Even a small living space will not do without the presence of interior doors, including the entrance to the bathroom and toilet room. In a standard one-room apartment, there are a minimum of 5 doors. Naturally, the more rooms in the living room, the more opening structures. They are often brought into use, succumbing to opening and closing. Therefore, when choosing interior doors for an apartment or a house, it is important to take into account the quality and reliability of products. Fortunately, a huge assortment is offered on the market for these products.
There are several varieties, but today we’ll talk about interior sliding doors, describe the features of the work of structures and weigh their inherent advantages and disadvantages.
Features of sliding structures
Sliding - one of the most popular systems for arranging interior doors today. And this is due to the attractive appearance, significant space savings, ease of installation of structures. In this case, it is not necessary to resort to complex construction work, because the product is easily installed independently.
Accessories that complete interior compartment doors are an integral part of the delivery. This is what the canvas will move on and what will ensure the reliability of the structure.
Another feature of the coupe doors is a competent combination of product decor and room interior, because the design organically fits into any style.
Comparing these models with other types, we can conclude that folding structures are easy to install and much cheaper. Prices for interior sliding doors start from 19 000 rubles.
Varieties of paintings and designs
There are such sliding doors on sliding mechanisms:
- veneered;
- laminated on the basis of MDF;
- solid canvas made of solid wood and others.
Structurally, the system of interior door-coupes is thought out so that the fittings are hidden behind the decor elements, remaining hidden from the eyes and not violating the overall style.
The door, consisting of two canvases that fold when opened and assemble when closed, is called the "accordion." This is what you need for the pantry, dressing room, hallway.
Advantages of Sliding Type Designs
Door systems of this kind have many advantages:
- aesthetic appearance;
- simple and convenient dismantling and installation;
- low price for sliding interior sliding doors;
- installation that does not require additional functionality or services of the wizard;
- the ability to install almost any door, regardless of its size;
- long life of sliding interior sliding doors;
- Significant savings in useful space, especially in limited square meters, for example, in an apartment-Khrushchev;
- lack of grooves, sills, rail on the floor;
- do not worry about the floor covering and that it may suffer during the installation of doors - this will not happen;
- there is no need to carry out preparatory construction work before installing the canvas;
- lack of a door frame;
- silent and smooth gliding;
- the possibility of installing a single or double wing system, depending on the opening.
Sliding interior sliding doors do not have significant drawbacks, but sometimes due to a loose entry of the door leaf, strange sounds appear and light glances slip through.
Therefore, to ensure automatic silent closing of the system, equip it with a door closer and a special quiet lock.
How to prepare an opening for installation of a compartment door
Compared to standard swinging interior doors, sliding systems do not require box equipment - in this respect they do not stand out against the background of similar sliding structures. This is the main feature that facilitates installation technology. But the fact that there is no door frame requires a number of other works that give the opening a complete aesthetic appearance. Do not leave this for later, because you risk spoiling the door itself by doing rough work on grouting and decorating the niche.
Ask how to do it? It's simple: use one of the technologies you like related to the decoration of the interior surfaces of the room.
How to handle a doorway
If you want to use drywall - go for it, putty and paint. Like natural material - make wood trim, and if you want - take plastic panels only if this option is appropriate.
But when choosing an option, do not forget that the side parts of the opening are subjected to frequent and strong influences of the door leaf, which, in turn, violates the finish. Therefore, give preference to durable materials, and it is better to opt for wood, from which 75% of Leroy coupe interior door models are made. The main materials:
- solid wood;
- MDF pads;
- Chipboard;
- bamboo wallpaper.
Often, the opening for the installation of interior sliding sliding doors is tiled with tiles, plates made of natural or artificial stone. In general, there are plenty of options, you just have to choose the one that will last longer than others under the operating conditions of the sliding system.
The technical side of the issue of the design of the compartment door is:
- In a clear adherence to the level - the sidewalls should be perfectly flat, without deviations vertically. The top of the opening should be clearly parallel to the floor.
- The upper part of the aperture must be strictly horizontal, it must meet the requirements of strength and stiffness in order to fix the self-tapping screws for the guides along which the self-installed interior compartment door rides.
Important! Violation of at least one of these points will lead to skewing of the valves, and as a result - to the incorrect functioning of the system.
Installation workflow
So how to install interior sliding doors? This question interests 100% of buyers of structures of this kind. The acquisition of a sliding system is good because from the manufacturer it comes to the client almost ready for installation, that is, 90% of the construction is already assembled. Therefore, the installation process does not take much time.
The installation diagram consists of three stages and will help you install the do-it-yourself interior door. The installation process is not difficult, because you will cope with the installation of an interior sliding door without the help of masters.
Installing the bottom rail
The order of assembly of the rails is unimportant in principle, but it is customary to start from the bottom. Take the guide and cut it exactly to the size corresponding to the width of the doorway. Having dealt with this point, lay the rail on the floor, centering it, and mark the attachment points. As a rule, special holes are already drilled at the factory. Remove the guide and make holes according to the set marks, insert plastic plugs (dowels) and, laying the rail in place, screw it with screws.
How to mount the top rail
Further installation of interior sliding doors implies the installation of an upper rail or vice versa, depending on which guide (top or bottom) you started. The difference between them is only in coordinating the installation site. To cope with the goal, prepare the level: attach it to the edge of the bottom rail, first on one side, then on the other. Adhering to a clear vertical, transfer to the top of the doorway two points that serve as reference points for mounting the top rail. Then proceed by analogy:
- attach the guide;
- mark up;
- drill holes in the surface;
- insert dowels;
- return the rail to its original place;
- screw the mount using self-tapping screws.
Remember that the carrier is the lower guide, the upper is responsible for maintaining the door leaf in an upright position and prevents it from falling. Therefore, pay special attention to whether the floor in the room where you are going to mount the compartment door is level. The angle of deviation from the floor level of 2-5 mm across the entire width of the opening is considered acceptable.
Mounting the door leaf on the rails (rails)
This is an elementary simple stage of installing interior sliding doors, which does not take more than 10 minutes of time.
Take the door and, lifting it, bring the canvas in the upper guide. Then lower it to the lower rail and make sure that the rollers fall into the desired groove.
Sometimes a small problem arises - the wheels fall out. But this is not scary, it should be so - they will fall into place, taking the right position. Adjust the wheels interfering during the installation of the glass interior door-compartment with your hands - and the problem is solved.
On this installation is considered complete, and the door is ready for active use. Enjoy the attractive view of the structure, assembled independently and so successfully complementing the interior of the room.
The main thing in this business is to hit the grooves with the wheels. Typically, there are two of them - one door in one groove, the other in the other. When installing three door leafs, two of them go along one groove, and the third - along the second.
Now you know what the design of the sliding system is, you are guided by the prices of interior sliding doors and have an idea of how to properly mount the system without the help of craftsmen, while saving the family budget.