I want to build a conservatory and I'd like to have a bifolding door across the whole wall at one end. One of the side walls - the kitchen wall - already exists. I'm building a new one parallel to it. The door is to go between these two walls flush with the end of the kitchen. The doors will be approx. 2.5m - 3m wide and 2.4m high. The roof is a PVC & polycarbonate lean-to.
From reading up about these doors and speaking to the manufacturers, some kind of steel lintel is needed to take the weight of the roof and door.
One of my problems is how to support this lintel from the existing kitchen wall. I'd rather not build out the wall just to support the lintel.
I found this system online http://www.nichollsandcooke.com/bi-fold-door-support-system.php which looks ideal but the company hasn't returned my calls.
How should I do this - can anyone recommend a system that's suitable?
Cheers
Gareth
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From reading up about these doors and speaking to the manufacturers, some kind of steel lintel is needed to take the weight of the roof and door.
One of my problems is how to support this lintel from the existing kitchen wall. I'd rather not build out the wall just to support the lintel.
I found this system online http://www.nichollsandcooke.com/bi-fold-door-support-system.php which looks ideal but the company hasn't returned my calls.
How should I do this - can anyone recommend a system that's suitable?
Cheers
Gareth
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