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3m bifold doors
I'm pricing up bifolds for my office just now.
Ouch.
I'm looking at 3 panel, 2.2m wide x 2m high, with light reactive glass, coming in at ~2k (without cills and trickle vents at ~250 on top).
NotThamesWater-
Have a look at slide and fold. They have standard sizes which are a bit cheaper, or fully custom. Mine were 2.2k for 3m.
Floor won't have any framing or joists as I have a concrete slab. I'm most likely going to be 50mm pir insulation directly onto the slab, then 18mm t&g chipboard and finally laminate or engineered oak.
I have more recently been thinking of ditching the insulation and screeding instead based on what some people say about the slab being a good temperature regulator.
Hovis
*Actually to be used as Woodworking workshop
My garden is 10m wide and quite long. The back is a bit of a mess so I've decided to build a big old Garden office at the back and use it as a workshop for my ever deepening furniture making hobby.
I like the look of these cedar cladded big bifold glass door jobbies that a variety of outfitters are selling, but not so keen on their prices, so going to have a bash at making one myself.
I'm starting this thread for anyone that's interested, and also to chronicle my progress / suffering.
In terms of design, I'm going for a 6m x 4m x 3m, which puts it inside of the permitted development regulations. The roof will be single pitched, sloping down to 2.5m at the back. Plan is for 3m bifold doors offset to the side, and possibly a window or two. Would love a roof window too but have yet to research the ins and outs so thats tbc.
It will be timber consruction, with PIR insulation in the floors walls and ceiling. I want the finish inside to be like home so I'll be plasterboarding it up, although plywood is as an alternative I haven't ruled out.
Rough plan in terms of layout shown below. Sketchup is so useful.