Comar is one of the UK’s premier systems companies known extensively for their excellent commercial doors and curtain walling systems. Comar also provides a range of residential aluminium systems. One of these is their Comar 7 P.1 lift and slide patio door.
The Comar lift and slide door provides a contemporary sliding door solution that is of high quality and features several significant features amongst modern sliding doors.
Comar aluminium sliding doors.
Comar lift and slide doors are reliable, secure and thermally efficient doors with many great features for residential property.
The Comar sliding door has been designed with the same approach to detail and design that follows the entire Comar range. Comar aluminium systems are heavily specified in the commercial market. For residential projects, Comar sliding doors feature prominently in housing developments of flats, houses and apartments. The Comar sliding door is, therefore, suitable for any end user.
As expected of a modern aluminium system, thermal efficiency, security and weather performance meet or exceed current requirements. The Comar aluminium sliding door features from big polyamide thermal breaks, providing a continuous thermal barrier.
Comar sliding doors will integrate with other aluminium systems such as being inset into other framing systems. A Comar sliding door can feature as a stand-alone sliding door or as part of a wider glazed structure.
Comar sliding doors are ideal for panoramic sliding walls.
For those architects or homeowners looking to take advantage of the trend for large sliding glass walls, Comar sliding doors can be considered.
A sliding door panel is possible at 9 square metres, giving a 3 metre width and height if desired. Typical of a well-engineered sliding door, sash weights of up to 400kg are possible allowing not only large doors but triple glazing as well.
The Comar sliding door features some of the broadest glazing depths amongst current sliding doors. Single glazing, for internal doors, is available right up to 50mm thick glass units for the best in security and thermal performance. Doors are internally beaded for security and convenience.
Specifications of the Comar lift and slide door.
The Comar 7 P.i Lift and Slide door is engineered to meet any homeowner requirement for an accredited, highly secure and weather resistant sliding door.
Comar report that when their sliding door was tested at an official UKAS Accredited Test House, the reported feedback from UKAS was how good the weather performance is. The Comar sliding door successfully passed Parts 1, 2 and 3 of BS6375 no water leakage at 1050 Pascals.
For reliability and long-term performance, Comar sliding door hardware is cycle tested to more than 25000 cycles. In addition, the doors will meet Secured by Design, PAS24 2012 and even BREEAM Assessments.
The profiles of the Comar lift and slide door have been designed so that the door can be thermally enhanced with an additional foam that goes between the polyamide thermal barriers.
Comar sliding doors offer advantages for installers and fabricators.
Comar has ensured that their sliding door system meets all the requirements of fabricators and installers for new and refurbishment applications. For example, there are ten different cill and pressing profiles available for the product ensuring most site conditions can be met.
For commercial applications, porches or other projects sliding doors can be designed with a 65mm mullion or transom giving greater flexibility. Doors can be specified with a single or double track to meet the configuration required.
Comar 7 P.i lift and slide door configurations.
The Comar lift and slide door is configurable as a two, three or four panel sliding door.
Two panel doors are possible with a sliding leaf behind a fixed panel or two independent sliding panels. Three panel doors again offer three sliding panels or two end panels sliding to the middle or the middle panel sliding to the left or the right. For a four panel door there is the option of two central bi-parting door leaves or four sliding panels to the left or the right.
Typical sight lines from the edge of the outer frame to the glass line are 145mm with an interlock of 123mm. The head and cill offer a 151mm dimension.
Comar 7P.i Lift and Slide door – Conclusion.
Examination of the Comar Technical manual reveals a product that is very fabricator friendly thanks to its ease of fabrication and wide-ranging components to meet most design requirements.
Installers benefit from a door that is simple to fit and adjust with solid, dependable rollers, high-security locks and quality seals and gaskets.
As you would expect from a current generation sliding door, the full choice of RAL, Syntha Pulvin and BS colours are available. Comar as a systems company prides itself on its extensive stock holding and reliable delivery schedules.
Contact us if you are a fabricator or installer and would like more information about the Comar lift and slide door.
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