- Postcode district
- BA6
- Survey
- Free for new and replacement doors
- Typical lead time
- Typically 6–8 weeks from survey sign-off
- Guide price
- From £6,595 inc VAT
- Nearby
- Street, Wells, Shepton Mallet
- Building rules
- England
Are external pocket sliding doors right for your Glastonbury home?
A few practical points decide whether external pocket sliding doors suit a particular room and opening:
If the wall beside your Glastonbury patio opening is free of windows, radiators and sockets, it may be long enough to take a pocket so the panels disappear completely.
However sheltered or exposed your Glastonbury home is, external pocket sliding doors need a drained pocket and a clear external channel so rainwater running along the track never sits inside the wall.
- When closed, a pocket door looks like a large-paned slider, with slim meeting stiles and plenty of glass instead of the many frames of a folding door.
- A removable access panel on the inside of the pocket wall lets the rollers be reached and adjusted without opening up the plaster.
- A lined and drained pocket carries rainwater running along the track out of the wall, protecting the structure as well as the rollers.
Daylight in Glastonbury and what it means for your glass
In Glastonbury the shortest day has roughly 7 h 53 min of daylight and the longest about 16 h 34 min. The noon sun sits near 15° above the horizon in winter and 62° in summer — so glass that faces south collects useful warmth from October to March, while a west-facing door may need solar control to stop it overheating in July.
Guide prices for external pocket sliding doors in Glastonbury
These figures are for the door supplied and fitted, with the engineer's structural calculations, including VAT. They include forming the opening and the pocket in the wall; Building Control fees are set by your council and are extra. Your price is fixed in a written quote after survey.
| Overall width | Typical panels | Guide price (fitted, inc VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 m | 1 panel | £7,095–£8,595 |
| 4.0 m | 2 panels | £9,895–£12,095 |
| 6.0 m | 3 panels | £12,895–£15,795 |
See every size on the external pocket sliding doors page or try the guide price tool.
From survey to fitted door in Glastonbury
A surveyor visits your Glastonbury home to check the wall, the structure above and the floor levels, and talks through glass and finish. Any building work is planned to the engineer's design, the door is made to the finished opening sizes — typically 6–8 weeks from survey sign-off — and fitting usually takes 3–5 days of building work to form the opening and pocket, then 1–2 days to fit the door.
Rules for external pocket sliding doors in England
A new or wider opening in England needs Building Control approval for the structural work as well as compliance for the door itself under Approved Documents L and K. Expect structural calculations, a steel beam and, where a party wall is involved, notices under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
Specification choices for external pocket sliding doors in Glastonbury
- Colours. Single or dual colour powder coating, so the exposed edge of the panel matches the frame inside and out.
- Threshold. Low or flush thresholds, with the external drainage channel continuing past the pocket.
- Glass. Double or triple glazed safety glass, with laminated or solar-control units as needed.
Questions about external pocket sliding doors in Glastonbury
How soon can you survey in Glastonbury?
Surveys in the BA6 district are booked at a time that suits you, and we offer survey dates when we reply to your enquiry. After you approve the written quote, manufacture is typically 6–8 weeks from survey sign-off.
How wide can an external pocket sliding door be?
An external pocket sliding door in our range typically gives a clear opening of about 1.8 m to 6 m, using one panel at the narrow end and two or three panels on wider doors. Wider openings usually use pockets on both sides, or a multi-track pocket so the panels stack inside the wall. Sizes are confirmed after survey and the engineer's design.
Does a pocket in the wall cause heat loss?
A pocket in the wall does not have to cause significant heat loss if it is insulated, lined and sealed as part of the design, and the door itself typically achieves whole-door U-values around 1.2–1.6 W/m²K double glazed. In England, a new door in an existing home with more than 60% glazing must achieve 1.4 W/m²K or better. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own energy rules.
Are external pocket doors secure?
External pocket doors are secure when the panels lock to the frame with multi-point hardware, the glass is laminated, and the pocket is closed off so the panels cannot be reached from outside. Once shut, the front edge of the panel locks into the frame just as on a standard slider. Systems are available tested to PAS 24, and the locking specification is set out in your quote.