Folding door - a modern solution in the interior

Sometimes swing doors cannot be installed: there is not enough space or they hit furniture or walls. In this case, accordion doors will help. They are also called folding or folding. This does not change the meaning: the product is assembled along the entire length of the door opening and takes up little space.

Accordion door: what is it

The canvases are composed of individual lamellas. At the same time, their size can be easily adjusted by reducing or adding the number of sections. There is only one caveat: large products will require two guides - above and below. Otherwise, during operation, the mechanism will start to jam.

The design advantages are low cost. For a standard doorway, there are a large number of proposals with a cost of about 3-4 thousand. rub. Of course, there are more expensive ones.

Reference! The operating time is approximately 6-7 years. The most common problem is roller breakage. In budget products, the rollers are made of soft plastic. As a result, the lamellas wear out quickly and are quite "noisy".

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Design features

The accordion, by its design, represents compact products that save space. Lamellas can be decorated with a mirror or glass inserts. Rollers are installed along the edges, which, moving along the rails, fold the structure.

If necessary, this structure can be equipped with locks. Doors must necessarily have a foundation. This makes it possible to divide the structure into two parts. They are fixed in the doorway and attached to the main panel, rollers are attached to the other part.

Reference! The accordion has a latch that allows you to leave the canvas open in a given position. There are products with two guides, this makes it possible for the lamellas to move more smoothly.

When to choose an accordion door

The accordion is the perfect solution to save space in the doorway by doing your the main task, this sliding system will at least be able to save 2 meters of space, in contrast to the classic products.

Main advantages:

• easy installation;
• space saving, suitable for small apartments;
• ease of use;
• at a price cheaper than classical counterparts;
• the risks of being closed by a draft are excluded;
• silent work.

Installing an accordion door is a modern solution for any apartment or frequency house. This structure can fulfill both functional and aesthetic role in the interior of the room.