Install A "Barn Door" At Home, Save Space, And Have A Retro Personality And Fresh Literature And Art!

Install a "barn door" at home, save space, and have a retro personality and fresh literature and art!

The barn door, the English name "Barn Door", is mostly used in foreign farms. It is a solid wood sliding door with exposed sliding rails and pulleys. Although it was formerly a warehouse door, with its simple and unique appearance, it has become a new favorite in the home decoration industry in recent years. In recent years, there has also been a wave of presence in home decoration, and more and more homeowners like this retro, literary, small and fresh design.

Barn door advantages

1. The simplified shape of the warehouse door, the lines are simple and fashionable, the appearance is high and the texture is good.

2. The installation is simple, and those with strong personal hands-on ability can install the door by themselves.

3. The cost performance is relatively high, the price is cheaper than the general aluminum alloy sliding doors on the market, and the door panels can also be recycled and re-polished and painted. (You can use your own log old door panel to transform)

4. The sliding door can save space. It can be opened and hung at any time, and it is also possible to block two wall holes by one door. Such as bedrooms and study rooms, cabinets and door openings.

    
Barn door installation prerequisites

The barn door belongs to the hanging rail door, so when installing, it should be noted that the wall must be a solid wall such as red brick or concrete. If it is a hollow brick or a lightweight partition wall, the barn door cannot be installed. Foam bricks, hollow brick walls and light steel keel walls are not allowed to install barn doors. Be sure to install on load bearing walls/beams, red brick or concrete poured walls.

Barn door application

The places where barn doors often appear are: storage rooms, laundry rooms, cloakrooms or wardrobes, etc. These places are suitable for space division with barn doors. The small space can be hidden, the appearance is more beautiful, and the internal clutter can be avoided to affect the appearance.

The airtightness and sound insulation of barn doors are not very good, so try to avoid installing them in bedrooms and bathrooms. Other spaces should not be a problem, and the number does not need to be large, so one or two fans are enough, as the embellishment of the space, it can also add interest to the space.