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Not sure which way to go? Start with a useful guide to choosing your windows, doors or rooflights, making them yours and getting ready for a quote.
Choosing your products
Choosing your products
Sliding or bifold doors: which suits your space?
Think about daily access, the view and where the open panels will go—not just the closed-door photograph.
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Choosing your products
Flat rooflight or roof lantern: what is the difference?
A low-profile glazed opening or a raised feature? Here is a simple way to compare the two.
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Choosing your products
Casement or tilt-and-turn windows?
Compare how each window opens and the space it needs around it.
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Choosing your products
Getting the heritage look with aluminium
Separate the appearance you like from the opening mechanism and specification you need.
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Choosing your products
What does flush sash mean?
Understand the closed-window appearance before choosing the other details.
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Choosing your products
French doors or a single glazed door?
Think about the everyday route through the opening and the room needed for hinged leaves.
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Choosing your products
Choosing a front door, one decision at a time
Start with Designer or Signature, then work through the design and finishing touches.
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Making it yours
Choosing inside and outside colours
Make the two sides work for your home, with clear requests and realistic screen-colour expectations.
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Privacy glass: what should I ask for?
Separate the appearance of the glass from its safety, thermal and product requirements.
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Handles and fingerpulls: what is the difference?
Choose the operating arrangement first, then let Dolly check the model and finish.
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Making it yours
Bifold stacking and traffic doors, explained
Make the folding direction and everyday access clear before the supplier checks the layout.
Read Dolly’s guidePlanning your quote
Planning your quote
What do I need before asking Dolly for a quote?
Approximate sizes, a few preferences and your contact details are enough to start the conversation.
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Measuring for an initial quote—not a manufacturing order
Give Dolly a clear starting size and explain what you measured.
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Supply only: who does what?
Understand the handover between Dolly, your installer and the quotation process.
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Planning your quote
Planning delivery before you arrange fitting
Share access details early and wait for confirmed arrangements before booking the next step.
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