Case study · Essex

Let there be light

A Victorian end terrace transformed by an ambitious L-shaped rear extension with aluminium bifold doors and a composite door, opening the home to the garden and flooding the space with light.

This project includes

  • Bifold Doors
  • Doors

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Before and after

Inside the project

Interior view of aluminium bifold doors in an open plan kitchen-dining extension
Aluminium bifold doors folded back to reveal the garden deck
Solidor composite door on a Victorian terrace property
Close view of Solidor composite door installation
Solidor composite door detail on extension rear entrance
Exterior view of L-shaped extension with aluminium bifold doors
Aluminium bifold doors with traffic door in an open plan family extension ⤢
Open plan kitchen and dining area with bifold doors to garden ⤢
Aluminium bifold doors fully open connecting interior to limed oak deck ⤢
Victorian terrace rear extension with bifold doors and deck ⤢
Open plan dining and cooking area with aluminium bifold doors ⤢

This archetypal Victorian end terrace has had its most significant change since the Industrial Revolution. A former farm cottage, this property now feels like a space in its own right. The owners have embarked on an ambitious project and have remodelled the house to reach into the garden and pull in light from all directions with incredible aluminium bifold doors.

What was a small dark space is now open plan, with clear zones for dining, cooking and playing. The L shaped profile on the face of the extension adds character, and still opens right up to the garden. The aluminium bifolds are the perfect solution for this space, allowing simple egress into the garden via a traffic door in the cooler months and yet sweeping back fully to a beautiful flush limed oak deck in the summer, perfect for family evenings and entertaining.

Working with Windows Etc did not end there, the property is secured with a modern yet traditional Solidor composite door.

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"We are so pleased with our replacement french doors. This is now the fourth time we have used Windows Etc and as ever are really pleased with the result. Thanks to everyone who helped us get exactly what we wanted but a special thanks go to Luke and Jack for their no fuss no mess installation."

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"The customer service from Windows Etc has been absolutely outstanding, from the sales team, to admin, to the installation team. They walked us through everything and guided us to the right bifold doors for us, without trying to sell us the most expensive. The price was very good and the doors themselves are great, very smooth to open and look amazing."

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