Folding door

Today, many apartment owners are experiencing difficulties due to lack of space in the house. However, modern manufacturers have taken this moment into account and regularly replenish their collections with multifunctional and compact furniture that can save a lot of space in the room. A very useful invention, helping to develop a competent layout of the dwelling, was a collapsible door . Unlike the classical swing model, it consists of several moving sections that are fixed to a rail that provides opening. Due to the fact that the door opens within the doorway, you save space in the room and it will be easier for you to make layout of a small room. In addition, folding doors also have a number of advantages, namely:

The disadvantages are that the doors wear out quickly and eventually become a source of noise. In addition, they can not be installed on wide openings, since its mechanism is designed for narrow canvases.

The lineup

Depending on the number of sections and the way of opening, such doors are divided into several subspecies:

  1. Foldable interior door book . It has two flaps, which, when opened, overlap one another. The panels of the "book" are heavy and strong, and the loops are more powerful. These doors are easy to install, they serve for a long time and are inexpensive. However, a small space is required for opening. The door-screen fits well with the interior of high-tech, minimalism and laconic Japanese style .
  2. The "accordion" model . It differs from the "book" by the number of slat-plates, which are the basis of the canvas.This model is fixed and assembled in the likeness of blinds, while it can be made from a wide variety of materials: MDF, plastic panels, solid wood. depends solely on the quality of the hardware.For longer life, you can use spring mechanisms and hinges of high quality.

Experts advise the use of folding doors in rooms with little traffic, or in built-in cabinets and niches. So they will wear out more slowly.