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L20 DOORS / SHUTTERS / HATCHES

520 SLIDING DOORS

Marvin Architectural manufacture a range of premium quality wood and composite aluminium clad/wood sliding French doors.
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Marvin Wood Sliding French Door
Marvin Composite Aluminium Clad/Wood Sliding French Door

Marvin Wood Sliding French Door

A range of custom designed sliding French doors crafted from clear, blemish-free wood with a polished pebble finish.
Marvin Architectural provide a turn-key service from design and specification through to project management and installation. It is recommended that Marvin Architectural is consulted early in the design process.
Marvin windows and doors have been tested to the following standards:
Marvin Wood Sliding French Door windows have been tested. to 2,000 Pa.
BS 6206:1981 – Flat glass for use in buildings.
They have also been designed to comply with the recent amendments of the Building Regulations including:
Part B: Fire Safety
Part E: Resistance to the passage of sound
Part F: Ventilation
Part L1: Conservation of fuel and power in dwellings
Part L2: Conservation of fuel and power in buildings other than dwellings
Part M: Access and facilities for disabled people
Sound reduction: Standard double glazing will achieve 28dB sound reduction. Optional glazing systems are available to achieve 34dB and in excess of 40dB with the use of the storm screen/combination storm screen.
Wood Sliding French Doors have been approved by planning authorities for use in up to Grade 2 listed conservation areas.
Thermal values and light transmittance are dependent on the type of glazing selected.
Contact Marvin Architectural Technical Design Department for further details.

Marvin Wood Sliding French Door

standard sizes:

Any combination of the following heights and widths:
Frame height:
2000mm, 2100mm, 2430mm.
The following widths are for a variety of panel combinations from 1-4:
760mm, 800mm, 915mm, 950mm, 1220mm, 1260mm, 1465mm, 1540mm, 1845mm, 1770mm, 2355mm, 2380mm, 2455mm, 2815mm, 3025mm, 3635mm, 3730mm, 4850mm.

Marvin Wood Sliding French Door custom sizes:

Marvin Architectural can provide windows manufactured to custom sizes within the following minimum and maximum sizes.
Minimum frame width: 343mm, minimum frame height: 1862mm. (1 Panel)
Maximum frame width: 4852mm, maximum frame height: 2426mm. (4 Panels)

Mulled doors:

Marvin Architectural can link door units in a number of combinations, all with consistent sight lines.

Transom units:

Transom units are fixed glazing units above doors designed to match the varying frame widths of the Sliding French Door range. Transom Units may be direct glazed or in-sash. See details below

Standard size transom units:

Any combination of the following heights and widths.
Frame height:
305mm, 360mm, 460mm, 610mm, 765mm.
Frame width:
650mm, 800mm, 850mm, 950mm, 1103mm, 1235mm, 1540mm, 1640mm, 1845mm, 2150mm, 2455mm, 2815mm, 3025mm, 3635mm, 3727mm, 4850mm.

Custom size transom units:

Marvin Architectural can provide windows manufactured to custom sizes within the following minimum and maximum sizes.
Minimum frame width: 343mm, minimum frame height: 306mm.
Maximum frame width: 4852mm, Maximum frame height: 1219mm.

Frame:

Frame width: 116mm. Frame thickness 27mm.
Ponderosa Pine wood interior and exterior.
Available in Mahogany and Douglas Fir.
3mm fibreglass reinforced pultruded sill with water shed and weep system.
Polycarbonate roller track. Standard Colour: Beige: Optional: Bronze
White Oak, Mahogany or Cherry interior sill liner.

Panel:

Operating and Stationary unit panel thickness: 44mm.
Top rail and stile width: 121mm, Bottom rail height: 206mm.
Locking stiles contain laminated veneer lumber (LVL) core with clear pine veneers.
Removable interior vinyl glazing bead with wood glazing cap.
Ponderosa Pine wood interior and exterior.
Also available in Mahogany and Douglas Fir.

Interior and Exterior finish:

Bare or primed interior.
A fully finished option is also available.
Consult with Marvin Architectural for recommendations and details.

