Clearview North September 2013 - Issue 142 | Page 12

DOORS&WINDOWS What a 400 kg door can do for you If you tell your customers you can supply them with a 400 kg timber sliding door, one they will be able slide easily, that’s all very well. But you need to be able to say more than that. For a start, a floor-to-ceiling patio door means the inside of a home is much brighter. If your client is someone who takes pride in their taste in interior design, then having a bright room will show up the colours in their furniture and décor. The energy-saving properties of a timber sliding door can be remarkable too, partly due to modern glazing technology and partly due to the sealing properties of the Roto gasket system. And when the weather is suitable to open the room up to the outdoors, there are no obstructions: your customer won’t have to move their beautiful furniture around. The enhanced threshold means there’s nothing to trip over (Patio Life is Part M compliant, suitable for wheelchair users and people who use walking aids). The door really does slide without effort. The reason: Patio Life is not a lift-and-slide system. It just slides, that’s all. Instead of lifting the door, the mechanism moves the sealing gaskets. The Roto handle is easy to use: turn it, and the door is then free to slide smoothly along its track. So there’s less effort for the user, and fewer load-bearing mechanisms. This is a product designed to last a very long time, with minimal maintenance. The gasket system provides your client with another useful feature: ventilation, and without any feeling that the high level of security has been compromised. In ventilation mode, the gaskets are open to allow airflow and the door is still fully locked: the locking cams are secure in their strikers. Now you can offer homeowners a timber sliding door that is elegant, simple to use and that won’t date quickly. You’re not just giving them immediate benefits: it’s a long-term enhancement to any property. Scan the code to visit the Roto Blog... Discover more about Patio Life and the rest of the Patio range: visit the Roto website and refine your product search at http://ftt. roto-frank.com/en/products/ Roto Webshop Coming Soon... A DOOR TO MEET RESISTANCE CLASS 3 Roto has recently tested a full-size door (1110mm x 2200mm) made from Trocal PVC-Aluminium and fitted with a Roto DoorSafe C500 multipoint lock, Roto strikers and handle. The procedure has been carried out to RC3 (Resistance Class 3) of the standard EN 16271630:2011 for burglary resistance – and the door has passed the test.* The DoorSafe C500 is cylinder operated. This style of lock, on which the key is turned to engage all the locking points, is becoming increasingly popular in the UK, because it can be used on doors that don’t have a lift-lever handle. This can include modern doors with a fixed pull bar, or period style doors with a central knob. (The cylinder-operated case is the same as the one fitted to the new Roto Heritage door lock.) Under this test, the door has resisted the most severe of the documented procedures. It involves the installation having to withstand a three-minute manual attack by a tester equipped with four wedges and a 750mm crowbar. * Test report reference PN 10 930 1008. Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [email protected] Achieving the requirements of the European standards for burglar resistance is never easy. However, the latest test data from Germany shows how Roto door locks and handles have helped a customer to do it. 12 SEP 2013 To read more, visit www.clearview-uk.com