Shutters for sliding patio doors and French doors

Sliding glass doors need panels that move out of the way; French and balcony doors need panels that move with the door. Both are built to your measurements.

Design your shutters

Condo window wall and balcony door, level 1 (flat) moulding, paint stage 3.

Two ways to cover a sliding door

Bypass trackPanels slide past each other on a track. For sliding doors.

BifoldPanels hinged to each other so they fold back in pairs.

Bypass panels hang on a track above the door and slide past each other, so they never swing into the room. They stack over part of the glass when open.

Bifold panels fold back in pairs to the sides and clear more of the glass, but they need floor space to swing.

French doors

Each door gets its own panel, mounted on the door itself, so the shutter opens and closes with it. Measure the glass area of each door separately.

Will the door still open?

On a sliding door, bypass or bifold panels clear the opening when they’re pushed aside. On a hinged French door, the panels mount on the door and swing with it.

What about the door handle?

Tell us where the handle sits and how far it sticks out when you order. We confirm how the panels will clear it before anything is made.

A condo window wall and its balcony door

In this condo, the window wall has its own shutters and the balcony door has a panel mounted on the door, so it swings out of the way with the door. Flat moulding, paint stage 3.

Shutters in condos