Operating hardware:

Locking system: Marvin exclusive two point lock with stainless steel mechanism and strikes activated from handle set, non-keyed.
Optional: three point lock with stainless steel mechanism and strikes. Optional: both two and three point locks available keyed. Inactive panel: manual stainless steel head bolts.
Rollers: Two adjustable steel roller assemblies per operating panel with two ball bearing wheels per assembly. Maximum vertical adjustment: 8mm. Optional stainless steel rollers.
Optional handle set: Active and inactive, in powdercoat finishes.
Standard finish: Satin Taupe
Optional metal finishes: Brass PVD, Antique Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Satin Chrome, Satin Nickel PVD.
Corrosion resistant hardware available.
For extensive additional handle styles and options contact Marvin Architectural.

Weatherstrip:

Interlock weatherstrip at meeting stiles. Side jamb to have two sets of bulb weatherstrip maintaining contact with door panels. Continuous slip coat weatherstrip along sill, head jamb and meeting stiles.
Colour: Beige Optional: Black

Jamb extensions:

Ponderosa Pine wood interior extensions available for various wall thickness factory applied, finish to match interior. Also available in Mahogany and Douglas Fir.

Insect screens:

Optional Aluminium Top Hung Sliding Screen with adjustable rollers and replaceable bottom guide.
Frame Colours available in all standard and select Marvin colours.
Screen mesh: 18 by 16 mesh. Screen type: Charcoal fibreglass.

Removable interior wood grilles (glazing bars):

Bar: Ponderosa Pine, 19mm or 29mm wide bars.
Pattern: Rectangular or custom light layouts available, contact your Marvin representative.

Interior/Exterior Glazing Bars (Simulated Divided Lights):

Surface applied interior and exterior bars to simulate true glazing bars with double glazing.
Interior/Extruded bar: Ponderosa Pine wood, 22mm or 29mm wide bars, finish to match interior. Also available in Mahogany and Douglas Fir.
Pattern: Rectangular, Georgian, Victorian, Queen Anne, Radius, Gothic and custom light layouts available, contact your Marvin representative.
Optional aluminium spacer bars (between glass panes) available to further simulate an authentic appearance.

Authentic Glazing Bars (Authentic Divided Lite):

Bar: Interior and exterior pine wood, insulated glass 43mm wide bars, finish to match interior and exterior. 22mm wide bars also available for single glazed windows only.
Pattern: Rectangular, Georgian, Victorian, Queen Anne, Radius, Gothic and custom lite layouts available, contact your Marvin representative.

Glass and glazing:

Glazing method: Double glazed with warm edge spacer bars as standard.
Glazing seal: Silicone glazed, to provide additional security and eliminate visible glazing seals between glass and wood beading.
Standard glazing type: Softcoat Low E II with Argon (to meet Part L requirements).
Optional glazing types: Clear, Laminated, Tempered, Obscure, Bronze tint, Grey tint, Reflective Bronze and Hardcoat Low E.
Glazing will be altitude adjusted for higher elevations, capillary tubes are optional. No Argon Gas.
Consult with Marvin Architectural for recommendations and details.

Accessories:

Aluminium drip cap available in standard colours.
Installation brackets: 162mm, 238mm or 390mm.
Masonry brackets: 152mm or 254mm.
A wide range of standard exterior casing designs such as Brick mould casing, Stucco casing, Flat casing, mullion covers, frame expanders and mullion expanders.
Custom casing designs also available.
Consult Marvin Architectural for further details.
A wide range of standard interior plinth blocks and architrave are available.
Consult Marvin Architectural for further details.

Preservative treatment:

WOODTREAT MB is a clear water repellent wood preservative which has been specially formulated by Kop–Coat, Inc. for the treatment of millwork prior to factory or field priming, painting, finishing. It penetrates into the wood to provide effective long–term protection from moisture, mould, mildew, decay and wood destroying fungi which would adversely affect the appearance and/or serviceability of the millwork.
A biodegradable additive also manufactured by Kop–Coat, Inc., is added to the WOODTREAT MB for protection against termites, carpenter ants, beetles and other wood-destroying insects.
Consult Marvin Architectural technical literature.

