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Bifold doors are a hallmark of modern family living, offering a number of benefits including improved interiors, optimised natural lighting and space optimisation. Once installed, your bifolding doors effortlessly transform the home, making them ideal for growing families who appreciate both form and function.
Despite this, we find that a few of our customers feel apprehensive about the door’s safety, especially with little ones running around. After all, kids have a knack for getting their sticky hands everywhere! Yet, bifold doors can be both secure and stylish with the right safety features in place. By choosing quality materials and implementing childproofing solutions, you can enjoy the beauty of bifold doors in your home!
Let’s start by identifying the common hazards that you’ll find associated with bifold doors. Much like standard doors, these patio doors come with their own set of risks, particularly when young children are in the home. By recognising these, you can take the necessary steps towards a childproof bifolding door, creating a safe and secure environment for your family.
One of the most common hazards is the risk of pinched or caught fingers. With bifold folding doors sliding along a track, there’s also the potential of small hands (and big ones) getting caught in the hinges or track mechanisms.
Finger safe gaskets are designed to prevent fingers from being caught or pinched in the door hinges or tracks. These gaskets are made from flexible materials that create a barrier in the door’s pinch points, reducing the risk of injury in your home. By cushioning the edges, they ensure that even if small hands get too close, they won’t get hurt.
Just like traditional doors, external bifold doors can potentially slam shut if they’re caught in a strong gust of wind. This can be loud, disruptive and also cause harm if either an adult or a child’s hands are in the way.
Whilst this isn’t something we provide, we recommend investing in door stops to further improve home safety. These are placed on the floor to prevent your doors from swinging too far and causing damage or injury. They’re especially useful to prevent your doors from slamming shut in a breeze or being pushed too hard, protecting both the door and your family members.
The traffic bifold door has a magnetic catch to hold it open, however, as a general rule we advise that you don’t open the doors on a particularly windy day.
If bifold doors are not properly secured, they can be pushed open by curious toddlers, leading to potential falls or access to unsafe areas like a balcony. This is something that can be avoided with a professional installation.
At Bifold Shop, we offer a professional fitting service to ensure your bifold door installation is completed to the highest standard. To discuss your project, we welcome you to get in touch with our experienced team.
Bifold door thresholds can create a small lip that protrudes from the floor which can become a trip hazard for your family members.
We offer flush threshold options that minimise the lip from the bottom of your door. This feature is particularly important for homes with young children or elderly family members, however, it’s essential to note that this may impact your door’s weatherproofing capabilities. You can learn more about your bifold door threshold options here.
Children playing with hard objects near the glass can cause concern for accidental breakage and potential injuries from shattered glass.
Our bifold patio doors use safety toughened glass. This material is much stronger than standard glass, designed to withstand impacts and prevent breakage. This makes it “slam-proof” and an ideal choice for family homes where accidental impacts from flying footballs are almost inevitable.
There are also broader bifold door security concerns to consider. This is particularly important for families as we know protecting your loved ones is always a top priority.
At Bifold Shop, we offer a range of locking mechanisms to improve the safety and security of your doors. This includes multi-point locking, shootbolts and deadbolts. These are built into your door frame, with options that are inaccessible from the outside. Not only do they prevent curious toddlers from opening doors, they can also prevent unauthorised access to your home.
Here are some additional tips to childproof your bifold doors with a range of features that are designed to protect your little ones from these common hazards.
We offer bifold doors with integral blinds built into the panes of glass. These blinds are completely tamper-proof and inaccessible from the outside, providing yet another layer of security and privacy to your family home.
We are able to install window restrictors that work to prevent your bifold windows from opening more than 2.7 inches. This feature is important to protect children by ensuring they can’t open the windows wide enough to climb out or fall through – yet you can still enjoy the benefits of ventilation.
At Bifold Shop, our doors are designed with high standards of security. From advanced locking mechanisms to safety features like finger-safe gaskets, we work to offer solutions to meet your needs and care for your family members. Better yet, we offer a professional installation service that ensures your bifold doors are not only beautiful, but also fitted to the highest standard to protect your loved ones.
To book your bifolding door installation, contact our team and let’s discuss your requirements today.
