What are the pros and cons of barn doors? The installation effect is absolutely brilliant

With the development of communication technology, the distance between the world is gradually shortening. Zhuangyiwang The barn door introduced to you today was spread from abroad. Although barn door design originates from abroad, it has also become very popular in the domestic decoration market in recent years. What are the advantages and disadvantages of barn doors? Next, Zhuoyiwang will introduce it to you.

What is a barn door?

The barn door comes from foreign farms. It is a sliding door with slide rails and pulleys installed on the door opening and will be exposed. Because there will be a certain gap between the door and the wall, it is suitable for use in Spaces that do not require high sealing performance. Although barn doors do not have door locks, they are also very practical, so they are loved by many renovation owners.

The main feature of the barn door is that it is easy to install. It has a certain degree of sealing, strong decorativeness and plasticity. It has certain requirements for the installation environment. It has poor sealing and is not suitable for private spaces. , generally used in partitions, study rooms and other places.

What are the pros and cons of barn doors?

1. Advantages of barn doors

(1) Unique style: Barn doors can have many unique styles The shape, materials that can be used as barn doors are relatively rich, and there are a variety of colors. They are suitable for use in various styles of home decoration and are very decorative.

(2) Reusability: This refers to the detachability of the barn door, that is,If you need to move, the barn door can be disassembled and installed in the new home, saving renovation costs to a certain extent.

(3) Easy to install: Because the track of the barn door is outside and can be clearly seen during installation, it is also relatively convenient and quick to install.

2. Disadvantages of barn doors

(1) The barn door is a sliding door with external guide rails. There is a gap between the barn door and the wall. There are bound to be gaps, so the sound insulation effect and sealing are not very good.

(2) The barn door is a door hung on the wall, so there are certain requirements for the quality of the wall. It is best not to install this type of door on a hollow brick wall. If it is a concrete wall or a red brick wall, it is generally ok.

How to install and use barn doors?

1. Fix the hanging wheel

First mark the hole distance of the hanging wheel on the door. The distance between the sides should not be less than 10 centimeters, leaving enough distance to facilitate the installation of stoppers between the two pipe frames on the track to ensure the effectiveness of the barn door. After marking the hole spacing, you need to drill holes on the door leaf. You can place a cushion under the door leaf and then use an electric drill to drill holes. Then align the hanging wheel with the eyelet and tighten and fix it with screws.

2. Fixed track and stopper

The barn door is generally installed 1 cm away from the ground, and the distance between the top of the door leaf and the track is 3 cm, so The opening height of the track is: door leaf height + 1 cm + 3 cm, and the width of the track opening is determined according to the width of the door opening and the width of the door leaf. After the track holes are drilled, the track can be installed. Before fixing, insert the two stoppers into both ends of the track. Note that they should be inserted between the two screws at the end. Then you can tighten the screws to connect the track and the track. The stopper is fixed on the wall of the door beam.

3. Fixed swing stopper

The door leaf swing stopper is located at the overlap of the door leaves, that is, between the screws at both ends of the track. You can mark the position of the screw hole of the positioner by referring to the center of the slot at the bottom of the door leaf and the distance from the wall. Then drill the hole according to the mark, insert the expansion tube and tighten the screw to fix the swing stop.

4. Fixed anti-falling block

The anti-falling block is installed inside the two hanging wheels, on one side of the outer surface of the door leaf. After the door leaf is hung on the track , and then twist the anti-falling block inwards. The barn door can then be opened and closed to check the comfort of the barn door sliding.

The above is the advantages and disadvantages of barn doors. What do you think of barn doors?