Manufacturer:

Product reference:

Wood Sliding French Door Window.

Guarantee:

Ten Year Transferable Warranty on windows and doors and Twenty Year Guarantee on all double glazing seals

Door leaf:

Frame:

Width: 116mm. Thickness: 27mm.
Operating and Stationary unit panel thickness: 44mm.
Top rail and stile width: 121mm, Bottom rail height: 206mm.
Locking stiles contain laminated veneer lumber (LVL) core with clear pine veneers.
Removable interior vinyl glazing bead with wood glazing cap.
Consult Marvin Architectural for further details.

Wood species:

Ponderosa Pine – Standard wood.
Also available in Mahogany and Douglas Fir.

Quality:

Knot and defect free.

Preservative treatment:

WOODTREAT MB clear water repellent wood preservative combined with TIMBERTREAT 6WT biodegradable additive.

Finish as delivered:

Bare wood / Factory primed for site decoration.
A fully finished option is also available.
Consult with Marvin Architectural for recommendations and details.

Glazing details:

Glazing type:

Standard: Softcoat Low E II with Argon
Options: Clear
Tempered
Laminated
Obscured
Bronze Tint
Grey Tint
Reflective Bronze

Glazing method:

Double glazed units with warm edge spacer bars.

Glazing seal:

Concealed factory fitted silicone glazed.
Consult with Marvin Architectural for recommendations and details.

Ironmongery:

Hardware:

Locking system: Marvin exclusive two point lock with stainless steel mechanism and
strikes activated from handle set, non-keyed.
Optional: Three point lock with stainless steel mechanism and strikes.
Optional: Both two and three point locks available keyed. Inactive panel: manual stainless steel head bolts.
Rollers: Two adjustable steel roller assemblies per operating panel with two ball bearing wheels per assembly. Maximum vertical adjustment: 8mm. Optional stainless steel rollers.
Optional handle set: Active and inactive, in powdercoat finishes.
Standard finish: Satin Taupe
Optional metal finishes: Brass PVD, Antique Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Satin Chrome, Satin Nickel PVD.
Corrosion resistant hardware available.
For extensive additional handle styles and options contact Marvin Architectural.

Other requirements:

Accessories:

Weatherstrip:

Operating units: Dual bulb and leaf weatherstrip at frame and sash
Colour: Beige
Picture units: Continuous weatherstrip at perimeter.

Jamb extensions:

Interior extensions to suit most wall thickness, which can be factory applied and finished to match interior. Also available in Mahogany and Douglas Fir.

Insect screens:

Optional Aluminium Top Hung Sliding Screen with adjustable rollers and replaceable bottom guide.
Frame Colours available in all standard and select Marvin colours.
Screen mesh: 18 by 16 mesh. Screen type: Charcoal fibreglass.

Removable interior wood grilles (glazing bars):

Bar: Ponderosa Pine, 19mm or 29mm wide bars.

Interior/Exterior Glazing Bars (Simulated Divided Light):

Interior bar: 22mm / 29mm wide bars.
Finish: To match interior.
Exterior bar: 22mm / 29mm wide bars
Finish: To match exterior.
Pattern: Rectangular

Authentic Glazing Bars (Authentic Divided Lite):

Bar: Interior and exterior pine wood, insulated glass 43mm wide bars, finish to match interior and exterior. 22mm wide bars also available for single glazed windows only.
Pattern: Rectangular, Georgian, Victorian, Queen Anne, Radius, Gothic.
Custom lite layouts available, contact your Marvin representative.

Interior Wood Accessories:

Architrave and Plinth blocks available.
Consult Marvin Architectural for further details.

Fixing:

As clause 780

Installation brackets:

162mm / 238mm / 390mm

Masonry brackets:

152mm / 254mm
Consult with Marvin Architectural for recommendations and details.

