Internal Folding French Doors

What Are The Benefits of Folding French Doors?

Installing a set of folding French doors is a stylish compromise that gives you the freedom of open-plan living when your doors are folded, but also allows you to shut spaces off when needed. It will maximise the light flow in your home while maintaining the convenience of separate rooms.

With these doors, the practical benefits come alongside a visual appeal. The only type ofz door that can truly encapsulate a vintage vibe, folding French doors will slip seamlessly into a homely room that needs to function more flexibly.

Bifold V.S. Folding French

If you want the benefits of open plan living, then you have either internal bi-fold doors or folding French doors. Either type of internal door will fold away completely to leave your whole doorway clear.

The main difference between the two are:

Bifold doors

• Can be top or bottom hung and typically have a track
• Have a more contemporary look
• Are better for smaller rooms as they don't swing open

Folding French doors

• Side hung and work on hinges without a track
• More traditional look
• Better for rooms that have space for doors to swing open
• Better for rooms that need a wide open space between rooms (dining rooms, kitchens, etc)

The Room Dividers That Fit Small Spaces

Concertina-style doors (Bifolds) are easily the best door choice to suit smaller openings and rooms.

This is because when they open, they do so completely within the confines of the door frame. This means they are a great choice when you a short on space to open the doors and you don't want to lose precious space in either room.

Folding French doors are perfect for opening up a space full of furniture like a dining room or letting air flow in a cupboard-heavy kitchen. They are always a stylish but functional addition.

Folding French Doors - What to Choose?

Solid Panels

The beauty of folding doors is that they completely fold away to leave the entire door opening clear. This allows you to pick stylish solid panels for your doors without worrying that they will cause restrictions within your home.

When you want to recreate the flow and freedom of open-plan living while occasionally closing off a room, a non-glazed door is a great option.

Glazing Options

The large glass panels of our folding french doors come in a range of options to let you control the privacy and natural light flow in your home.

If you want the flood of sunlight that comes with glazed panels, but you need to protect the privacy of your living space, we have frosted glass available as well as clear glass.

The glazing used on our doors is toughened glass, making it up to 5x stronger than standard glass. This reduces the chance of shattering in the home.

Prefinished

Picking a pre-finished folding French door like our Calibre Fully Finished Oak means that you can hang them as soon as they're delivered. This is the easiest finishing option

Unfinished

Unfinished doors will offer you all the flexibility you need to completely customise them. The wood is bare when it arrives, so you can stain, varnish or lacquer it to match your own design or interior.

Check out our guide to painting your internal doors here.

White Primed

A white primed door, like our Calibre White Primed, is the perfect middle ground. If you have a very specific colour scheme you want to match, these doors are the perfect compromise.

They will still need some work to be ready to hang, but they are professionally primed to make painting them a quick, simple job.

Black Heritage Range

Our black heritage folding French doors come pre-finished in matte black paint, providing a stylish industrial look.

Unlike your average door retailers, our black heritage range comes completely prefinished. This means you can install right away without a final coat of black paint.

Do French Doors Fold Back Flat?

The specialist hardware on our selected internal folding French doors allows them to fold back flat the full 180 degrees when they're opened.

This allows you to turn two rooms into one completely connected space, without the door openings being obstructed or any space being stolen by the doors protruding into a room.

To give them full flexibility they also include shoot bolts that can be used to keep the side leaves in place. This means you can open one, some, or all of the leaves as and when you need.

If your space isn't suited to folding French doors, you can always check out our range of internal bifold or sliding doors instead.

Why choose from Aspire Doors range of interior doors?

We're proud to provide fantastic quality doors and fantastic customer service to everyone who orders from us. Whether you're looking for internal or external doors we have a variety of products to choose from. And all in a range of sizes, colours and finishes.

We offer 5 working day delivery on all in-stock products to mainland UK addresses. The prices across our site include delivery and VAT already, so you won't get any unexpected additions when you go to checkout.

If you're struggling to decide whether standard internal french doors or unfinished oak internal bifolds would suit your home better, you can also talk to our customer service team for support. They can answer any additional questions you may have.