When installing sliding doors in your home, which one is better?

For interior doors The selection is also very particular. In addition to security doors for entry and bedroom doors, kitchen doors, bathroom doors and balcony doors, there are also wardrobe doors, cloakroom doors, closet doors, partition doors, etc.

Sliding doors, which have been popular for many years and still remain popular, are often used in functional areas such as kitchens, bathrooms, balconies, and cloakrooms. The most popular style is the combination of black aluminum alloy door frame + high-transmittance glass. Installation A semi-open space is created on the expanded door opening, making the overall space more spacious and transparent.

Today, let’s talk about “push and pull” Door\” things.

1. Push and pull Door

According to the position of the track, sliding doors can be divided into floor-rail sliding doors and hanging rail-type sliding doors. Almost 90% of home decorations choose the sliding door design.

1. Ground Track

Floor rail sliding doors are installed in most homes. There are guide rails on the top and bottom of the door frame, and then they slide through the pulleys on the glass door.

2. Hanging Track

The hanging rail sliding door has only one track, and this track is installed on the wall or on the top of the door frame. The track at the bottom of the door frame is \”cut off\”. After installation, the suspended effect is achieved, and there are no sanitary dead corners, making it easy to clean. .

3. Comparison of advantages and disadvantages

A. switch Door

PushIn the actual use of the sliding door, you can open or close it with just a slight pull. It is very convenient and smooth to use. However, you need to pay attention to the fact that the hanging rail sliding door is suspended in the air and relies entirely on the upper track, so its stability is poor. The movement should be relatively gentle, and at the same time, do not push forward with force, otherwise it will easily shake back and forth, and it will easily cause problems such as wear, deformation, and looseness of hardware accessories (the installation technology is high, and subsequent maintenance and repair will be difficult).

B. Sealing Sex

The ground rail sliding door has excellent sealing, which is why many balconies choose it. It can effectively insulate and reduce noise and prevent external dust from entering the room. However, due to the hanging installation method of the hanging rail sliding door, there are There are gaps and poor sealing performance, so it is not suitable for installation in places with high sealing requirements.

C. Hygiene

There is also a track at the bottom of the floor sliding door, and there are gaps that form sanitary blind spots. If there is no vacuum cleaner at home, cleaning is more difficult, and if sand and gravel fall in, it may also cause abnormal noise and jamming problems.

In addition, the hanging rail sliding door has no track at the bottom and is suspended, so there is no sanitary dead corner.

D. Installation

The installation of hanging rail sliding doors has a relatively high technical content. First of all, the weight of the door is added to the upper rail. Therefore, not only the rail door frame has high quality requirements, but there are also quality requirements for the wall. Once it is not installed properly, it is easy to cause problems. Door tilts, slides or shakes.

Ps: The barn door is also a type of hanging rail door, but its track is exposed! This design not only has gaps between the bottom door and the ground, but also between the door and the wall, which requires sealing, sound insulation, The thermal insulation will be worse, but the aesthetics will be high. If installed in the bathroom, the bathroom must have dry and wet separation to ensure the dry area of ​​the bathroom is dry.

E. Only Can answer half of the questions

The characteristic of sliding doors is that they \”open half way\”. For example, a 2-meter-wide door opening has only 1 meter of passage space. If the door opening is small, after the sliding door is opened, the passage space is less than 0.8 meters, which will appear crowded. Depressing, affecting the user experience, and poor lighting and ventilation of the unit itself will also have a certain impact.

2. Upgraded sliding door

With the improvement of technological level and living needs, traditional sliding doors can no longer meet all the needs of the public, so folding doors \”emerge in response to demand\”. It is an upgraded version of sliding doors, and it also has its own advantages. Rail style and hanging rail style, but now more people like hanging rail style

1. Complete Open to expand the utilization of the doorway

Compared with the \”half opening\” of sliding doors, folding doors can be fully opened, making full use of the door opening space, folding the door panels, and occupying very little space.

2. Space transparency

When the folding door is closed, the two spaces are separated. When fully opened, the two spaces can be integrated into one. Especially for small apartments, it can make the space more spacious and transparent. , enhance ventilation effect

3. Too much Rely on hardware accessories

The stress of folding doors is concentrated on several points of the door leaf. Under the same conditions, the stability of folding doors is weaker than that of sliding doors. Moreover, folding doors use more hardware accessories and have higher quality requirements. High, so the overall budget cost of folding doors is also relatively expensive

In addition, when the folding door is opened and closed, it does not open with one pull like the sliding door. It needs to be pushed and pulled slowly to fold and retract the door panel, which is more cumbersome.

To sum up, it is recommended to use ground rail sliding doors with high sealing and stability on the balcony. If the balcony has a package and wants to install a door, then you can consider hanging rail sliding doors and folding doors (high cost); In indoor spaces, for spaces with poor ventilation and lighting, it is recommended to use folding doors, which can improve it; as for other situations, it can be determined according to the actual situation and personal preferences. Generally speaking, as long as the budget is sufficient, it can be as beautiful and classy as possible. !