Marvin Composite Aluminium Clad/Wood Sliding French Door

A range of custom designed composite sliding French doors crafted from clear, blemish-free wood with a polished pebble finish combined with a commercial grade 1.3mm extruded aluminium clad exterior, finished with Kynar/ PVDF (a highly non-reactive, thermoplastic fluropolymer).
Marvin Architectural provide a turn-key service from design and specification through to project management and installation. It is recommended that Marvin Architectural is consulted early in the design process.
Marvin windows and doors have been tested to the following standards:
Marvin Composite Aluminium Clad/Wood Sliding French Door windows have been tested to 2,000 Pa.
BS 6206:1981 – Flat glass for use in buildings.
They have also been designed to comply with the recent amendments of the Building Regulations including:
Part B: Fire Safety
Part E: Resistance to the passage of sound
Part F: Ventilation
Part L1: Conservation of fuel and power in dwellings
Part L2: Conservation of fuel and power in buildings other than dwellings
Part M: Access and facilities for disabled people
Sound reduction: Standard double glazing will achieve 28dB sound reduction. Optional glazing systems are available to achieve 34dB and in excess of 40dB with the use of the storm screen/combination storm screen.
Composite Aluminium Clad/Wood Sliding French Doors have been approved by planning authorities for use in conservation areas.
Thermal values and light transmittance are dependent on the type of glazing selected.
Contact Marvin Architectural Technical Design Department for further details.

Marvin Composite Aluminium Clad/Wood Sliding French Door standard sizes:

Any combination of the following heights and widths,
Frame height:
2000mm, 2100mm, 2430mm.
The following widths are for a variety of panel combinations from 1-4:
760mm, 800mm, 915mm, 950mm, 1220mm, 1260mm, 1465mm, 1540mm, 1845mm, 1770mm, 2355mm, 2380mm, 2455mm, 2815mm, 3025mm, 3635mm, 3730mm, 4850mm.

Marvin Composite Aluminium Clad/Wood Sliding French Door custom sizes:

Marvin Architectural can provide doors manufactured to custom sizes within the following minimum and maximum sizes.
Minimum frame width: 343mm, minimum frame height: 1862mm. (1 Panel)
Maximum frame width: 4852mm, maximum frame height: 2426mm. (4 Panels)

Mulled doors:

Marvin Architectural can link door units in a number of combinations, all with consistent sight lines.

Transom units:

Transom units are fixed glazing units above doors designed to match the varying frame widths of the Sliding French Door range. Transom Units may be direct glazed or in-sash. See details below

Standard size transom units:

Any combination of the following heights and widths.
Frame height:
305mm, 360mm, 460mm, 610mm, 765mm.
Frame width:
650mm, 800mm, 850mm, 950mm, 1103mm, 1235mm, 1540mm, 1640mm, 1845mm, 2150mm, 2455mm, 2815mm, 3025mm, 3635mm, 3727mm, 4850mm.

Custom size transom units:

Marvin Architectural can provide windows manufactured to custom sizes within the following minimum and maximum sizes.
Minimum frame width: 343mm, minimum frame height: 306mm.
Maximum frame width: 4852mm, Maximum frame height: 1219mm.

Frame:

Frame width: 144mm. Frame thickness 27mm.
Ponderosa Pine wood interior and Aluminium Clad exterior.
Available in Mahogany, Douglas Fir, Cherry and White Oak interiors.
Fibreglass reinforced pultruded sill with water shed and weep system.
3mm fibreglass reinforced pultruded sill with water shed and weep system.
Polycarbonate roller track. Standard Colour:Beige Optional: bronze
White Oak, Mahogany, Cherry interior sill liner.

Panel:

Operating and Stationary unit panel thickness: 44mm.
Top rail and stile width: 121mm, Bottom rail height: 206mm.
Locking stiles contain laminated veneer lumber (LVL) core with clear pine veneers.
Removable interior vinyl glazing bead with wood glazing cap.
Ponderosa Pine wood interior and Aluminium Clad exterior.
Available in Mahogany, Douglas Fir, Cherry and White Oak interiors.

Interior finish:

Bare or primed interior.
A fully finished option is also available.
Consult with Marvin Architectural for recommendations and details.

