Sliding doors for extensions and garden rooms across the Highlands and Islands
Before you settle on a door type, it helps to know what sliding doors for extensions do well and what to check before you order.
Planning an extension in the Highlands and Islands? Send us the drawings before the steel is ordered, so the beam above the doors can be designed with the door in mind.
Self-building in the Highlands and Islands or elsewhere in the Highlands and Islands? Ask for the sliding doors to be quoted as part of a wider glazing package so the frames, colours and glass match across the house.
- Slimline aluminium systems with interlocks typically around 20–25 mm maximise the glass in a new rear wall, keeping the view as open as possible.
- Telling the engineer the door type and span early lets them design the beam above it to limit deflection, protecting the smooth running of large sliding panels.
- Setting the finished floor level before the screed goes down allows a low threshold, typically 15–25 mm, or a flush one with a drainage channel outside.
Guide prices for sliding doors for extensions in the Highlands and Islands
Guide prices are the same across the Highlands and Islands. They cover the door supplied and fitted into a prepared opening, including VAT, with options itemised in your quote.
| Overall width | Typical panels | Guide price (fitted, inc VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 m | 2 panels | £5,495–£6,795 |
| 2.4 m | 2 panels | £5,995–£7,295 |
| 3.6 m | 2 panels | £7,795–£9,495 |
| 4.0 m | 3 panels | £8,395–£10,195 |
Every size is on the sliding doors for extensions page.
Daylight and glass in the Highlands and Islands
Because the Highlands and Islands sees long summer days (about 18 h 11 min) and short winter ones (about 6 h 27 min), the elevation your door faces makes a real difference. With the midday sun at about 9° in winter, a south-facing door brings light well into the room; a west-facing door catches hot late-afternoon sun in summer.
Towns we cover in the Highlands and Islands
We survey and fit sliding doors for extensions in 12 towns across the Highlands and Islands, including the HS1, IV1, IV12, IV15, IV26, IV51 postcode districts.
Approvals in Scotland
In Scotland, an extension needs a building warrant before work starts, and the doors are covered by it; the design must meet the Scottish building standards for energy and safety glazing.
Questions about sliding doors for extensions in the Highlands and Islands
Do you fit sliding doors for extensions in the Highlands and Islands?
Yes. We survey and fit sliding doors for extensions in Highlands and Islands and across the Highlands and Islands, including Inverness and Fort William. Start with a guide price online or call us, and we will arrange a free survey for a new or replacement door.
When should I order sliding doors for an extension?
Order sliding doors for an extension as soon as the opening is built and a check survey can be done, and agree the target fitting date with your builder in advance. Slimline doors typically take 6–8 weeks to make after sign-off. Getting a quote from drawings early means the specification is settled and only the final measurements are needed.
What structural opening size should my builder leave for sliding doors?
Your builder should leave the structural opening size we give in writing for your chosen door, which is the frame size plus a small fitting tolerance on each side and at the head. The exact figure depends on the system and the threshold detail. We confirm it from your drawings early, then check the built opening before the door is made.
How much do sliding doors for an extension cost?
Slimline sliding doors for an extension have a guide price of £7,795–£9,495 for a 3.6 m opening and £9,595–£11,695 for a 4.8 m opening, fitted, inc VAT at standard 2.1 m height. Taller doors, extra panels, special glass and flush thresholds move the price. Your written quote after the check survey fixes it.