Kitchen is a cooking place, our Chinese cooking habits are frying, deep-frying, stir-frying, the fumes will be heavier. In order to avoid the fumes scattered, affecting other rooms, so the majority of people will install a partition for the kitchen.
Previously renovated new houses, will be installed in the kitchen glass sliding door, not only can isolate the smoke, but also will not affect the lighting and ventilation effect. However, the traditional glass sliding door has a lot of shortcomings and is now outdated. Smart people are installed folding doors, not only practical but also save space.
Disadvantages of sliding doors
The traditional sliding door is opened by sliding the door through the track on the floor. The track protrudes several centimeters from the ground, which is not only unsightly, but also easy to stumble if you are not careful.
Moreover, the tracks are grooves with openings facing upwards, which are easy to accumulate dust and dirt, and are troublesome to clean.
If the inside of the track is not cleaned, or often trampled and deformed, it will lead to the sliding door’s wheel slip is blocked, affecting the convenience of opening the door usually.
There is another disadvantage, that is, the sliding door can only open half, destined to have another glass door can not be opened, more space.
New sliding doors
Because traditional sliding doors have so many disadvantages, some new types of sliding doors are slowly being introduced to replace them. For example, minimalist sliding doors or hanging track sliding doors.
1、Minimalist sliding door
Is to install a recessed copper or steel bar on the floor, which can be a perfect solution to the problem of groove track.
However, the copper or steel bar is easy to fall off, if you push and pull too hard, there can be “off the rails” situation. And the problem of space occupation still exists.
2, hanging track sliding door
As the name suggests, it is the track hanging above the door, so that the ground has no track, you can let the ground to keep the complete unity.
But the cost of sliding door hanging rail is relatively high, and the bearing capacity of the door beam has requirements, otherwise it is easy to collapse.
Hanging track sliding door and the ground need to retain a gap of about 1cm, otherwise it is easy to scratch the tiles, but this will cause a gap, resulting in fumes escaping out.
Now popular folding sliding door
Folding sliding door, as the name suggests, is that the door belongs to the folding type, usually open the door, only need to gently push in one direction.
Folding sliding doors have a lot of benefits, the following is a detailed introduction for you.
1、Save space
Folding doors allow you to fold each panel together, allowing you to open the kitchen door all the way. Unlike traditional glass sliding doors, which can only be opened in half, all of them can be opened to save more space.
2, open atmosphere
Because the folding door can open the kitchen door completely, you can make the kitchen more open, the effect is naturally more open atmosphere.
3、Easy in and out
Folding doors allow the kitchen to switch between closed and open, flexibly, without worrying about opening and closing. It is especially convenient to open the door completely, and it is especially convenient to go in and out or carry things.
4、Convenient cleaning
Because the folding door does not have a track, so the ground does not have health dead ends, cleaning is more convenient and trouble-free.
Types of Folding Doors
Folding doors are very effective, but there are quite a few types of folding doors, when decorating, according to personal preference.
1, metal frame + glass door
And traditional glass sliding door is a little similar, the use of metal frame, and then use the glass material as the door plate. However, relative to the ordinary sliding door, folding door width will be much narrower, so as not to take up space.
The metal frame of the glass door, not only the visual effect has a sense of class, and the lighting and ventilation will not be affected.
2, pvc folding door
As the name suggests, the folding door’s border is built with PVC material, which is relatively lightweight, and there is no dead space on the ground, and the key is that it is inexpensive and suitable for families with a low budget.
However, pvc folding doors are generally not used in the kitchen, but in the study, balcony and other places.
3, flat folding door
Flat folding door, that is, using wooden boards as the door panel of the folding door. It can effectively protect privacy, but it can’t transmit light, and the lighting and permeability will be much worse.
Summarize.
Folding doors really have a lot of benefits, stylish and good-looking, light and airy, do not take up much space, you can open the door completely, there is no dirt hiding, stumbling track. If you like it, you can give it a good thought.
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