TILT AND SLIDE: DOORS

Gowercroft Joinery produces tilt & slide doors of original European design. These are growing in popularity throughout the U.K. because of the attractive appearance and increased functionality. We are one of very few manufacturers capable of producing these doors in a quality hardwood or timber to suit your specification.

Construction: All of our windows are manufactured from quality hardwood, or a timber to suit your specification. We use finger and comb jointing, combined with D4 grade PVA glue to increase the strength of the joints.

Every exposed edge is fully end-grain sealed, or painted. With moisture levels in the wood maintained at a stable and even level; there is less expansion and contraction, and a reduction in cracking and cupping. This can lead to a significant increase in service life.

Operation: Our tilt and slide patio doors feature a quality of appearance and performance which were previously considered unattainable in quality hardwood. The moving panel of the patio door can be locked, tilted for ventilation, locked in-line with the fixed panel for security, or slid behind the fixed panel. The tilt function offers excellent indirect ventilation and better air circulation than more traditional sliding and French opening types, yet requires less room for installation and operation.

Glazing: Our patio doors are factory fitted as standard with 24mm toughened double glazed sealed units. We use SGG Planitherm glass units as standard in our products. This family of glass units offers the lowest emissivity and the clearest glass in the industry. Our standard units also include Argon-filled double glazing cavity and warm-edge spacer bonded bars. These units will offer you significant financial savings over the existing units in your home.

Our drained and vented glazing system prevents water build-up in the rebate and gives the glazing units the best chance of a long service life. Without this system, glazing units are likely to fail in increasing quantities and require replacing.

The glazing system has timber beads fitted all round for enhanced appearance and performance. All our glazing is installed using high performance security glazing tape. Specialist glazing such as argon filled, bronze anti-sun, toughened or laminated can be fitted if required to offer additional insulation, performance and/or security.

Decoration: Our products are fully-factory finished units, using a triple coat, water-based paint system; they arrive on site ready for a quick and easy installation. There is no need to paint in situ; reducing disruption and increasing the overall quality of the finish.

Our triple-coat paint system produces a more uniform application, a more durable coating, and a superior finish quality. We exclusively use water-based paints and finishes, as these coatings have a number of clear benefits over traditional solvent-based paints.

We have numerous options for ironmongery and finishes on your items. This includes split-colour finishing and various moulding types.

Security and Benefits: Featuring Siegenia or Centor high security operating gear, our range of tilt and slide patio doors offer a strong and effective deterrent to any would-be burglar or vandal.