Is The Sliding Door A Lifting Rail Or A Ground Rail?

"Sliding door" is a common choice in home decoration. Many friends choose sliding doors between their kitchens and restaurants.

Sliding doors can not only isolate the space, but also will not affect the indoor lighting and permeability. Therefore, many residents will choose to install glass sliding doors as partitions between different areas.
 

The common sliding doors in the market mainly include the ground rail sliding door and the hanging rail sliding door.
Among them, the ground rail sliding door can also be divided into the traditional ground rail sliding door and the minimalist ground rail sliding door, but the two sliding doors are similar in essence, and there is not much difference.
So should the sliding door choose the hanging rail or the ground rail? After six months' use, I finally have the answer. Today, I also share my personal experience with you. I hope it will help you in your decoration in the future.

Ground rail sliding glass door
The ground rail Glass sliding door is widely used. It is also a kind of sliding door that has been on the market for a long time. It realizes the effect of opening and closing the door through the groove track on the ground. It is also a choice for most families now, and its advantages and disadvantages are clear at a glance.
Advantages of ground rail sliding door:
 

Affordable price
The ground rail sliding door is a type of sliding door that has been on the market for a long time. Now the technology for producing this kind of sliding door on the market is very mature, so it will be more affordable in terms of price.
And it is not easy to have problems in the process of use. Even if it is repaired, the maintenance cost is relatively low, which is more suitable for most families to choose.
 

Strong and durable
The ground rail sliding door is designed through a groove to form a state of mutual support between the track and the door panel, so the connection between the door frame, door panel and track will be more compact, relatively more durable and longer service life.

Disadvantages of ground rail sliding door:
It's easy to hide dirt
Because the sliding door of the ground rail adopts a groove type design, a certain sanitary dead angle will be formed between the sliding door and the ground. In the process of walking, we will also bring dust and other stains into the groove, which is easy to hide and accept dirt.
Moreover, it is very troublesome to clean the groove. If it is not cleaned in time, it will affect the moment when the door is opened and closed. However, if you want to clean it, you need to squat on the ground to clean it drop by drop, which takes a lot of time.
 

Track is easy to deform
The track of the sliding door on the ground rail is designed to be higher than the ground, so it is easy for us to step on it in the process of walking. The number of times we step on it increases, and the track is prone to deformation. Once it is deformed, the door will become less smooth.

There are certain potential safety hazards
Because the sliding door of the ground rail should be several centimeters higher than the ground, it is easy to bump when walking. If there are old people and children at home, there are certain potential safety hazards.
 

Sliding door of hanging cabinet
The design of the sliding door with hanging rail is similar to that of the barn door. The rail is lifted to remove the rail at the bottom. It is also a popular sliding door installation method.
Advantages of rail sliding door:
 

The ground is smoother
The track of the sliding door of the hanging cabinet is directly installed on it, so there will be no track design on the ground, which can ensure that the whole ground is more flat and not prone to collision.
 

Easy to clean
Similarly, there is no track design on the ground, so it is not easy to hide dirt and accept dirt at ordinary times, and it will be more convenient to clean up.
 

Wider range of opening and closing doors
The lifting rail sliding door can open the whole glass door to the maximum, while the traditional sliding door can only open the door to half, so relatively speaking, the interior will be more transparent and open after the lifting rail sliding door is opened.

Disadvantages of rail sliding door:
High installation cost
The hanging rail sliding door is a kind of style that has only been on the market in recent years. The production technology is not so mature. In addition, the installation itself is laborious, so the installation cost will be higher. If you have a small budget, you are not recommended to choose this sliding door.
 

Poor sealing
Because there is no track between the sliding door and the ground, a distance of about one centimeter will be reserved between the frameless sliding door and the ground during installation to avoid friction between the ground and tiles, which will also lead to poor sealing of the whole sliding door.
If the sliding glass door of the hanging rail is installed between the kitchen and the dining room, the lampblack may also flow to other spaces during the cooking process and have a certain impact.