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Origin Global Aluminium Doors 😍

We are delighted to introduce the luxury Origin Global window and door range to our ever expanding portfolio:

Bifolding doors
Sliding patio doors
Interior doors
Entrance doors

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Bifolding doors

SOHO Collection and Contemporary Collection bifold doors — *The brand new SOHO Collection (left) and the classic Contemporary Collection (right)*

Our Origin Bifold Doors are availalbe in two collections, the all new industrial style steel-look SOHO collection and the classic Contemporary Collection. Handcrafted with meticulous attention to detail, both collections redefine the standards of elegance, making a bold statement in any architectural setting.

OB-36+ SOHO

Sightline = 84mm
Height = min 1974mm / max 2500mm
Width = min 600mm / max 6000mm
Single colour only
No midrail
Glazing bar option
U-Value = Up to 0.8W/m²K
8-point locking system with 3-Star Diamond cylinder and PAS 24 as standard
Secured by Design accredited

OB-49 Contemporary

Sightline = 110mm
Height = min 524mm / max 3025mm
Width = min 463mm / max 6000mm
Dual colour option
Midrail option
Glazing bar option
U-Value = Up to 1.1W/m²K
8-point locking system with 3-Star Diamond cylinder and PAS 24 as standard
Secured by Design accredited

OB-72 Contemporary

Sightline = 110mm
Height = min 524mm / max 3025mm
Width = min 474mm / max 6000mm
Dual colour option
Midrail option
Glazing bar option
U-Value = Up to 1.1W/m²K
8-point locking system. Upgradable to 3-Star Diamond cylinder and PAS 24
Secured by Design accredited

All bifold door collections are also available configured as French doors:

Find out more:

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Contact us to discuss your requirements and to book your free no-obligatory quotation.

Sliding patio doors

Offering four different sightlines across two systems – the Origin Artisan Slider and the Origin Patio Slider. Some of the slimmest aluminium sliding doors on the market with expansive uninterrupted views, no compromising on quality or thermal performance and industry leading security features.

THE ARTISAN SLIDER OS-20:
Minimal and sleek in design, the Artisan Slider has ultra-slim sightlines of just 20mm. This is a bonded system (wet glazed) where the glass and frame comes as one unit. The benefits to this are that the doors have improved weather tightness and slimmer sightlines are achieved. This is a sliding door that’s incredibly secure, thermally efficient and aesthetically stunning.

Height = min 1600mm / max 3000mm
Width = min 1228mm / max 13,196mm
U-Value = 1.4W/m2K

THE PATIO SLIDER: OS-29, OS-44 AND OS-77:
A modern take on the traditional sliding patio door with three sightline options available. The OS-29 is the slimmest, with sightlines of just 29mm, maximising glass and the level of natural light which can flood in. OS-44 with sightlines of 44mm and OS-77 with sightlines of 77mm provide a more traditional style of patio system, with an injection of effortless elegance.

OS-29

Sightline = 29mm
Height = min 1480mm / max 2600mm
Width = min 1463mm / max 11,929mm
U-Value = Up to 1.3W/m²K

OS-44

Sightline = 44mm
Height = min 1940mm / max 2600mm
Width = min 1463mm / max 11,803mm
U-Value = Up to 1.3W/m²K

OS-77

Sightline = 77mm
Height = min 1940mm / max 2600mm
Width = min 1462mm / max 11,803mm
U-Value = Up to 1.3W/m²K

Find out more:

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Contact us to discuss your requirements and to book your free no-obligatory quotation.

Interior doors

Introducing these industrial art-deco style stunners to grace your interiors. We love these stylish new internal aluminium doors, that perfectly complement our new SOHO external door collection. You can choose how many glazing bars you want – more for a heritage look and less for an of-the-moment industrial look, and as for colour, well you have 150 RAL colours to choose from.

Available as single doors, double doors, fixed screen and corner configurations.

Sleek and luxurious, the slimline frames of our OI-30 doors seamlessly blend with your interior design style for a visually striking finish.

