Terry Ledwith, National Sales Manager at Reynaers Aluminium, shares his thoughts on sliding doors – and how fabricators and installers can pride themselves on quality.
As an increasingly sought after addition to modern homes, sliding doors are quickly becoming the ‘wow factor’ at the heart of home improvement projects. Helping homeowners to flood rooms with natural light, make them more practical for everyday use and break down the barriers between inside and outside spaces, they are an elegant and stylish way to transform a house into a unique home.
For fabricators and installers who are carefully crafting these showstopping pieces of design for discerning homeowners, a number of factors need to be considered – from appearance and design capability through to performance and longevity. In essence, they need to be sure that the products they’re offering not only look the part and outperform expectations, but continue to do so long after installation.
That’s why, at Reynaers, we’ve developed the CP 130 range – a premium insulated sliding system that combines stunning aesthetics with uncompromising performance.
Facilitating creative freedom
Fabricating the perfect sliding doors for a customer’s home takes true care and craftsmanship. To bring this expertise to the forefront of every project, we’ve developed a sliding system which has leading performance built in, providing fabricators with a solid foundation to unleash their creativity.
Expertly engineered, CP 130 is perfectly suited to even the most complex and innovative of designs. In practice, that means large expanses of uninterrupted glazing can easily be incorporated into properties to create spaces to be proud of. But with this modern aluminium solution, the creation of brighter and more practical spaces is really just the starting point.
To achieve a completely unique look, CP 130 makes it as easy to create a typical single wall configuration as it does to open up corners in their entirety. Without the need for a fixed corner post, a pair of perpendicular doors can meet in the corner of a room, removing the barriers between indoor and outdoor spaces, as well as giving homeowners a remarkable architectural feature to be proud of.
And the creative freedom doesn’t end there. While all aluminium profiles from Reynaers are powder coated for further protection and to facilitate low maintenance after installation, this process unlocks a virtually infinite range of colour options. Combined with a comprehensive range of handles and accessories, aluminium sliding doors from Reynaers can be customised to perfectly suit their environment. For fabricators, that means true creative freedom. For homeowners, it gives them the opportunity to leave their unique mark on their home.
Uncompromising performance and aesthetics
Alongside looking the part, sliding doors also need to perform. Naturally, when incorporating more glazing into the envelope of a building, there are two critical factors which must be considered: thermal efficiency and performance.
Featuring double and triple glazed options, CP 130 boasts a U-value as low as 1.1 W/m2K to deliver industry-leading levels of thermal insulation. For end-users, that enables them to enjoy the views and seamless practicality of sliding doors, without having to compromise the efficient performance of their home, nor the appearance of their sliding doors. Alternatives, such as uPVC or timber, for instance, require thicker frames to provide the necessary strength and performance characteristics which are required for sliding doors, while aluminium offers slim profiles and practically uninterrupted views.
Precision engineered, the slim and innately strong aluminium CP 130 profile also provides excellent levels of security and weather resistance, alongside everyday usability. In-built features, including a lift-and-slide mechanism, enable doors to be opened with even the lightest of touches – no matter their size. Reynaers’ sliding door systems are also rigorously tested to ensure the highest levels of performance and durability. That means installers can be safe in the knowledge that CP 130 solutions will continue to move with ease for years to come.
With many options and configurations to choose from, aluminium sliding doors are leading the way in home improvement projects. To deliver the very best in performance and aesthetics, explore the benefits and application possibilities of CP 130 at www.reynaers.co.uk
