Sliding doors to the bathroom: wooden, plastic, accordion. Installation and assembly

How many tasks do we solve when making repairs in the bathroom? Probably, each of you can name them at least a dozen. One of the most important, perhaps, is the choice of the door to the bathroom. After all, it helps us not only to protect the overview of this room from prying eyes, but also to solve design problems that will help make the interior of the room even more functional and convenient. Sliding doors to the bathroom will help solve the problem of small areas and save space. Their dignity is not only in compactness, but also in the originality of the design solution.

The advantage of the sliding door system is certainly considered to be a large savings in the useful space of the .This type of door does not take up much space and does not block the passage.

Ideal solution such doors will be for very large openings - this kind of doors can completely block it. The number of leaflets in sliding mechanisms can vary from one to three, respectively, you can install designs of any complexity. And, most importantly, while this door will look very attractive and fit into almost any design.

A serious drawback of such doors is a very complex installation process. Swing doors on this account is much easier and cheaper.

Insufficient airtightness of the room is another of the weaknesses of the sliding doors. Because of the features of the mechanism, the door leaf does not fit tightly to the door opening, so the sounds are slightly insulated. This disadvantage can be easily eliminated by installing a special gasket for insulation during installation of the sliding structure.

The materials from which the sliding doors are made can be divided into two large groups: budget models and doors of a more expensive price segment. Another criterion - the durability of sliding doors. Let's take a closer look at all their diversity.

Doors made of fiberboard, chipboard and MDF are a very economical and good option. And it will last a long time if the doors are treated with special means of protection against humidity and temperature changes or coating them with a protective film. Otherwise, such doors can swell, deform and collapse. The design of such doors is very diverse in color, shape, texture. Based on this, you can choose a model of the door that perfectly fits into any stylistic design of the bathroom.

Doors made of plastic, glass and solid wood are more expensive, but the quality and service life of such doors is much higher. You can choose from ready-made models or custom-made - the quality of any door will not disappoint, tk.they are subject to a thorough check and are inspected visually. Sliding constructions, made of plastic are very practical, becausethey do not need to be protected from moisture and temperature changes.

The most popular today are sliding doors and doors made of glass and wood with glass inserts .

Sliding doors can be made of a single leaf and have a large enough weight and high strength.

But there is a more subtle and light version, but at the same time no less durable, if made of high-quality materials - the accordion door. Which of these models should you choose?the choice directly depends on which stylistic key the bathroom will be made in.

So, when you have decided on the design, size and quantity of door leaves, it's time to move on to purchasing door fittings and guides. The second set includes two guide profiles( also called "rails"), a stopper, a roller mechanism and a stop.

At the top and bottom are the guides, along which the construction will move. Elements are also installed, which allow to limit the distance of movement of the whole mechanism. The stopper is fixed to the floor, and the stopper is fixed at the top of the wall.

Sliding constructions in the bathroom have special handles, which differ from the classic details for conventional doors. They should be located in special depressions of the door leaf, so as not to interfere with the free movement of the leaflets.

As a rule, handles are installed by the manufacturer, but if you need an individual design or built-in lock, the handles can be manufactured to individual order.

The less complicated system for installing sliding designs in the bathroom is the use of an overhead system, through which the doors slide along the length of the wall along special "rails". The disadvantage of such a system is that something close to the wall can not be placed close to, and such doors will not be tightly closed.

The advantage of such a system is its low cost and ease of installation, which can be carried out independently. This system includes several components - a guide that is installed above the doorway;two rollers that cut into the butt of the door from the bottom, and a lower stop that does not allow the canvas to move from side to side. This kit is enough to make the whole system function properly.

Stages of installation of a sliding system for sliding structures:

• On the lower end of the door leaf you need to install the rollers that are included in the guide kit. This process is quite simple, becauseto cut the rollers into the door itself is not required. They need to be applied and screwed onto the screws.
• In the lower end of the door structure, a small slot with a depth of 15 mm and a width of 3 mm must be made. To do this, use a saw blade, if it is, or a Bulgarian, after having installed a special wood nozzle on it.

• To find out at what height the guide is set, measure the height of the door with the rollers plus a centimeter in the distance below the door. You can set the guides in different ways. Sometimes corner brackets are used( but this option is not very reliable) or fix the structure to a beam of wood, which must be installed in advance. The second option is more reliable, and the bar can be disguised by painting it in the color of the door. When choosing a sliding mechanism, pay great attention to its dimensions( the width of the door leaf should be twice its width).
• To establish the door leaf on the guide structure, it is necessary to start the roller mechanism in it from the side.
• Next, you need to adjust. For this, we set the guides in the guides so that the door is held in the desired position.
• Now proceed to install the lower stop. To insert the stop in the groove on the left and press it firmly against the floor, you will need to fully open the doors. Then push the stop in the groove only 1 cm, he should not go far beyond the door. With the help of dowels we fix the support to the floor, necessarily aligning the canvas vertically.

The principles of the advanced door system are discussed in detail in the following video.

Mounting the sliding structure in the bathroom alone using the overhead system is a fairly simple process. The sliding door is more difficult to mount with a cassette. It will be discussed further. Sliding cassette structures are hidden from the eyes and take up little space, this is their main advantage. A cassette system is installed inside the wall, and it is produced by a single unit( cassette).

The only drawback of sliding structures, perhaps, is that when installing them you need to demolish a wall fragment, however, this is probably not all apartments. For example, in houses with an old layout, the configuration of the bathroom has a beveled shape, so to establish a cassette system in such a room it will be necessary to change the design of the bath to a rectangle.

The installation of the cassette system is carried out according to the following scheme:

• First, it is necessary to prepare an opening in the wall corresponding to the dimensions of the cassette, preferably a little more, in order not to interfere with the installation of the door in any way.
• In the prepared opening, install the cassette door, attaching it around the perimeter. It is very important in this case to put everything clearly on the level, becauseeven slight distortions can negatively affect the longevity of the installed door. Considering the cost of such a door and the problematic installation, repair or replacement of the mechanism will cost a lot.
• The last stage - masking the inside of the cassette under the usual wall. The easiest way is to build a structure from gypsum cardboard, which will be covered with wallpaper from the external room, and spread from the inside with tiles.

More information about the installation of sliding doors you can learn from the video.

Of course, the door-compartment is not designed for rooms with high humidity, but sometimes they are used. It is reasonable to put them in rooms with a large area, where space saving is not required. All due to the fact that the doors are wide enough( one wing is 60 cm long, and they will need two or even three).

The advantage of such doors in their weightlessness and ease, becausethey are equipped mainly with glass. Due to this, the area of ​​the room visually increases.

The sliding door is easy to install. In advance, you need to carefully prepare the opening, completing its final finish. Next, mount the rail from the top and bottom and install and adjust the doors themselves.

As a rule, breakdown of sliding structures happens because the rollers are out of order due to the debris falling into the guides. Very often such a problem is faced by pet owners whose wool can be hammered into mechanisms and disable them. Therefore, to eliminate problems with sliding compartments is very simple, it is very easy to clean the guide mechanisms with a vacuum cleaner.