Bi-Fold or Sliding Doors: Which Suits Your Opening?
12 August 2026The honest trade-off between the two systems, and how to tell which one your opening actually wants.
Continue reading...Practical guidance on choosing and living with aluminium glazing, written from what we are actually asked on surveys, plus write-ups of real installations across East and West Sussex. If you are weighing up two products, trying to read a quote, or wondering what a job involves, start here.
We supply and install from our workshop at Piltdown, near Uckfield, covering Crawley, Eastbourne, Hailsham, Haywards Heath, East Grinstead, Lewes, Horsham, Brighton and the surrounding towns. If a question here is not answered, ask us directly.
Choosing your glazing
Comparisons and buying decisions: which product suits the opening, and which material suits the property.
Why Choose Aluminium Doors?
25 November 2016 · Updated 12 August 2026Aluminium against uPVC on frame width, spans, colour, upkeep and cost, including where uPVC is the better buy.
Continue reading...Performance and security
How glazing performs once it is in: what keeps a door secure, what the numbers on your quote mean, and how to keep it all working.
How Secure Are Aluminium Bi-Fold Doors?
12 August 2026Frame, locking, glass and installation: what actually makes a large glazed door secure, and the five questions to ask on a quote.
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U-Values Explained: Reading the Numbers on Your Glazing Quote
12 August 2026What the number means, why lower is better, and the centre-pane trap that makes two glazing quotes look different.
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Looking After Aluminium Windows and Doors
12 August 2026The whole maintenance routine, what to avoid, and the warning signs worth acting on early.
Continue reading...Rooms and roofs
Glazing that changes the shape of a room rather than replacing like for like.
Roof Lanterns: What to Consider Before You Buy
12 August 2026Kerb size, drainage and building regs decide whether a roof lantern works. Settle those before ordering glass.
Continue reading...Areas we cover
What we supply and install town by town, and what tends to come up locally.
Aluminium Windows in Eastbourne
30 March 2017 · Updated 12 August 2026Aluminium windows for Eastbourne homes, including how coastal exposure affects finish choice.
Continue reading...Aluminium Doors in Eastbourne
23 February 2017 · Updated 12 August 2026Our aluminium door range for Eastbourne, from bi-folds and sliders to front doors.
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Aluminium Bi-Fold Doors Eastbourne
18 January 2017 · Updated 22 January 2019Aluminium bi-fold doors supplied and fitted in Eastbourne and along the coast.
Continue reading...Aluminium Windows in Lewes
12 March 2017 · Updated 12 August 2026Aluminium windows in Lewes, including what to consider in conservation areas.
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Aluminium Doors Crawley
25 October 2016 · Updated 25 November 2016Aluminium doors supplied and installed across Crawley and West Sussex.
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Aluminium Bi-Fold Doors Crawley
12 September 2016 · Updated 12 October 2016Aluminium bi-fold doors for Crawley homes and extensions.
Continue reading...Bi-Fold Doors Crawley
24 June 2016 · Updated 29 November 2017Bi-fold doors in Crawley, in both aluminium and uPVC.
Continue reading...Aluminium Casement Windows Crawley
25 December 2016 · Updated 13 January 2017Aluminium casement windows in Crawley: the most common style we fit, and why.
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Aluminium Doors Hailsham
18 October 2016 · Updated 25 November 2016Aluminium doors supplied and installed throughout Hailsham.
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Aluminium Bi-Fold Doors, Hailsham
24 August 2016 · Updated 8 March 2017Aluminium bi-fold doors fitted in Hailsham and the surrounding villages.
Continue reading...Aluminium Bi-Fold Doors East Sussex
25 July 2016 · Updated 11 December 2018Bi-fold doors across East Sussex, including how spans and panel counts work.
Continue reading...How we work
Who fits your glazing, and how we are trained on the systems we install.
Why Installer Training Matters
25 September 2016 · Updated 12 August 2026Why we train directly with Origin and Atlas, and what that means for your installation.
Continue reading...Recent projects
Installations we have completed, with photographs. These pages sit in the main site rather than here.
- Origin OS-20 Sliding Doors, Tunbridge WellsA large-span sliding door installation using the Origin OS-20 system.
- Aluminium Roof Lantern, Haywards HeathAn Atlas roof lantern fitted to a rear extension.
- Aluminium Windows and Doors, Broad OakA full aluminium double glazing installation at Broad Oak, Brede.
- Schuco Bi-Fold Doors, HorshamBi-fold doors using the Schuco system.
- Origin Aluminium Installation, TonbridgeOrigin aluminium windows and doors fitted in Tonbridge.
- Origin Bi-Fold Doors, BrightonAn Origin bi-fold door installation in Brighton.
- Bi-Fold Doors, Haywards HeathBi-fold doors opening a rear elevation onto the garden.
- Corner Bi-Fold Doors, IfoldA corner bi-fold installation removing the structural corner post.
- Origin Bi-Fold Doors, WannockOrigin bi-fold doors fitted at Wannock.
- Ultimate Evolution Bi-Fold Doors, EtchinghamA bi-fold installation using the Ultimate Evolution system.