Tracked Door Shutters
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What Are Tracked Door Shutters
Tracked door shutters are ideal for wide openings and sliding doors, offering smooth operation and flexible light control. Their space-saving design keeps rooms looking clean and uncluttered while providing privacy, durability, and effortless everyday use.
Why Choose Tracked Door Shutters
Standard hinged shutters fold back into the room when opened — on a door, that's not always possible. Tracked door shutters slide along a top-mounted track instead, stacking neatly to one or both sides so the door remains fully accessible at all times.
Slides open — door stays usable
Panels slide along a top-mounted aluminium track rather than hinging into the room. When you want to use the door, the panels glide to one or both sides of the frame and stack flat. There's no fold-back clearance needed, no panels swinging into foot traffic, and the door handle remains fully accessible at all times.
Louvre light control on every panel
Each tracked panel has a central tilt rod that rotates all louvres simultaneously — from fully open for maximum light and view to fully closed for complete privacy. You can adjust the louvre angle without moving the panels along the track, so light control is independent of door access throughout the day.
Suited to French, patio, and bi-fold doors
Tracked shutters are the standard solution for French doors, sliding patio doors, and bi-fold door openings — anywhere a hinged shutter panel would block the door swing or stack in an inaccessible position. The track extends beyond the door frame to give the panels somewhere to park when the door is in use.
No cords — fully child-safe
Tracked door shutters operate entirely by hand — panels slide along the track by pushing or pulling the frame, and louvres tilt via the rigid tilt rod. There are no hanging cords or chains at any point in the system, making them fully compliant with current UK child safety regulations in their standard configuration.
Single, double, and split-stack configurations
Panels can be configured to stack entirely to one side (single stack) or split equally to both sides of the door opening (split stack). Single stack suits doors with a wall return on one side only; split stack works where wall space is available on both sides and gives a more balanced look when the panels are open.
Made to measure for your door opening
The track length, panel count, panel width, and louvre size (47mm, 63mm, or 76mm) are all specified to your exact door opening dimensions. Panel widths are balanced across the track so there are no awkward narrow panels at the edges, and the overall coverage is flush with the door frame on both sides when closed.
How tracked door shutters work
Unlike hinged shutters that fold back on butt hinges fixed to a reveal frame, tracked door shutters hang from a top-mounted aluminium track and slide horizontally. The panels are self-supporting — no floor guide is required, and the door beneath remains completely unobstructed.
The top-mounted aluminium track
An aluminium track is fixed to the wall or ceiling above the door opening, running the full width of the door plus the stack space required on one or both sides. The track carries concealed roller carriages — typically two per panel — from which each shutter panel hangs. The track profile is slim and sits close to the wall face, keeping the installation neat above the door head.
Panel sliding and stacking
Each panel slides independently along the track on its roller carriages. To open the door, you push the panels to the stack position — either fully to one side (single stack) or split to both sides. Panels sit parallel to the wall when stacked, occupying only their own depth of space. A soft-close damper on the end stop prevents panels from slamming into the stack.
Tilt rod and louvre control
Each panel has its own central tilt rod — a vertical bar linked to every louvre in that panel. Pushing the tilt rod rotates all louvres simultaneously between fully open (horizontal, view-through) and fully closed (vertical, opaque). Louvre angle is adjusted independently of panel position, so you can close the louvres for privacy without sliding the panels away from the door.
Panel count, width, and louvre sizing
The number of panels is determined by the door width and the available stack space. Panel widths are balanced so each panel is the same size — typically between 400mm and 700mm wide — with no narrow filler panels at the edges. Louvres are available in 47mm, 63mm, and 76mm widths; 63mm and 76mm are most common on door panels where the larger louvre suits the taller panel height.
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Tracked Door Shutter FAQs
What types of door are tracked shutters suitable for?
Tracked shutters are designed for French doors, sliding patio doors, bi-fold door openings, and any door where a hinged shutter panel would block the swing or stack awkwardly. They work equally well on internal glazed doors between rooms where light control and privacy are needed without blocking the doorway when the door is in use.
How much wall space is needed on either side of the door?
The track needs to extend beyond the door frame by at least the depth of the stacked panels — typically 50–60% of the door width for a single stack, or 25–30% on each side for a split stack. We calculate the exact track length and stack depth at survey based on your door width, panel count, and the wall space available on each side.
Do tracked shutters need a floor guide or bottom track?
No. Tracked door shutters are top-hung from the aluminium head track only — there is no floor guide, bottom channel, or threshold bar. The panels hang freely and the floor beneath remains completely clear, so there's no trip hazard, no obstacle to opening the door, and no track to collect dirt at floor level.
Can tracked shutters be fitted to bi-fold door openings?
Yes — bi-fold door openings are a common tracked shutter application, particularly where the bi-folds open fully and leave a wide unframed opening. The track spans the full width of the opening and the panels slide to one or both ends when the bi-folds are in use. Panel count is specified to suit the opening width, with balanced widths across the full span.