Variety of sliding doors

Press, 2 August 1979, Page 10

Variety of sliding doors

A very popular trend on today’s home scene is the sliding door. Glass panelled, louvred or flush panelled, they are being used more and more, partly because of more compact living, partly to close openings and thus reduce heat loss between rooms, and partly for ease of opening. They are also becoming widely used for built-in wardrobes again to reduce obstruction in the smaller bedrooms of today’s homes. The types of doors available are, of course, infinitely variable but an extremely important part of the door installations is the suspension system. These vary widely within two separate types: Firstly the face-mounted door on which the door slides across the face of the wall and gives the full width of the opening;

secondly, the top-hung doors which open across one another, thus restricting width of opening but allowing full use of the total wall space on either sideWithiri the two types are included a range of different suspension systems designed primarily to carry different door weights. While the fitting up of this type of door is not an excessively -complex operation and is Within the reach

of a competent home owner, accuracy is required in measuring and positioning to ensure that the doors run freely and do not jam or become distorted. On Saturday’s “How it’s Done” day at the Building Centre, you will see a display by the technical representative of Henderson Door Systems (Mr Alan Austing), who will demonstrate the techniques involved in fitting and hanging this type of door.