Bypass Bifold Shutters For Denver Sliding Glass Doors
Plantation shutters are the best treatment for sliding glass doors in Denver. Shutters improve your privacy, maintain your view, won’t sway like vertical blinds or panel tracks, and may even outlast than the sliding door itself. If you’ve already decided on shutters for a sliding door, the only other decision to make is what shutter configuration would work best for your sliding doors.
Bypass Shutters For Glass Doors In Denver
The more prevalent of the two sliding door shutter builds is bypass shutters. In this setup, two or more shutter panels slide on a track mounted above the door. The shutter panels are offset so one-panel slides in front of the other for easy operation of the door. Or if there’s some room next to your sliding door, the track can reach beyond the doorframe to let the shutter completely slide out from in front of the glass door.
Bi-fold Shutters For Sliding Glass Doors In Denver
As the name suggests, bifold shutters for sliding glass doors are ones that fold. Rather than two big, solid panels that slide side to side on a rail, sliding door shutters in a bifold build are separated into smaller panels that fold into each other, clearing the way in front of your sliding glass door.
Sliding Glass Door Shutter FAQs
Will I lose any functionality out of my sliding door if I put in shutters?
Not at all. We’ll make sure your sliding doors retain their functionality and full range of motion by designing a shutter and frame combo that exactly fits your specific sliding door.
How do I measure my sliding glass door for shutters?
Measuring your sliding glass door for plantation shutters is straightforward. Here are the measurements you’ll want to get:
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The height from the top of the door casing to the floor.
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The width of the door jamb.
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The height and width of the sliding glass panes.
But don’t fret if you don’t want to measure; your installation team will be happy to measure your sliding door for you for free during an in-home consultation.
How much extra space do I need around a sliding glass door to put in shutters?
With new advances every day in shutter technology, we’re able to design a custom set of shutters to match your sliding glass door, no matter the amount of space there is above or around it.
How Are Sliding Shutters Built?
To begin, we measure the width and length of each segment of your glass door. We also mark if there’s room next to the doors. This tells us if a bypass or a bifold configuration is best. Then, we return to our shop and order the hand-built plantation shutters that fit your doors and configuration. Utilizing our advanced software and customized design templates based on the dimensions of your door, we design and build the sliding glass door shutters with the finishes and colors you choose.
Our skilled installers install the sliding shutters on your sliding glass doors, making sure the louvers on the shutters can be tilted and also that the panels are movable. This provides you with a wonderful view and simplifies cleaning your shutters.