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Sliding-folding gear may be used without a bottom guide, in some cases..

If considering a Coburn Foldaside 100 top hanging sliding folding gear in a situation where a bottom guide rail cannot be used, as the underlying floor is concrete and the 15mm groove in to which to set the bottom guide … Continue reading

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Using Foldaside 100 track where all 4 doors fold to 1 side, what keeps the doors flat in the closed position, do they “snap” closed with springs on the hangers in the track or do they have to be bolted to the floor?

The Foldaside 100 kits are supplied with flush bolts to keep the doors in place when open flat.  The 4 door kit comes with 2 flush bolts which would be positioned at the top of the doors, possibly the end … Continue reading

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Q: Can the ‘Foldaside 100’ track length be extended to 2440mm?

A:  Looking at the Foldaside 100 – 4 door 2400mm kit, the top and bottom tracks can be alternatively purchased by the metre (i.e. in 3m sections, which you could cut down).  But if your opening is 2.44m, then it … Continue reading

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I need a three panel folding/sliding door, or four panel if three is not possible. The opening is 1.0 mtr wide x 1.85 mtr high. Have you runners that will do this? I can make the doors myself.

As long as your individual door leaves will weigh no more than 7kg each, then I would recommend the Henderson Bi Fold B15 – 4 door kit, which you can cut down to fit the opening.  You can read about … Continue reading

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I am looking for a sliding folding concertina door system to fold 8 x narrow doors , 4 each way. Doors are 2200 mm x 235 mm x 35 mm in size and weigh approx. 20 kg each. I will need a system which has both top and bottom tracks – 2100 mm in length.

The suitable gear for the sliding folding arrangement you describe for your doors would be the Coburn Foldaside 100, (see components listed on our web page at the link shown) a set to do all 8 doors on a 2.1m … Continue reading

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Would the Foldaside 100 system be OK for my doors: I want to have two doors sliding/ folding to one side, each door weighs approx 23 kg and is 600 mm wide?

Yes, the Foldaside 100 would be fine.  Because your doors are at the maximum width you definitely need to use the floor guide (which is supplied in the 2 door kit).

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