A guide to bi-fold door colours – the different options
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When supplying Origin Bi-fold Doors, you can provide your customers with a choice of over 150 colours from the RAL colour chart, alongside dual colour options. Understanding the different colour options that Origin offer can help ensure you meet your customers’ needs and provide them with a clear range of options.
Here, we explain the different colour options available for our bi-fold doors, so you have all the information you need to give your customers.
In this guide:
We explain what the industry-standard colours chart means and why it is beneficial for customers.
Read the popular colour options for OB-49 and OB-72.
Read a guide to the dual colour options we offer to customers.
Find out what gasket and Q-Lon seal colours we offer.
Read the impressive lead times for our popular bi-fold door colours.
Find out what glass colour options customers can choose from.
Read the different handle colour options available, depending on the type of bi-fold door.
The industry-standard colour chart
RAL is an industry-standard colour chart, which means we can match our products to other colours already existing in customer homes. Founded in Europe, the purpose behind this system is to expound colours for coatings, paint and plastics. The RAL colour-matching system is overseen by the RAL Deutsches Institut für Gütesicherung und Kennzeichnung.
The colours you can choose from for your customers for their bi-fold doors ranges from bright, popular shades to pastel colours and deeper earthy tones. Below is the full 150 RAL range:
Popular colours for bi-fold door models
The popular colours for bi-fold door models are as follows:
OB-49
The following colours for OB-49 are available on a 24-hour ‘Your Lead Time, Not Ours’ lead time:
- Anthracite Grey (7016M) – anthracite grey is our most popular grey bi-fold door option. It is a great option for complementing wooden and metallic surfaces.
- Black Grey (7021M) – like black, this colour fits in with a variety of colour scheme, so customers won’t have to adapt their interior décor.
- Slate Grey (7015M) – slate grey is another popular option amongst customers and matches most brickwork and exterior finishes whilst complementing a variety of interior décor styles.
- Hipca White (9910G) - white is a hugely popular colour, especially in houses that have been decorated to match uPVC windows or doors, which are commonly white.
- Jet Black (9005M) – fitting in with most colour schemes, jet black is a common choice for bi-fold doors. Customers often choose a dark grey if the jet black finish is too strong.
- Dual Colour of 9901G and 7016M out - to allow for customers to match their bi-fold door to their interior and exterior surroundings. We also offer bespoke dual colour options outside of this combination. You can read more about this in the section below.
OB-72
In addition to the above, popular colours for the OB-72 range with short lead times also include:
- Dark Silver Metallic (9007M)
- Light Silver Metallic (9006M)
Alternatively, dual coloured or any RAL coloured door outside of the above can be selected on a 4-week lead time.
Dual colour options
Your customers can take advantage of our dual colour options, meaning their exterior colour can complement their building style, while the interior aluminium frame can blend in or contrast with their colour scheme inside. This provides customers with the ability to match their bi-fold door to their interior and exterior surroundings.
Gasket and Q-Lon seal colours
Origin Bi-fold Doors also come with the option of specifying gasket and Q-Lon seal colour. Our options are:
- Graphite grey
- Anthracite grey
- Black
- Light grey
- White
Other colours you can choose for gasket and Q-Lon seal colours include:
- Light oak
- Bronze
- Chestnut brown
The following is our guide to the recommended Q-Lon colours:
| Door colour | Recommended Q-Lon colour |
|---|---|
7051M and 9007M (Slate grey and dark silver metallic) | Graphite grey |
7016M (Anthracite grey) | Anthracite grey |
9005M & 7021M (Jet black and black grey) | Black |
9006M (Light silver) | Light grey |
9910G or 9910M (Hipca white) | White |
Popular drainage cap colours include the following:
| Popular colour | Gasket colour | Drainage gap colour | X3 Code |
|---|---|---|---|
9007M (Dark Silver Metallic) | Light Grey | No. 38 Grey | C01349 |
7021M (Black Grey) | Anthracite Grey | Dark Grey | C01350 |
9005M (Jet Black) | Black | Black | C01163 |
7015M (Slate Grey) | Slate Grey | Dark Grey | C01350 |
9006M (Light Silver Metallic) | Light Grey | Cement Grey | C01352 |
9910G (Hipca White) | White | White | C01353 |
7016M (Anthracite Grey) | Anthracite Grey | Dark grey | C01350 |
Other gasket and cap colours available include:
| Gasket colour | Drainage cap colour | X3 Code |
|---|---|---|
Light oak | Oak | CO1354 |
Light oak | Tan | CO1355 |
Bronze | Black | C01163 |
Chestnut brown | Black | C01163 |
Never seen before lead times
Our popular colour range, as mentioned above, is available in as little as 24-hour lead time. When you place your order, you specify when you want your doors delivered. This means installers can take on more work, including clients with tight timescales, whilst improving project turnover, cashflow and profit. Due to Origin’s substantial investment in stock, production and operations, each Partner can feel confident that they will never miss an install day.