Choose a frame-free option if you prefer, fitting the door straight into the existing frame fro total ease.
Blackout panels and kickplates options are available.
Create break out rooms or office rooms or any room you choose with our corner configurations or fixed screen room dividers. The only limit is your imagination.

Find out more:

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Contact us to discuss your requirements and to book your free no-obligatory quotation.

Aluminium Entrance Doors

The Origin Aluminium Front Door is a precision-driven, expertly engineered object of beauty. From single front doors and double doors that can be used in a home or garage space, through to grand entranceways with sidelights and fanlights, our range of front doors are made from exclusive premium grade aluminium, enabling you to create a personal statement with ease; because first impressions matter.

Choose from ten stylish “panels” in a wide range of colours. From panels that include lots of glass to flood your hallway with natural light, classic styles that never go out of fashion, and ultra-modern aluminium panels – there’s a style to suit every taste.

Or, why not opt for a glass solution…

Alternatively, you can also specify a glazed door with clear or frosted glass. In addition, you can also opt for a door with a midrail. Popular in porches and as a back door or kitchen door, the midrail can accommodate glass on both the top and bottom, or a panel can be used in the lower section for additional privacy.

Find out more:

Download the latest brochures from our website here >>
Contact us to discuss your requirements and to book your free no-obligatory quotation.

For more information on our full range of Origin doors or to chat with us further, please contact us:

By email: office@ruislipwindows.co.uk
By phone: (020) 8868 1133

SMARTS Visoglide bifold and sliding patio doors

The latest addition to our portfolio of aluminium architectural doors is the much respected Visoglide range from Smarts.

With over 35 years’ experience, Smarts Architectural Aluminium are one of the UK’s leading supplier of window and door systems, taking great pride not only in the quality, breadth and depth of their product range, but also in their design expertise and support services.

Smarts Aluminium 4-panel bifold door — *We’re excited to add **Visoglide** and **Visofold** doors to our portfolio, which currently includes Aluk and our premium range from Reynaers.*

Create a relaxed feeling of light and space and frame the beautiful views of your garden and beyond. Suitable for installation in any room, these elegant door systems add a touch of finesse and provide a striking glass façade.

Whether you want to open up space using our Visofold multi-panelled slide-folding doors which concertina back to one or both sides of the frame, or introduce a Visoglide sliding door (comprising two or more large panes which slide open to leave the panels behind each other), we have the perfect solution. With high-security glazing and locking mechanism (including security deadlock and hook bolts), and an unrivalled colour range to choose from (including dual-colour options), each door can be tailored to meet your own precise requirements.

Smarts Aluminium sliding patio doors. — *Smarts Aluminium sliding patio doors in white.*

Our systems have been designed to not only withstand all that the elements can throw at them, but also to deliver minimum heat loss and great thermal efficiency.

Renowned for its perfect combination of light weight and high strength, aluminium is the ideal material for sliding and folding doors, providing slim, elegant designs and outstanding performance.
With a life-span measured in decades rather than years, together with extremely low maintenance requirements, aluminium has become the perfect choice for home owners.
All our systems are designed with performance, looks and efficiency in mind, with each frame incorporating a ‘thermal-break’ to insulate doors against heat loss, raise the internal temperature of a house and help reduce the risk of condensation.
Maintenance for aluminium systems is simple and straightforward, with a routine ‘wipe-clean’ all that is required to keep the products looking their best. With no requirement for re-painting or re-varnishing, aluminium windows and doors will never fade, deteriorate or rust, even in harsh environments, or coastal locations.

*Smarts Aluminium 4-panel bifold door in anthracite.*

Discover more and download the latest brochure from our website here.

Bifold doors -v- sliding doors – which to choose?

When choosing whether to have a sliding patio door or a bifold door, there are a number of factors that you may wish to consider.

Here at Ruislip Windows we believe in offering our customers a choice. That’s why we install bifolding doors and sliding patio doors from top manufacturers such as Crown Sapa, Aluk and our premium range from Raynaers Aluminium. Bifold doors literally exploded onto the market a few years ago and saw a huge surge in popularity. And now the latest sliding patio doors are a far cry from the sliding doors of old, offering much wider, contemporary profiles, so the question is, which door do you go for – bifold or patio?