Exterior finish:

1.3mm extruded aluminium exterior with two coat 70% Kynar to exceed AAMA 2605 Commercial standard. Available in five standard colours, Stone White, Pebble Grey, Evergreen, Bahama Brown and Bronze. Also available in fourteen Select colours and unlimited custom colours.

Operating hardware:

Locking system: Marvin exclusive two point lock with stainless steel mechanism and strikes activated from handle set, non-keyed.
Optional: three point lock with stainless steel mechanism and strikes. Optional: both two and three point locks available keyed. Inactive panel: manual stainless steel head bolts.
Rollers: Two adjustable steel roller assemblies per operating panel with two ball bearing wheels per assembly. Maximum vertical adjustment: 8mm. Optional stainless steel rollers.
Optional handle set: Active and inactive, in powdercoat finishes.
Standard finish: Satin Taupe
Optional metal finishes: Brass PVD, Antique Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Satin Chrome, Satin Nickel PVD.
Corrosion resistant hardware available.
For extensive additional handle styles and options contact Marvin Architectural.

Weatherstrip:

Interlock weatherstrip at meeting stiles. Side jamb to have two sets of bulb weatherstrip maintaining contact with door panels. Continuous slip coat weatherstrip along sill, head jamb and meeting stiles.
Colour: Beige Optional: Black

Jamb extensions:

Ponderosa Pine wood interior extensions available for various wall thickness factory applied, finish to match interior. Also available in Mahogany, Douglas Fir, Cherry and White Oak.

Insect screens:

Optional Aluminium Top Hung Sliding Screen with adjustable rollers and replaceable bottom guide.
Frame Colours available in all standard and select Marvin colours.
Screen mesh: 18 by 16 mesh. Screen type: Charcoal fibreglass.

Removable interior wood grilles (glazing bars):

Bar: Ponderosa Pine, 19mm or 29mm wide bars.
Pattern: Rectangular or custom light layouts available, contact your Marvin representative.

Interior/Exterior Glazing Bars (Simulated Divided Lights):

Surface applied interior and exterior bars to simulate true glazing bars with double glazing.
Interior bar: Ponderosa Pine wood, 22mm or 29mm wide bars, finish to match interior. Also available in Mahogany, Douglas Fir, Cherry and White Oak interiors.
Exterior bar: Extruded Kynar finished aluminium clad, 22mm or 29mm wide bars, finish to match exterior.
Pattern: Rectangular, Georgian, Victorian, Queen Anne, Radius, Gothic and custom light layouts available, contact your Marvin representative.
Optional aluminium spacer bars (between glass panes) available to further simulate an authentic appearance.

Glass and glazing:

Glazing method: Double glazed with warm edge spacer bars as standard.
Glazing seal: Silicone glazed, to provide additional security and eliminate visible glazing seals between glass and beading.
Standard glazing type: Softcoat Low E II with Argon (to meet Part L requirements).
Optional glazing types: Clear, Laminated, Tempered, Obscure, Bronze tint, Grey tint, Reflective Bronze and Hardcoat Low E.
Glazing will be altitude adjusted for higher elevations, capillary tubes are optional. No Argon Gas.
Consult with Marvin Architectural for recommendations and details.

Accessories:

Installation brackets: 162mm, 238mm or 390mm.
Masonry brackets: 152mm or 254mm.
A wide range of standard exterior casing designs such as Brick mould casing, Stucco casing, Flat casing, mullion covers, frame expanders and mullion expanders.
Custom casing designs also available.
Consult Marvin Architectural for further details.
A wide range of standard interior plinth blocks and architrave are available.
Consult Marvin Architectural for further details.

Preservative treatment:

WOODTREAT MB is a clear water repellent wood preservative which has been specially formulated by Kop–Coat, Inc. for the treatment of millwork prior to factory or field priming, painting, finishing. It penetrates into the wood to provide effective long–term protection from moisture, mould, mildew, decay and wood destroying fungi which would adversely affect the appearance and/or serviceability of the millwork.
A biodegradable additive also manufactured by Kop–Coat, Inc., is added to the WOODTREAT MB for protection against termites, carpenter ants, beetles and other wood-destroying insects.
Consult Marvin Architectural technical literature.

