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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.

Your Denver plantation shutter pros at Sunburst offer two sliding door configurations: bypass and bifold. Let’s take a look at what makes each unique, and find out which one is right for your sliding doors.
 
 
 

Bypass Shutters For Glass Doors In Denver

Plantation shutters on a sliding door

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.

Bypass shutters in a dining room
 
Remember that with a usual bypass shutter configuration, you’ll have a panel over one side of your sliding door at all times. Bypass sliding door shutters are also a lot stronger than bifold shutters, since there are fewer articulation points that can become damaged or break.
 
Bifold shutters on sliding glass doors
 
When to choose bypass sliding door shutters in Denver: When you don’t have a lot of space in front of the door, or want a low maintenance but durable shutter for your sliding 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.

Reclaimed wood bifold shutters
 
When to put in bifold shutters When you want to be able to move your shutters completely off to the side of the door and you have enough space beside the door for the shutters to operate.
 
 

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:

  • The height from the top of the door casing to the floor.

  • The width of the door jamb.

  • 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.

 

Find A Solution For Your Sliding Glass Door

If you’re still not sure what window covering might be best for your sliding glass door, don’t worry! The Sunburst Shutters Denver team can help you find the right fit for your house during our free in-home shutter consultation. To set yours up, just call 720-538-0182 or fill out our form below.