Know More About Sliding Doors And Its Benefits

By Author: Manoj Jha
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Home doors act as great partitions to compartmentalize a house. Home owners like to add design to their doors to make them blend in with the interiors of their house. It is the quest of every home owner to find home doors which are efficient, effective and stylish.

Sliding doors have emerged as a category to cater to this need. Their smooth sliding design reduces the need to cover up an entrance with a flap door which occupies space by either opening into a room or opening outside it.

More about sliding doors

A Sliding door is a kind of a bypass door which slides along a fixed channel and usually opens horizontally using suspension or roller mounted mechanism. It helps in space conservation and enhances beauty of the living space.

Various mechanisms used in the construction of sliding doors

1) Pocket sliding doors – typical for space conservation in smaller rooms
2) Patio doors – Arcadia sliding door made of glass to separate backyard exterior from interior
3) Shoji sliding doors – Made ...
... of glass or paper, this Asian design is used to enter gardens
4) Bypass sliding doors – Used in pantries, closets for small door openings, top-bottom tracks ensure one door hides behind another
5) French sliding doors – It is a new sliding fashion where outward swinging doors are modified to slide along too. It can contain multiple glass panes.

Sliding door can be fitted with screen slider option to air out the room. Double French doors add extra opening space when larger items need to be moved through the doors. Alternatively, only one door can also be used in such a setting.

Benefits of sliding doors

1) Eco-friendliness
Since most sliding doors are made of materials like glass, metal or synthetic polymers, they are Eco-friendly. A lot of trees are saved conserving natural resources.

2)Space saving
Hinged doors require more space as they must swing within their width arc. Width arcs consume more area than track bound sliding doors. The space adjacent to hinged doors can’t be used too. But, the space adjacent to sliding doors can be used for decorative purposes or wall curtains.

3)View enhancer
Most sliding doors made of transparent glass offer a better view of the outside world. Translucent glasses can stop outsiders from peeking in, thereby, providing safety and comfort without compromising on brightness and vibrancy.

4)Spacious passage
Larger homes prefer to have wider doors making it easier to haul over large items. Also the hinges won’t bother a hauler moving through a sliding door providing greater maneuverability. Multiple sliding doors are versatile enough to occupy a space of six door spaces in a close position.