Bifold Doors: Getting the Patio Flush Without Flooding the Kitchen
You want a patio dead level with your new extension doors. But if you just build it up that high, the rain runs straight inside. Here is how we stop the damp.
The Flooded Kitchen
People spend serious money on an extension with bifold doors. They want the patio sitting perfectly level so they can walk straight out.
But if a landscaper just builds the slabs up to the door track and leaves it, the rain has nowhere to go. It breaches the damp proof course. The water just pools up, runs straight under the doors, and ruins the kitchen floor.
Threshold Drains
You can't just pave up to the brickwork at that height without thinking about the water.
We fit proper threshold drains right across the back of the doors. It sits flush with the paving, but it gives the heavy rain somewhere to drop into before it ever touches the house.
Engineering the Falls
It all comes down to the levels.
We engineer the falls so the patio pitches away from the building. You still get that flat walk-out from the inside, but the surface water is actively running away from the brickwork.
Protect the Extension
If you've just spent eighty grand on an extension, don't let someone ruin it by flooding the kitchen. Get the patio levels and the drainage done properly.
Stop by the office at 17 Tweedale Road, Bournemouth, or call 07835 390845.
