The kitchen is a place for cooking, and our Chinese cooking habits are frying, deep-frying, and stir-frying, so the problem of oil smoke will be more serious.

In order to maintain the lighting effect and transparency of the kitchen, it is also necessary to achieve the function of isolating oil fumes. Therefore, most kitchens install glass sliding doors as partitions.

There are three main types of glass sliding doors in the kitchen:Traditional floor rail sliding doors, minimalist floor rail sliding doors, wall cabinet sliding doors.

Although there is only one word difference, there are many differences. So, which one is better, ceiling rail sliding door or floor rail sliding door? I have changed the door of my house three times and experienced it each time, and finally I have the answer. Let me share with you my personal experience, I hope it will be helpful to you.

1. Traditional floor sliding door

The most widely used kitchen sliding door should be the traditional floor rail sliding door. Traditional sliding doors achieve the effect of opening and closing the door through grooved tracks on the ground.

Let’s first take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of floor rail sliding doors. The pros and cons are clear at a glance.

1. Advantages:

Ground Rail sliding doors have been popular for so many years, and relatively speaking, the technology is relatively mature.

And its price is relatively low, and the maintenance cost is relatively cheap, making it very suitable for ordinary families.

Furthermore, it adopts the design of concave and convex grooves, and the track and the door panel will rely on each other, which can make the door frame and door panel warmer.

2. Disadvantages

Traditional push-pull The shortcomings of the door are also very obvious. The track groove will protrude several centimeters from the ground. Such a high protrusion not only affects the visual effect, but is also prone to stumbling. If there are elderly people or children at home, be especially careful.

Because the track groove is higher than the ground, you may step on it accidentally. If stepped on too often, the track will easily deform and the door will get stuck when sliding it open.

Because the groove mouth faces upward, it is easy to accumulate dust and debris. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as \”harboring dirt and evil practices.\” When too much debris accumulates in the track groove, jamming will occur when opening and closing the door. Moreover, it is very difficult to clean.

2. Minimalist floor track sliding door

In response to the pain points of traditional floor rail sliding doors, minimalist floor rail sliding doors came into being. Its track is also on the ground, but it abandons the concave and convex groove design that is a few centimeters above the ground. Instead, several copper bars are embedded in the ground, and the doors are opened and closed through the copper bars.

1.Advantages :

The advantage of the minimalist floor sliding door is already mentioned in the name, that is, \”minimalist\”.

There are no stumbling concavities. Groove track, no need to worry about falling, no need to worry about deformation due to pedaling, no need to worry about trapping dirt and evil people and people.

The visual effect is simple and refreshing, and it forms an integral part with the ground. It is very durable and easy to clean. Cleaning.

And the price is not very expensive, just slightly higher than traditional sliding doors, making it the first choice for many people now.

2. Disadvantages:

Extreme The simple floor-rail sliding door embeds copper strips into the ceramic tiles, which requires relatively high technical skills from the decorator. It will not only damage the floor, but also easily cause the copper strips to fall off.

There is another way to install copper strips, which is to stick the copper strips directly on the ceramic tiles. This method is easy to construct, but it is not reliable enough, and you don’t know when the copper strips will fall off.

If you use a minimalist floor sliding door, it is recommended to choose the first method, which is to embed the copper strips directly into the ceramic tiles. However, you must find a skilled craftsman to do the construction.

It must be stable and not damage the floor tiles

3. Hanging rail sliding door

For \” Everyone should be familiar with \”barn door\”. The hanging rail sliding door is similar to the barn door. However, the door panel of the barn door is particularly thick, while the hanging rail sliding door is a glass door panel.

Suspended rail sliding door, as the name suggests, is to lift the track and hide it above the head. It is a very popular way to install sliding doors.

1. Advantages:

Handling The track of the rail sliding door is on the top, and there is no track on the ground, which can keep the integrity of the ground. It hides dirt and dirt, and you don’t have to worry about the copper wire falling off.

It is very convenient to clean, there is no place where dust accumulates, and it looks very high-end.

One ​​more important thing is that. The glass door can be opened to the maximum, unlike traditional sliding doors, which can only be opened half way.

2. Disadvantages:

Three types Among sliding doors, wall cabinet sliding doors are the most expensive and are not recommended to be installed if you have a limited budget.

Because the track is installed above the door, the load-bearing capacity of the door beam is required, otherwise it will easily cause the door beam to collapse, posing a safety hazard.

Because there is no track on the floor, in order to avoid friction between the door panel and the floor, there will be a distance of about 1cm between the sliding door of the wall cabinet and the floor, which will lead to poor sealing.

Four. Summary

In the above we have put three kinds of push and pull The advantages and disadvantages of doors are listed, and the advantages and disadvantages are clear at a glance. We can choose and install a sliding door that suits us according to our own needs and economic situation.

1. Pursue aesthetics: hanging rail door>minimalist door>traditional door

2. The pursuit of cost saving: traditional door> minimalist door> hanging rail door

3. the pursuit of maintenance rate: hanging rail door> minimalist door> traditional door

4. Pursue cleanliness: hanging rail door > minimalist door > traditional door