What are the classification and application scenarios of glass sliding doors?

There are many places suitable for sliding doors at home, such as balcony, kitchen and bathroom, wardrobe... These places are equipped with sliding doors, which are very convenient. Compared with wooden doors, aluminum glass sliding doors cost less, but their appearance, use experience and customization are more convenient. This is the most traditional and classic sliding door of the ground rail sliding door.
 

Advantages: low cost; Simple structure and easy maintenance
Disadvantages: the track slot has sanitary dead angle, which is difficult to clean, and the pass is not parallel, so the door will be more and more difficult to open

Recommended application scenario: For the hall/dining room with poor lighting, it is better to transform the wall of the hall with poor lighting. It is better to use a sliding door to introduce light without passing the smell when eating, so as to protect the multi-directional privacy of the space. For the private rooms in the attic, the sliding door is usually at the side of the stairs, and the embedded side hung wooden door is used to enter and exit. When there are lodging guests, pull the door to one side of the bedroom to separate the guest bedroom and ensure the privacy of the host. Independent cloakroom - The cloakroom introduces natural light from the bedroom, which also helps keep clothes dry and tidy.
 

Lifting rail/lifting door
Sliding doors on the slide rails are a nightmare of Virgo cleanliness, but the suspension rails perfectly solve this problem.
Advantages: no sanitary dead space, low friction, no noise, no impact on tile laying, and the ground is integrated
Disadvantages: complicated installation, unstable shaking and poor sealing
Recommended application scenario: Western style kitchen; Western style kitchens with large space or open kitchens that need to be semi enclosed are not afraid of the spread of lampblack. They use lifting rails to achieve a higher appearance. Indoor compartment; If you want to separate a small room indoors, but do not want to damage the ground, you can use lifting rails to move the door, which makes it more flexible to open and close. Toilet dry area; After the separation of dry and wet in the toilet, it is better to install a more portable and fashionable hanging rail door for the door leading to the outside in the dry area.

Multiple folding doors
Recently, the hot folding sliding door has become a household Internet celebrity, which looks very advanced.
Advantages: It does not occupy space, keeps space transparent, and has a sense of sophistication
Disadvantages: The track should be paved together with the floor, otherwise it will be unsightly higher than the ground, the door frame has many hinges, and it is easy to be inflexible after a long time
Recommended application scenario: balcony door; The balcony door needs a very long width, so it is not a problem to use a folding door. When the door is opened, the balcony and the living room can almost be integrated. If the window is not closed, the outdoor fresh air can be introduced to the greatest extent.
 

Embedded sliding door
The embedded sliding door, strictly speaking, is just a new wall with some caution. The lifting rail and ground rail sliding door mentioned above can be embedded.
Advantages: the door can be invisible when opened
Disadvantages: high maintenance cost
Recommended application scenario: bay partition; Integrated design of partition custom cabinet and sliding door. Open kitchen to closed kitchen; Make sure the wall outside the kitchen is wide enough, and plug the sliding door. The cabinet can also be covered, simple and beautiful. Sliding doors can also be embedded in the walls on both sides (the walls on both sides can be parallel or 90 degrees).
Matters needing attention in installing sliding doors
Door frame material - from the perspective of durability, it is recommended to choose titanium magnesium alloy or aluminum magnesium alloy for sliding doors.
If the wooden door frame is used, it is better to use it indoors, because the wooden frame is not sun resistant, and it is easy to crack in the north.
The balcony door needs to have a certain thermal insulation, so like the window, it is better to increase the budget, use the alloy door frame with broken bridge, and pay attention to the aluminum alloy thickness, which is durable and not deformed.
 

Selection of sliding door glass
The sliding doors of the balcony and kitchen can choose tempered glass or double-layer tempered glass. Please shop around, or the price may not be beautiful. The door of the cloakroom should be dark brown or gray.
The net red Changhong glass and water ripple glass have a strong sense of art. The objects on the other side of the door are indistinct and beautiful~
Hardware quality - The quality of sliding door hardware actually determines the service life of the whole door.
If you want your sliding door to last for a long time, don't be careless with such small objects as rails, locks, anti-skid strips, cushions and handles.
Sliding door anti-collision strip - pay attention to keep it clean when using, and do not drag the door too hard, so that the door can be used for a long time.
Construction Note - Before installing the sliding door, remember to ask the worker to measure whether the door opening is parallel to the door frame, otherwise the door will not be repaired if it is not easy to pull. The floor and slide rail are designed as a whole. The slide rail base is actually embedded under the floor, so it is almost invisible
If the sliding door is equipped with a slide rail or a folding door, it is recommended to pave the slide rail and the floor/tile together, so that the sliding door will look better.

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