Recently, I have been able to swipe through pocket doors on various platforms. What exactly is a pocket door?
Pocket door is a type of door that embeds the door panel into the wall, and "putting the door into a pocket" is a wonderful description of it.
Making a pocket door requires dismantling the wall or building a new wall.
Summarized several points to pay attention to when making pocket doors:
a. Firstly, non load bearing walls can be constructed, and it is necessary to ensure that the width of the door panel is smaller than the width embedded in the wall;
b. The upper sliding rail is embedded in the ceiling, sealed with decorative panels, and a new wall is built with light steel keel. The door panel is embedded in the wall;
c. The gap left in the light steel keel wall should be greater than the thickness of the door panel, and should be determined in advance with the manufacturer. The height should be reduced by the part occupied by the pulley and track;
d. For the convenience of pushing and pulling, a rebound device can be installed inside the wall, leaving 2 centimeters less than the wall seam. When fully opened, the door panel can be partially exposed outside the wall, which looks good;
e. Ordinary tracks require reserved maintenance ports, and if you do not want to leave maintenance ports, you should choose imported detachable tracks.
In addition, the door leaf is prone to odor when sealed in the wall, and the sound insulation and noise reduction effect of light steel keel walls is not good.
After discussing the pocket door, let's talk about other indoor doors so that everyone can compare and make a choice.
PD, swing door folding
Compared to pocket doors, PD folding doors are much more convenient and mature. Its biggest feature is the ability to fold doors the size of a swing door in half.
So its main purpose is to solve situations where swing doors take up space or cannot be installed at all.
PD folding door, also known as PT folding door, is a type of door that can be opened and folded before being flattened. When opened, it only occupies half of the radius space of the flattened door, and can be opened up to a 180 degree angle when needed. It is simply a blessing for small-sized apartments.
It is mostly used in kitchens and bathrooms, and if there is enough space after opening the door, it is generally not needed.
Due to the immaturity of hardware technology for insulated glass, PD doors are generally used in conjunction with single piece glass. Popular products such as Changhong glass and embossed glass are fashionable to match.
Nowadays, in addition to black and white, there are also gray, champagne and other colors available for metal frames.
Pivot doors, commonly known as revolving doors in office buildings/hotels, are not commonly used in home decoration. Single leaf pivot doors are also commonly used in shopping malls or workwear.
The central axis door is used for home decoration, which can rotate 360 degrees and has a flexible design. It is supported by a heaven and earth axis hinge, standing tall and with a more avant-garde style.
When it opens and closes parallel to the wall, both sides can pass through without waiting for people to pass through in turn.
The central axis door of the glass makes the space appear bright, transparent, and atmospheric.
There is also a type of off-axis door, with the door axis on one side of the door, using the same principle. The difference is that the offset door can be opened and closed up to 90 degrees to stop, and can also be opened in one or two directions, with an automatic return closing function.
Off axis doors are also commonly made of glass indoors, while they are used as entrance doors for gardens, villas, and other buildings outdoors. Generally, solid wood materials are chosen, which are thick and stable. For outdoor use, the waterproofing and maintenance of wood should be considered.
Central axis doors are not recommended for ordinary households to install. They are not suitable for high-rise or large apartment buildings, as their advantages cannot be fully demonstrated and their prices are expensive.
Track follows the door to move the ghost door
Sliding doors and traditional hanging rail doors have fixed hanging rails or ground rails, while ghost doors move with the rails, with the upper rail pulley hidden inside the door.
No matter how it is pushed, pulled, or slid, there are no visible guide rails or pulleys on the back of the door, while on the front of the door, there is only one line that overlaps with the door opening, full of technology and high aesthetics. Due to the suspension rail being covered by the door panel, the rail cannot be seen no matter how it is pushed or pulled.
If it is a hard floor such as ceramic tiles, the bottom pulley can also be embedded in the door without a track, and when opened and closed, it gently "floats" like a ghost. It does not affect the laying of ceramic tile flooring, and the size of the door opening is wider than that of a sliding door. As long as the wall after being pushed open is greater than or equal to the width of the door, it is acceptable.
