Basic principles of technology.
With sliding wickets, every person came across. They can be found in a shopping center, on a train in a compartment car and in other public places. But their main difference from the interior is that they are automatic( pneumatic).In apartments, however, mechanical sliding doors are installed.
Their main advantage, compared with the swing - saving space.
Such a door consists of several structural elements. These elements are included in the kit supplied by the manufacturer:
- door leaf.
- box;
- set of guides( or, otherwise, the mechanism for sliding doors, by means of which the door is suspended in the existing door frame to the upper guide rail);
- knobs
- cassette
Some elements of the consumer often have to buy on their own, but without them at all do( where without the handle?).
Varieties of sliding interior doors
Sliding interior doors are of several types:
- Overhead
- Cassette
- With folding doors
Overheads are the simplest option. They are easy to assemble, have elegance and elegance.
Cassette - more complex. Cloth, as it were hidden in a box( on the principle of a cassette in a VCR).Such a door becomes invisible. The downside is the complexity of the installation.
"Gate" with folding leaves look more beautiful than the previous two options. Cloths are folded in accordion and can move in any longitudinal position. You can also remove the non-load-bearing wall( between the kitchen and the large room, for example) and use the accordion as a partition.
The movement can be carried out in two ways: either by using an upper guide roller( sliding door mechanism), in which you do not need a threshold;either with the help of the bottom one.
Door installation
Often the question arises whether it is possible to install sliding interior doors with your own hands? No problem! The editing technique is quite simple( if it is not a cassette type).In fact, the only thing that is required is to install the guides and secure the rollers. The first provides movement horizontally, the second allows the door to slide.
For visual increase of space, glass sliding doors are installed. Due to this, the effect of combining between rooms is obtained.
By the way speaking on any sliding doors interior you can put any kind of handles: wooden or metal;with or without lock. It is best to buy them in the kit( for a general warranty), although separately, you can also.
The disadvantages of this technology include the following: sliding "gates" better pass air, smells, light( this may not be a minus sign).In addition, sliding interior doors are not very strong. But in any case, the manufacturer( seller) provides a guarantee for five years.
As for the price of the question, everything depends on the choice of the door and the material of the canvas. The minimum price for an ordinary door is about 7000 rubles. On the websites of various manufacturers, you can find for absolutely fabulous money( up to 300 thousand rubles).
Should I spend money on this technology? It's up to the customers to decide. Pros and cons of any thing. Will the advantages of sliding doors overcome the same disadvantages? Everything depends, again, on the customers themselves.
