There were two sets of bi-folding doors to be installed at the weekend. One set in the lounge and the other in the master bedroom. Both of them open out onto the sunken garden.
The first set went in without any hitches. However, the second set (the ones in the master bedroom) were 300mm too long. Argh. This is very frustrating as the company supplying the doors came out and measured the openings themselves. But this all happened over the weekend, so there was nothing for it, but to wait and sort it out on Monday morning.
We aren’t quite sure what went wrong here. However, we weren’t set the final measurements from the site survey and we weren’t asked to sign off the measurements. So the supplier has agreed to supply a new set of doors at their cost. The main issue is that this cannot now be completed until after Christmas, but hopefully it isn’t going to hold anything up.
We have boarded up the opening in the master bedroom. Unfortunately, it will be the new year before the second set of bi-folding doors are fitted.
The doors are colour matched to the same colour as the internal patent glazing. It is a toned down version of the green that we have used on the external hardwood windows. For those interested, it is RAL7038.
There will be a set of stone steps outside these doors that will take you into the sunken garden. We are concentrating on getting the house finished first before working on the sunken garden. At the moment, it is a bit of a mess.