The main advantage of bifold doors is that they allow for whole walls of glass to be opened up completely. However, they can be quite frame-heavy, meaning less glazing, and the stacked door panels when open can provide quite an obstacle to the more modest-sized patio or kitchen.

Sliding patio doors are shaking off their somewhat less than trendy associations of the past and are now a hugely popular choice in contemporary homes. They provide lots of light thanks to narrow frames and wider expanses of glass. Having no door sections to fold back, they save on space and provide visually “cleaner” lines.

Bifold doors remain a hugely popular choice but industry experts now feel that an increasing number of homeowners are opting for the new contemporary style sliding patio doors.

Both our bifolding and sliding door systems have superb aesthetics and excellent performance:

Bifold doors can open up about 90% of the aperture, really opening up the room to the garden. Sliding doors by comparison will typically open up between 50% and 65% of the aperture.
For ventilation purposes, the sliding door offers the most flexible solution with the ability to open the door just as far as necessary to make the room comfortable. The bifold door’s flexibility will depend on its design, but often opening a door leaf is the minimum you can do to let some fresh air in.
If having an uninterrupted view is important, then a sliding door may be a better option. Sliding doors allow larger panel sizes in wider widths, giving a maximised expanse of glazing when closed. The bigger door panels with large panes of glass give more of a panoramic view than a bifold door that has several narrower door panels, each with a frame around them.
With the bifold door, you can choose to have all the door panels stacking to the left or the right, or you can choose to split them so some stack each side. When making these decisions, it is worth remembering that the doors require some clear space around them in order to open, and you don’t want to be moving furniture or plant pots every time you open the doors.
The number of door panels will usually be dictated by the size of the opening, but it is worth considering the benefits of choosing a design with a single access “traffic” door. Found on designs with an odd number of door panels, the traffic door is a single door that can be opened without unlocking the rest of the door panels. Operating just like a normal back door, this is convenient for when you just want to nip out into the garden quickly.

Raynaers aluminium sliding patio doors. Sliding doors allow larger panel sizes in wider widths, giving a maximised expanse of glazing when closed.

THE THRESHOLD QUESTION
Look at the all those lovely marketing photos of bifold doors and you will usually see a door that has a flush threshold – a continuous floor with no step between the inside and outside. In reality, most bifold doors come with a choice of different threshold options, the reason being that there is a trade off between the height of the threshold and the level of weather resistance the door can offer. So whilst a flush threshold can be achieved, it is not usually recommended, thanks to the good old British weather! Doors with the best weather ratings will always have a higher threshold to step over. It is certainly worth considering how exposed your door will be to the elements, but rest assured that most people find there is a satisfactory compromise using one of the intermediate thresholds.

Still not sure which to choose? Why not get some expert advice and give us a call on (020) 8868 1133 – we will be more than happy to talk you through all the different options available to you.

We hope to hear from you soon! 🙂

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HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Based in Watford and Eastcote, Ruislip Windows and Doors are a respected local installer specialising in replacement windows, doors and conservatories in both uPVC and aluminium. Proud to be celebrating over 35 years in the business, the company was established back in 1986 by John Flynn, a City and Guilds qualified carpenter and double glazing installer. Originally trading as Ruislip Building Ltd, we became Ruislip Windows and Doors Ltd in May 1995 to better reflect our business.

As the company grew and became more experienced, we undertook increasingly more challenging contracts and our portfolio continued to develop and expand. Now, over three decades since we first began, our installations range from the local domestic market to large commercial contracts.

Advances in the development of uPVC and aluminium systems, along with cutting edge technology and attention to detail now means there has never been a better time to experience the benefits that our home improvement products will bring to your home.

As professional installers with a reputation for quality and integrity, we choose our products very carefully, ensuring that our customers will benefit from the latest in technical and security specification. To this end, we install a range of products from trusted leading manufacturers, guaranteed to provide you with a top quality product that you will enjoy and benefit from for many years to come.