Door Industry Journal - Winter 2014

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 66 THE door industry journal winter 2014 entrance doors EXPAND YOUR OPPORTUNITIES WITH ALUK’S NEW RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL WINDOWS AND DOORS AluK (GB) launches its new residential aluminium windows and doors collection, featuring a complete range of traditional and modern windows, as well as aluminium entrance, bi-fold, sliding and patio doors. Combining highest standards in security and performance with innovative design features, the premium product offering provides fabricators with the tools and support they need to grow their business whilst also providing their customers with greater choice for the perfect look for their homes. AluK offers to fabricators an ongoing partner support programme that includes technical and sales support, training and a full marketing package. For further information visit www.alukhome.co.uk email sales@alukhome.co.uk or call 01633 810440 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUPLE’S DEBUT RENOVATION CELEBRATES THE BEAUTIFUL OUTDOORS When James and Lucy Brackett transformed their small country cottage into a picture perfect home on Channel 4’s ‘Double Your House for Half the Money’ programme, (September 17 and 20) the show’s presenter Sarah Beeny reflected on how the house was ‘all about the view’. When she saw the refurbished kitchen/diner with Centor Integrated Doors looking out onto open fields she said: “God that view, it amazed me the first time that I came here but with the doors, that really just makes the view even more spectacular than it was.” When the couple bought their 2-bedroomed semi-detached cottage near Great Missenden they wanted to expand it into a 4-bed country cottage. In the poorly built, 1960s designed kitchen you could barely see the field beyond but with the two sets of folding integrated doors installed around one corner there’s no chance that visitors won’t spot the glorious countryside outside. What viewers couldn’t appreciate from the show footage was that the couple’s door system incorporated built-in screens and shades to stop insects coming in, and to give the couple much needed sun control during the day while offering privacy at night. To all intents and purposes, they looked just like quality folding doors but that’s where their innovation lies. Because when Lucy and James don’t need either the insect screen or the light-filtering shade they simply retract into the doorjambs leaving nothing visible and allowing the couple to enjoy the changing seasons outside. The shades eliminate the need for curtains and it’s this that makes the view more noticeable from inside. For more details visit www.centor.com or call 0121 701 2501. Sarah Beeny’s Double your House for Half the Money series 3, episode 7 featuring James and Lucy Brackett can be found on Channel 4OD at http://www.channel4.com/programmes/double-your- house-for-half-the-money Insect screen being pulled across a Yorkshire home installation Light-filtering shades in action built-into folding doors