Panel glide blinds
Panel glide blinds for Brisbane, Gold Coast and Logan homes
Wide fabric panels that slide across a track and stack neatly to the side. Made for sliding doors, stacker doors and big windows, in blockout or light-filtering fabrics. Measured and fitted by us.
Free measure and quote.
A panel glide is a set of flat fabric panels hung from a ceiling or face-fixed track. Pull the lead panel and the rest follow, stacking to one side or both so the door stays usable. Factory Fit measures, supplies and installs panel glides across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Logan, in blockout and light-filtering fabrics. They are the tidy answer for wide sliding, stacker and bi-fold openings.
Panel glides versus roller blinds
The door still works
Panels stack to the side you choose, so the opening is clear when you want it clear. A roller blind on a wide door is either down and in the way or up and doing nothing.
Flat, modern and quiet
No slats, no chains swinging. Panels hang flat and move with a wand or the lead panel itself.
One track, many widths
Two panels for a single sliding door, four or more for a stacker or a whole wall of glass. The same system scales.
Wide openings
Most of the homes we screen have a big glass opening onto a deck, pool or alfresco. Outside, that opening gets a sliding or stacker security screen. Inside, it needs something for privacy at night and glare in the afternoon, and that is where a roller blind starts to struggle: too wide, too heavy, and always in the way of the door. Panel glides solve it with panels that stack in the direction the door opens. If you are getting a security or fly screen on that opening, have the panel glide measured on the same visit.
- Stack left, right or split to both sides
- Choose which panel leads
- Blockout or light-filtering, or alternate them
Panel glide details
Details
- Fabric types
- Blockout, light-filtering
- Styles
- Plain, classic, plantation
- Track
- Ceiling fix or face fix
- Stacking
- Left, right or split
- Control
- Wand or lead panel
- Child safety
- No operating cords on wand-driven systems; any corded version fitted to the Competition and Consumer (Corded Internal Window Coverings) Safety Standard 2014
- Warranty
- Fabric 2 years, tube, tracks and mechanisms 3 years
Available upgrades for panel glides
The base system is a track, some panels and a wand. These are the choices worth knowing about.
Alternating fabrics
OptionalBlockout and light-filtering panels on the same track, so you can run privacy or daylight by which panels you pull.
Split stacking
OptionalPanels part in the middle and stack both ways, matching a bi-parting stacker door.
Ceiling or face fix
OptionalFix the track to the ceiling for a floor-to-ceiling curtain-like drop, or to the wall or architrave above the door.
Wand control
IncludedA wand on the lead panel, so there is no cord at the window.
Panel glide versus vertical versus roller
Panel glide, vertical and roller compared
Panel glide
- Wide doors
- best
- Door usable
- partly (panels stack aside when open)
- Look
- flat, modern
- Cleaning
- easy wipe
Vertical blind
- Wide doors
- good
- Door usable
- yes (slats draw aside)
- Look
- practical, slatted
- Cleaning
- slat by slat
Roller blind
- Wide doors
- limited by maximum width
- Door usable
- only when fully up
- Look
- flat, minimal
- Cleaning
- easy wipe
Screening the same door? Compare mesh types
Fabrics and styles
Panel glides come in plain, classic and plantation styles in blockout and light-filtering fabrics. We bring the swatch books to the measure.
Warranty summary
Blinds carry 2 years on fabric and 3 years on tubes, tracks and mechanisms. Full terms on the warranty page.
Download the brochure
Styles, fabrics, stacking options and care in one PDF.
Panel glides questions
What is a panel glide blind?
A panel glide is a series of flat fabric panels that hang from a track and slide sideways, overlapping and stacking to one side when open. Think of it as a modern, flat version of a vertical blind, or a curtain without the folds. It is the blind most people end up with on a sliding or stacker door because the panels move out of the way of the door.
How many panels will I need?
It depends on the width of the opening and the panel width the fabric allows. A single sliding door usually takes two or three panels; a wide stacker or a wall of glass takes more. We work that out at the measure rather than guessing from a photo.
Can panel glides be motorised?
Some track systems can take a motor that moves the panels from a remote or app. It is most useful on very wide openings where pulling a heavy stack by hand is a chore. Whether it is available depends on the supplier's track and the panel count, so ask us at the measure.
Do I need a ceiling to fix the track to?
No. The track can be fixed to the ceiling, which gives the cleanest floor-to-ceiling look, or to the wall or architrave above the door if the ceiling is out of reach, raked or has a bulkhead. We check the fixing at the measure.
Can I still use the door when the panel glide is fitted?
Yes. When the panels are stacked open the door is clear. When they are closed, you pull the lead panel to the side you need and step through, the same as a curtain. At the measure we set the stacking direction to match the way your door slides, so the panels never block the handle.
Panel glides or vertical blinds for a sliding door?
Both work. Panel glides look flatter and more modern, are easier to wipe clean and have no slats to tangle. Vertical blinds cost less to replace a single damaged slat and let you tilt for light without drawing the whole blind. If it is a rental, verticals are the practical pick; if it is your living room, most people prefer the panel glide.
Do panel glides block out light?
With blockout fabric, mostly. Panels overlap a little at each join, so a small amount of light can show at the edges compared with a fixed blockout roller. For a media room that needs to be genuinely dark, tell us and we will talk through fabric and overlap options. For living areas, light-filtering panels are usually the better choice anyway.
Can I get the panel glide and the security screen for the same door quoted together?
Yes, and it is the sensible way to do it. The screen goes on the outside of the opening and the panel glide on the inside, so nothing clashes, and one measure covers both. Tell us when you book and the measurer will record the door for both products.
Pairs well with
Screen the opening outside, glide the panels inside.
Panel glides on the inside of an enclosed alfresco give you evening privacy.
For bi-folds that need a screen that disappears too.
Get an estimate for panel glides
Tell us the rough width of the opening and which way the door slides. We will suggest a panel count and send a guide figure.
Book a free measure
We measure the opening, check the ceiling and reveal for the track, bring the swatches and leave a written quote. Open Mon to Thu 6:30am to 3:00pm · Fri 6:30am to 12:30pm.