You can find out more about the trade lead times for our bi-fold doors in our guide.
Aluminium coating
In order to give the Origin Bi-fold Door a flawless finish, our aluminium is coated with the highest-grade powder available. Applied using an electrostatic process after a special pre-treatment, it is then cured at 200°C to form a robust coating that is tougher than conventional paint whilst maintaining a completely smooth surface.
The powder coat finish is extremely hard wearing and is resistant to scratches and colour fading for optimum longevity. The quality of the powder coating is just one reason why we can offer up to a 20-year guarantee on many of our doors.
Glass colour options
A clear glazed option is the most popular option that customers choose for bi-fold doors. Our bi-fold doors can be specified and manufactured with either triple or double glazing units, for you to source and install. Many go for clear glass, but there are many different glass types available to you outside of this, two of which include:
- Frosted glass – this is an ideal option if your customers want added privacy and don’t want to install blinds or curtains. An additional benefit of frosted glass for your customers is that it can be etched with numbers or letters. You may want to recommend this to customers who have commercial properties in which the logo, business name or street number needs to be clearly displayed.
- White glass- white glass is also a popular option for commercial properties where customers want additional light as well as privacy from outside. Some commercial customers opt for black bi-fold doors with white glass to create striking contrast in a modern-looking space.
Handle colour options
OB-49
The OB-49 comes with a stainless-steel handle from our premium handle range. The handle can also be colour coordinated to match or contrast your customers’ chosen door colour.
The OB-49 stainless steel handle range is as follows:
OB-72
OB-72 doors come with an ultra-secure aluminium handle as standard that is available in three popular finishes:
The OB-72 can also be upgraded to a handle in the stainless steel range, which is available in stainless steel or can be colour matched:
Origin Aluminium Bi-fold Doors for trade
At Origin, we supply two different bi-folding doors, so it’s important to understand what they are in order to meet customer needs on every project. Our range includes:
- OB-49 (available as a Single door, a French door and Bi-folding door option)
- OB-72 (available as a Single door, a French door, Bi-folding and Corner Bi-folding door options)
The main difference between these doors is the slim sightlines they offer. The OB-49 offers sightlines of 110mm and the OB-72 offer 154mm.
Training and support
As an Origin Bi-fold Door supplier, not only do you have access to the highest quality aluminium doors, you also gain access to our full training and support. We will provide you with everything you need to confidently specify our bi-folding doors and install them properly.
We will also show you how to install on-site, and can offer advice on how to fit out your own showroom to showcase our aluminium bi-fold products to your customers. If you don’t have your own showroom, you will have access to our showroom in Buckinghamshire, so you can show your customers the bi-folding doors they’re looking for.
Our quoting and ordering process also makes it easy to specify doors for your customers’ needs, and so you can easily change a quote in minutes. Read our guide to find out more about quoting and ordering bi-fold doors with Origin.
Our team of experts can provide you with any information you require about the colour options of our bi-fold doors, so get in touch with us today to learn more.