Bifold advice please!!!

[Whatsupchuck]

Hi We need to order our bifold doors ASAP but it all seems a bit of a minefield. We have been over to bifold express in Redhill and were really impressed but we have had cheaper quotes. Online they have mixed reviews, does anyone have any direct experience of using them, their after sales services etc?

Another contender is the folding door shop, no showroom for this one so am a little scared at handing over ?1000's for a product we haven't seen. We know we are getting schuco doors but we have heard scare stories that some firms (not directly the folding door shop)may not use all schuco parts so they can get the cost down.

Help!!! any info that might make our choice a bit easier would really help. Companies to avoid as well as recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks xx

[red devil]

Schuco are a well known company, but if you can't be sure that all the components are Schuco, best to avoid. The thing that goes wrong with most bi fold doors is the hanging/opening/closing mechanism. Cheap doors will eventually 'drop' and make opening/closing the doors difficult. The best systems tend to be German, personally I would go for this company...http://www.i-d-systems.co.uk/

[ed_pete]

We bought ours over 4 years ago from Yes Windows based in Biggin Hill/Westerham. They supply Sunflex doors which come from Germany and are the same as those sold by id-systems. Follow up customer service has been good, if the doors have required adjustment then they have come out pretty quickly. So far so good.

http://www.yesglazing.co.uk/

[Whatsupchuck]

Shamelessly bumping this for the weekend :0)

Thanks to those who replied but still open for more info