Doors · Leeds
Patio doors in Leeds.
Big sliding doors that glide open, flood the room with light, and never get in your way.
- CERTASS certified – reg. 19‑1239
- 10-year guarantee
- James – 20+ years on the tools
Why sliding?
A swing door needs clear floor to open into – a slider doesn't. The panel tucks behind the fixed pane as it opens, which makes it the right call for tighter rooms, galley kitchens, or anywhere a swinging door would catch. Slim frames and big panes pull daylight deep into the house.
A slider lives or dies on the fit
Get the track level and the rollers set right, and a heavy glass panel moves with a fingertip. Get it wrong and it drags, sticks, and lets the weather in. That's why our own team fits every one – and why every installation carries our 10-year guarantee.
Sliding or folding?
Bi-folds concertina back to open the whole wall; sliders keep one fixed pane, cost less, and have fewer moving parts to look after. Tell us how you use the room and we'll point you the right way – there's no upsell in it for us either way.
How wide can a sliding door go?
Wider than most people expect – Wortley Windows & Doors fits sliding patio doors across Leeds in two, three and four pane set-ups, and because the weight runs on rollers rather than hinges, one big glass panel can span an opening no hinged door ever could.
A two-pane slider suits most openings. Three and four panes come into their own on wider extensions and full-width rear walls, with the moving panes sliding behind the fixed ones. The practical limit depends on the system and the weight of the glass, so we measure first and tell you straight what your opening can take. Want the whole wall to open instead? Have a look at our bi-fold doors.
Already got a slider that drags or sticks? That's often a roller or track job rather than a new door – see our window and door repairs.
Low thresholds and easy access
A low threshold takes the step out of a patio door, so there's nothing to catch a wheelchair, a pram or unsteady feet.
It can cost you weather resistance, though, which is why the threshold is a survey question and not a box to tick. A threshold does two jobs at once: it gets you over the frame, and it keeps driving rain on the outside. The flatter it is, the easier the step and the less upstand there is holding the weather back. A taller, rebated one gives the water more to climb before it gets anywhere. Neither answer is right for every house.
Most sliding patio door systems offer a low-threshold option, and it's something we're asked about more and more. What your opening can take depends on the floor levels inside and out and how the door needs to drain, so we confirm the threshold options at the survey rather than promise something the house can't deliver. If easy access matters to you, say so when you book your free quote – James and the team will look at what works, wherever you are across Leeds.
What the survey settles
A heavy panel that moves with a fingertip.
- Track level, rollers set right The difference between gliding and dragging
- The clear opening, not the brochure width The figure for your doorway, measured
- Thresholds confirmed at the survey Floor levels inside and out, and how the door drains
Replacing in the same opening, or making it wider?
Putting new doors into the opening you already have and knocking that opening wider are two different jobs, and only one of them is just a door. A like-for-like replacement works inside the structure that is already there: the old frame comes out, the new one goes into the same hole in the wall, and nothing holding the wall up ever moves. Widening is building work before it is a door. Brickwork comes out, something has to carry the load over a longer span, and that gets worked out properly rather than assumed on the day.
| Feature | Same opening | Wider opening |
|---|---|---|
| The work | Old doors out, new frame into the structure that is already there | Brickwork comes out and the opening is made bigger, so there is building work before there is a door |
| What holds the wall up | The lintel over the opening stays put, and we check it is doing its job | Support over the wider span has to be worked out and signed off before anything is ordered |
| Building Regulations | A controlled fitting, self-certified through our CERTASS registration | The structural work needs approval of its own, on top of the doors |
| At the survey | Measure the opening, the floor levels and the run of the track | Structure first, measurements and a price after |
So the survey settles which one you are asking for before a figure goes in writing. Same opening, and we measure it, check the levels and price the doors. Wider opening, and the structure comes first. Two quotes that look miles apart are often just these two jobs sitting next to each other. It changes what happens in the house as well: a like-for-like swap is controlled work in an opening that already exists, while widening brings building work with it, and you will have heard that from us before you sign anything.
How much of the opening actually slides open?
On a two pane slider, about half of it. Three and four pane set-ups open more of the run because more panes are moving. That is not a fault in the door. It is how sliding works, and it is the trade you make for big panes, a clean view when the doors are shut, and nothing swinging into the room.
Worth knowing, because a width in a brochure is usually the whole door set rather than the clear opening. Ask us for the clear opening when we measure and you will get the figure for your doorway, not an adjective. It is a fair question to put to everyone who quotes you, because that gap is the bit you will actually live with, carrying the shopping in and the pushchair out.
- Whole frame width
- Fixed pane
- Clear opening
"The team worked hard and efficiently with minimal disruption."
Why Wortley
Fitted properly, first time
We fit every job with our own skilled team – not subcontractors. James, the owner, is a tradesman with more than twenty years on the tools, and he leads a small team of our own fitters: the people who measure up are the people who stand behind the work. We're family-run, based in Lower Wortley – no showroom, no call centre, no sales patter.
Do I need Building Regs approval for new patio doors?
Yes – replacing external glazed doors is notifiable work under Building Regulations, but with Wortley Windows & Doors there's nothing for you to do about it. We're CERTASS certified (registration 19‑1239), so your installation is registered and self-certified to Building Regulations, and CERTASS notifies your local authority automatically – nothing for you to chase with the council.
After the job you'll get a Building Regulations compliance certificate. Keep it safe: your solicitor will ask for it when you come to sell the house. Some installers skip this step – we never do. And the work itself is covered by our 10-year guarantee.
What does the Building Regulations certificate cover?
It covers the standard the work had to meet, which is more than a receipt saying a door was fitted. For a replacement in an existing home the regulations put a limit on heat loss through the whole unit, frame and glass together, and the bar is a whole-unit U-value of 1.4 W/(m²·K) or better. A centre-pane figure on its own does not meet it, which is worth knowing when two quotes are waving different numbers at you.
Ventilation and draught-proofing sit under the same rules: if the old doors had trickle vents the new ones have to match them or better them, and the frame has to be sealed and closed up properly round the edges. There is an honest flip side to all this. Swapping only the glass in a frame you are keeping is not a controlled fitting, so the energy rules do not bite on it and no certificate comes with it. That is repair work, and if that is the job you have got, start on our window and door repairs page instead.
What does it cost?
Every opening is different, so we don't do list prices. We come and measure, then give you an honest written figure – no pressure, no chasing phone calls afterwards. Want to spread the cost? Finance is available.
Where we work
Based in Lower Wortley (LS12) and fitting across Leeds – Pudsey, Bramley, Armley, Kirkstall, Horsforth, Farsley, Stanningley, Calverley and Morley included.
"James was excellent – his knowledge, professionalism and skill set."
Ready for a door that glides?
- CERTASS certified – reg. 19‑1239
- 10-year guarantee
- James – 20+ years on the tools