Bifold Bypass Shutters For Virginia Beach Sliding Glass Doors
Indoor shutters are the best treatment for sliding glass doors in Virginia Beach. Shutters improve your privacy, control lighting, don’t sway like blinds or drapes, 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 best fit your sliding glass doors.
Bypass Shutters For Glass Doors In Virginia Beach
The more popular of the two sliding glass door shutter options is bypass shutters. In this setup, two shutter panels slide on a track mounted above the door. The shutter panels are offset so the panels slide over each other for easy operation of the door. Or if there’s some room next to your sliding door, the track can extend beyond the door to allow the shutter panel to completely slide away from the door.
Bi-fold Shutters For Sliding Glass Doors In Virginia Beach
As the name suggests, bifold shutters for sliding glass doors are ones that fold. Instead of two big, solid shutter panels that slide on a rail, bifold shutters are built with smaller panels that fold into each other, clearing the view in front of your sliding door.
Sliding Glass Door Shutter FAQs
Will I lose any functionality out of my sliding glass door if I install shutters?
Not at all. We’ll make sure your sliding doors keep their range of motion and function 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 door to fit shutters is straightforward. Below 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 jamb of the door.
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The length and width of the glass panes.
But you don’t have to measure yourself; your installer can easily measure your sliding door for you at no charge during an in-home consultation.
How much extra space do I need around a sliding glass door to install shutters?
With the amount of customization we have over our different shutter builds, we’re able to design a set of shutters to fit your sliding door, no matter the amount of space there is above or around it.
How Do We Design Sliding Shutters?
We start by measuring the dimensions of each segment of your glass door. We also note how much space there is next to the doors. This allows us to figure out if we should use a bypass or bifold configuration. We return to our store and order the hand-built plantation shutters to fit those configurations. Using a combination of cutting-edge computer software and customized design templates based on the dimensions of your door, we design and build your sliding glass door shutters with the finishes and colors you choose.
Our skilled installers install the sliding shutters on your sliding glass doors, double checking the louvers can be tilted and that the panels are adjustable. This provides you with a better view and easier cleaning.