Manufacturer:

Product reference:

Composite Aluminium Clad/Wood Sliding French Door Window.

Guarantee:

Ten Year Transferable Warranty on windows and doors and Twenty Year Guarantee on all double glazing seals.

Door leaf:

Frame:

Width: 144mm. Thickness: 27mm.
Operating and Stationary unit panel thickness: 44mm.
Top rail and stile width: 121mm, Bottom rail height: 206mm.
Locking stiles contain laminated veneer lumber (LVL) core with clear pine veneers.
Removable interior vinyl glazing bead with wood glazing cap.
Consult Marvin Architectural for further details.

Wood species:

Ponderosa Pine – Standard wood.
Mahogany, Douglas Fir, Cherry and White Oak also available.

Quality:

Knot and defect free.

Preservative treatment:

WOODTREAT MB clear water repellent wood preservative combined with TIMBERTREAT 6WT biodegradable additive.

Finish as delivered:

Bare wood / Factory primed for site decoration.
A fully finished option is also available.
Consult with Marvin Architectural for recommendations and details.

Exterior finish:

1.3mm extruded aluminium exterior with two coat 70% Kynar to exceed AAMA 2605 Commercial standard. Available in five standard colours, Stone White, Pebble Grey, Evergreen, Bahama Brown and Bronze. Also available in fourteen Select colours and unlimited custom colours.

Glazing details:

Glazing type:

Standard: Softcoat Low E II with Argon
Options: Clear
Tempered
Laminated
Obscured
Bronze Tint
Grey Tint
Reflective Bronze

Glazing method:

Double glazed units with warm edge spacer bars

Glazing seal:

Concealed factory fitted silicone glazed.
Consult with Marvin Architectural for recommendations and details.

Ironmongery:

Operating hardware:

Locking system: Marvin exclusive two point lock with stainless steel mechanism and strikes activated from handle set, non-keyed.
Optional: three point lock with stainless steel mechanism and strikes.
Optional: both two and three point locks available keyed.
Inactive panel: manual stainless steel head bolts.
Rollers: Two adjustable steel roller assemblies per operating panel with two ball bearing wheels per assembly. Maximum vertical adjustment: 8mm. Optional stainless steel rollers.
Optional handle set: Active and inactive, in powdercoat finishes.
Standard finish: Satin Taupe
Optional metal finish: Brass PVD, Antique Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Satin Chrome, Satin Nickel PVD.
Corrosion resistant hardware available.
For extensive additional handle styles and options contact Marvin Architectural.

Exterior Aluminium Clad Colour:

Standard: Bronze, Stone White, Pebble Grey, Evergreen and Bahama Brown.
14 select colours and unlimited custom colours to match any RAL colour.

Other requirements:

Accessories:

Weatherstrip:

Operating units: Dual bulb and leaf weatherstrip at frame and sash
Colour: Beige

Jamb extensions:

Interior extensions to suit most wall thickness, which can be factory applied and finished to match interior. Also available in Mahogany, Douglas Fir, Cherry and White Oak.

Insect screens:

Optional Aluminium Top Hung Sliding Screen with adjustable rollers and replaceable bottom guide.
Frame Colours available in all standard and select Marvin colours.
Screen mesh: 18 by 16 mesh. Screen type: Charcoal fibreglass.

Removable interior wood grilles (glazing bars):

Bar: Ponderosa Pine, 19mm or 29mm wide bars.

Interior/Exterior Glazing Bars (Simulated Divided Light):

Interior bar: 22mm / 29mm wide bars.
Finish: To match interior.
Exterior bar: 22mm / 29mm wide bars
Finish: To match exterior.
Pattern: Rectangular

Exterior Aluminium casings:

50mm flat casing, brick mould casing, mullion covers, frame expanders, mullion expanders. Custom casings also available.

Interior Wood Accessories:

Architrave and Plinth blocks available.
Consult Marvin Architectural for further details.

Fixing:

As clause 780

Installation brackets:

162mm / 238mm / 390mm

Masonry brackets:

152mm / 254mm
Consult with Marvin Architectural for recommendations and details.