Want to decorate your new home comfortably and thoroughly? This task must be left to the sliding door at home. At present, the sliding door has gradually become a "favorite" in home decoration by virtue of its continuous iterative design and a variety of door panel materials. Today, let's talk about how to choose the most suitable sliding door in different spaces at home.
Is it better to choose the lifting rail or the ground rail for the sliding door?
In terms of installation methods, sliding doors are mainly classified into two types: lifting rail and ground rail. Lifting rail means that the lifting wheel and rail are installed above; Ground rail refers to the exposed rail visible from the ground.
(lifting rail)
(ground rail)
Advantages and disadvantages of lifting rail:
Advantages of lifting rail: easy cleaning and smooth pushing and pulling; There is no damage to the ground and the overall feeling is stronger. Disadvantages of lifting rail: poor sealing and poor sound insulation effect; The installation is difficult, the maintenance coefficient is high, and the service life is not long.
Advantages and disadvantages of ground rail:
Advantages of ground rail: good sealing and sound insulation; Easy installation, maintenance and durability. Disadvantages of ground rail: it is not easy to clean, and the pushing and pulling is not smooth; It causes damage to the ground, and the overall sense is not strong.
How to select the lifting rail and ground rail?
If the space has high requirements for heat insulation, sealing and privacy, the ground rail can be selected, such as balcony, study, bedroom and other spaces.
If the space does not have high requirements for sound insulation, but has high requirements for smoothness, cleanliness and durability, the hanging rail can be selected, such as cloakroom, kitchen, toilet, etc.
How to choose the sliding door material?
Aluminum alloy + glass sliding door is the most common, which is not only durable, but also versatile. There are also many popular choices of glass styles.
Changhong glass.
There are many color systems of Changhong glass. At present, grey glass and white glass are more popular. Grey glass is more atmospheric but more expensive. White glass is recommended to choose ultra white glass, which is visually more transparent and has higher transmittance.
Water ripple.
The texture is like water. It has a natural sense of oil painting. It is highly decorative. It is matched with a very narrow border. It looks great.
Checkered.
The mystery of the square grid is that the world seen through the square grid is like a mosaic. The pixels are magnified thousands of times, making it difficult to see what is hidden behind it.
If there are old people and children at home, we must buy tempered glass, which is stable and safe. If you want to keep it more transparent and clean, you can use double-layer glass, but the price is also more expensive.
Wooden sliding door. The wood is lighter and has texture, giving people a more moist and natural feeling, which is very suitable for Japanese or simple design style.
However, attention should be paid to the material selection of wood. It is best to choose solid wood, composite wood and other materials that are not easy to deform and resistant to high temperature and hot pressing, and try to avoid selecting unqualified wood-based panels, because there is more formaldehyde and it is easy to deform.
Plastic steel and steel are also common materials, which are not easy to deform, durable and widely used.
How to select sliding doors in different areas?
Living room / Balcony
The balcony at home has been sealed. There are no high requirements for heat insulation and sound insulation. It only needs to be simply separated from the living room, and has high requirements for daylighting. You can choose the ground rail sliding door, because the sealing and sound insulation of the ground rail sliding door are much better than the hanging rail.
The balcony can also choose the double-layer hollow glass sliding door. The double-layer is better closed than the single-layer, and the insulating property of the hollow glass is stronger. It is recommended to use tempered glass of more than 6mm for higher safety, but the price is also more expensive.
Kitchen
Kitchen doors should be moisture-proof, waterproof and easy to clean. Glass sliding doors are widely used. The home is an open kitchen, which can use a black frame glass sliding door. The simple narrow side black frame has a high appearance value, and the transparent material has a greater sense of visual space.
If you want to be transparent, but don't want the oil smoke to spread all over the room, you can also try the invisible sliding door, which can not only separate the space between the kitchen and the living room, but also block the noise and oil smoke. It is very convenient to set the hanging rail + no rail on the ground.
Bedroom
The sliding door in the bedroom is generally used as an area partition, which is generally made of solid wood or glass. Changhong glass sliding door has better partition effect, high privacy, as well as daylighting and aesthetics.
But the sliding door in the bedroom has better sound insulation effect. Closing the door is a comfortable sleeping environment.
Toilet
The toilet shall be water-resistant and moisture-resistant, with strong privacy. Glass and metal sliding doors are widely used. The double-layer frosted glass sliding door not only ensures privacy, but also saves space to supplement the light source.
The toilet sliding door can also be designed as three doors and two rails, with the middle door open, which not only ensures sufficient space in the middle aisle, but also separates the dry and wet areas without embarrassment. In addition, the ceiling design makes it convenient to clean the ground.
Cloakroom
The sliding door in the cloakroom can avoid space cramping and improve utilization and permeability. The transparent gray glass sliding door maintains a large sense of space and a certain sense of privacy. It is designed with a drawer and a shelf at the same time, which is beautiful and practical.
Sliding doors are popular nowadays
Barn door
The combination of barn door + magazine rack not only has a high appearance, but also can put "toilet reading materials", which is more suitable for a family of two or a single apartment. The width of the barn door in the bathroom should be 1-2 cm more, so that you are not afraid to see the door from the side gap to protect privacy.
Families with children can brush blackboard paint on the smooth barn door to create a small painting world for children and reduce the trouble of children graffiti on the wall everywhere.
Ghost gate
No hardware can be seen from the surface, and the track is invisible. It can move freely. It matches the minimalist home style to meet the minimalist aesthetics of the whole house.
The hidden structure of the ghost door and the track shorter than the ordinary sliding door enable it to adapt to the narrow aisle environment, which is more beautiful with metal decorative elements.
Corner sliding door
The opening angle is very large. It is equipped with gray glass to ensure daylighting and increase concealment. The trackless design sweeper robot can easily enter, and people are not easy to stumble. The corner sliding door matches with the open kitchen, which is transparent and beautiful.
