. No survey, no appointment, no salesperson at your kitchen table.
- 2
We price it and confirm
A written price with the specification on it, and a real delivery date. If something in your measurements does not add up, we query it before anything is cut.
- 3
We build it
Made to your sizes in our standard range. Standard colours are what hold the one-week turnaround.
- 4
Delivered — or fitted
Delivered to your address or collected from Birmingham. If you want it fitted, that is booked separately and priced on the same quote.
Sliding patio doors — questions we get asked
How much of the opening actually opens?
About half on a standard two-pane slider, because one pane slides behind the other. A four-pane triple track gets you to roughly three quarters. If you want more than that, you want a bi-fold.
Are sliding doors secure?
Modern ones are. The things that matter are multipoint hook locks that engage into the frame, anti-lift blocks so the pane cannot be jacked off its track, and laminated glass if the door is out of sight from the road.
Aluminium or uPVC for a slider?
Aluminium if the panes are large or you want slim sightlines — it is stiffer, so it carries big glass without deflecting. uPVC is the value choice and fine at normal domestic widths.
What is lift and slide?
A different gear where turning the handle lifts the whole pane off its seals before it moves, then drops it back down onto them. Heavy panes move more easily and it seals better when shut. It costs more.
Can I replace just the glass in an existing slider?
If the frame is sound and only the sealed unit has misted, yes — that is a glass order, not a door order. Send us the dimensions and the spacer thickness.