Bifold Bypass Shutters For Southern California Sliding Glass Doors
Indoor shutters are great for sliding glass doors in Southern California. Shutters protect your privacy, block light, won’t sway like blinds or shades, and can even outlast than the sliding door itself. If you’ve already decided on sliding door shutters, the only other decision to make is what kind of shutters would work best for your sliding doors.
Bypass Shutters For Glass Doors In Southern California
The more prevalent of the two sliding door shutter builds is bypass shutters. In this setup, two shutter panels slide on a track mounted above a sliding glass door. The panels are offset so one-panel slides in front of the other for easy operation of the door. Or if you have room to the side of your sliding door, the track can reach past the door to allow the shutter panel to completely slide out from in front of the glass door.
Bi-fold Shutters For Sliding Glass Doors In Southern California
As the name suggests, bifold shutters for sliding glass doors are ones that fold. Instead of two large, solid shutter panels that slide back and forth on a rail, sliding door shutters in a bifold build are separated into smaller panels that fold inward, clearing the way in front of your sliding glass door.
Sliding Door Shutter FAQs
Will I still be able to open and close my sliding glass door if I put in shutters?
Yes! We’ll make sure your sliding doors retain their range of motion and function by designing a set of shutters that perfectly fits your specific sliding door.
How do I measure for sliding door shutters?
Measuring your sliding door to fit shutters is fairly easy. These are typically the measurements you’ll need to take:
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The height from the top of the door casing to the floor.
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The width of the door jamb.
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The width and length of the glass panes.
But don’t worry too much about getting those measurements; your installer will be happy to measure your sliding door for you for free during your in-home consultation.
How much room do I need around my sliding door to put in shutters?
With new advances every day in shutter technology, we can build you a custom set of shutters to match your sliding glass door, regardless of how much space you have above or around it.
How Are Sliding Shutters Built?
We start by measuring the width and length of each portion of your glass door. We also mark whether there’s room on either side of the doors. This helps us figure out if we should use a bypass or bifold configuration. We head back to our office and order the hand-crafted plantation shutters that fit your doors and configuration. Using a combination of cutting-edge technology and custom design templates based on your doors, we design and build the sliding glass door shutters ,integrating the finishes and colors of your choosing.
Our skilled installers mount the sliding shutters on your sliding glass doors, double checking the louvers on the shutters can open and that the panels are movable. This gives you an open view and shutters that are easy to clean.
