Glass doors in the interior

Interior doors - this is not a simple decorative decoration of the interior, but also a kind of space divider in the room. But no matter how important doors are to you, the only factor that undoubtedly matters to any consumer is quality. The main thing is to choose a good and high-quality thing once, and it will last for decades.

That is why the choice of this product must be approached responsibly. Perhaps, in comparison with other objects of construction and decor, this is not in the first place in importance, but nevertheless, the furnishings and interior of the room as a whole depend on the quality of the doors and their appearance.

When choosing a door, it may turn out that it itself is a separate object, to which you need to choose the appropriate environment and interior, and not vice versa. Due to such original models, the selection of a door to a room can result in a problem.

First, you need to decide which model of interior glass door you need. Today, the choice is quite rich, so it is better to be guided by criteria such as:

• The dimensions of the existing doorway and its features: it is standard or goes beyond the standard.

• The general style of the interior and design of the rooms.

• If necessary, the door should match the space savings in the room.

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Doors with glass in the design of the room

Glass, perhaps, never goes out of fashion, and, at present, sliding partitions and doors with glass are very popular and are in demand among buyers and designers.

This is explained by the fact that with glass doors it is much easier to implement the most original ideas, in addition, such products and partitions give the room a “space effect” and are able to visually expand its limits.

Given the rich possibilities in terms of decor that glass provides, it can be used in interiors that are completely different in style.

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Advantages of glass doors

Although glass is considered a fragile material, the doors are made of especially strong glass, tempered and safe. One of the advantages of indoor glass doors is practicality. After all, during the entire service life, the glass does not change its appearance or physical properties, and in the care it does not present any difficulties.

Glass is a material that is resistant to moisture and glass doors can be installed in rooms with high humidity - bathrooms and showers. The choice of glass doors is a rational decision, and despite the fact that their cost may be higher than usual, such a purchase will justify itself over a long service life.

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Types of glass doors

Important: Whatever product you choose, you should pay attention to quality. The reputation of the manufacturer and its popularity in the Russian market or the CIS countries can tell about it.

• glass doors that can only be opened in one direction. These are sham doors, their installation is carried out with the help of canopies directly to the door frame;

• doors with glass of the "pendulum" type - they can open in any direction, they are fixed in two positions: ceiling and floor;

• sliding glass doors on photocells - such doors are used in hypermarkets and shopping centers, when visitors appear, the photocell is triggered and the doors open;

• glass doors on rollers - sliding doors. The rollers move along a special rail on the floor and ceiling. Doors move apart in different directions, this design saves adjacent space.

What exactly to choose, which door, with what design features, depends, of course, on the consumer, the conditions of his room in which it is supposed to be installed, as well as on the compliance of the selected product with the existing environment and design.

Mounting doors with glass is not difficult - their installation does not require any global construction work: it is enough to install them in an existing doorway. This method is called the "dry method".

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swing doors

This is the name of the doors of the traditional design, which, as a rule, consist of one leaf. But there may be exceptions: if the doorway is wide or such is the design idea, then in this case the doors can consist of two leaves. Doors can also be with a porch, so the best fit to the doorway is achieved, and, accordingly, sound and heat insulation is much more reliable.

This type of door can be mounted in wooden or metal boxes. Sometimes there are options that the material of the box is used as the frame of the door leaf.

Such products are quite practical and represent a great scope for the creativity of designers and home craftsmen. But it will only be possible to mount and install them in spacious rooms, with a large area, since they require additional space to open.

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Folding doors

If the apartment has a small area, then such doors are simply necessary for her. But, unfortunately, due to their design features, they have drawbacks - they do not completely adjoin the opening, and because of this, there are losses in the sound and heat insulation of the room. The most popular options for such doors are the “accordion” and “book” designs, the principle of their operation is movement due to roller mechanisms.

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sliding doors

It must be remembered that glazed sliding doors can be installed in rooms of various sizes and ceiling heights, and the guide for the doors to function is a special rail along which they move along the walls. If one door is used, then it is no longer a sliding door, but a sliding one.

There are several variations of these types of doors:

• coupe;

• hanging doors;

Such designs are very convenient to use when zoning indoors, for example, in a kitchen-dining room - you can close the dining area from the smells of cooking.

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Doors with pendulum mechanism

By design, they are similar to swing, but are able to move in both directions, and are ideal for kitchens, dining rooms, living rooms. But they need free space on both sides. Such doors are equipped for comfortable opening with closers and fixing devices, and can be both double-leaf and single-leaf.

For their installation, an element such as a box may not be necessary. In size, in particular, in width and height - such doors do not impose special requirements, because if necessary they can be equipped with extensions.

The disadvantages of these doors are that they do not fit snugly against the jamb, which reduces their soundproofing properties. Therefore, it is better not to install them in rooms that require silence (nurseries, bedrooms), because they also open noisily.

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Radius doors

Non-standard curved doors with curvilinear designs are made, as a rule, according to individual orders. Their shape is intended to complete the design idea in decorating the room. Often they are used in restaurants and clubs, in large hypermarkets and boutiques. Such doors are a combination of appearance and shape features: it is possible to present in the form of an "accordion", as well as "swing" and sliding doors.

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Accessories for glass doors and its features

Fittings for any type of door are not only parts for fixing in the box, but also a handle, a lock, decorative elements - these components are important parts for compiling the image of the door as a whole - namely, its aesthetic component.

Fittings must meet certain requirements for fittings for glass elements:

1. It should be noted that glass is a rather heavy material - therefore, the fittings must be securely fixed in the glass, and be well fixed in it, despite the movements that occur when the handle is turned.
2. Handles are made of steel or aluminum - they can be painted in bronze or gold, this is necessary to create a holistic interior design.

It should be borne in mind that the cost of fittings can be up to 65% of the costs of the total price of the door.

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What kind of glass is used for the manufacture of glazed doors

Ordinary glass can also be used to make glazed doors, but its only advantage is its low cost.

As for the operating criteria, they are not quite suitable for this type of product. It is better to choose glazing from the following types of glass:

• reinforced;
• red-hot;
• triplex;

One of the preferred options is to use triplex glass, it can also be of two types: with lamination or made using the liquid filling method.

The degree of glass thickness used can vary from 8 mm to 4 cm, and most importantly, in the event of the strongest impact, this glass will not cause a serious threat to human health. It will not shatter into tiny sharp particles, but will remain in place, and will look like a cracked film.

Shower doors are often made from just such a material - at the same time, internal glass decoration can be used. It should be noted that glass with reinforcement has similar qualities; it has a special mesh between the canvases.

The properties of tempered glass are slightly worse, although it is distinguished by good strength, nevertheless, it can break and pieces of it scatter in all directions with blunt edges.

However, it has a plus affordable price compared to triplex glass and reinforced glass.

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Ways to decorate glass for doors

Usually, a glass door is rarely made of a simple material (glass). Much more often, its processing is used in the form of special decoration and decoration techniques: from ordinary sandblasting to special engravings, stained glass windows and glass paintings. Interestingly, in certain cases, the decorating properties can also affect the physical qualities of glass: for example, if the glass is corrugated on both sides.

Also, spraying and painting, stained-glass windows and fusing are used to decorate glass.

For design projects, author's glass painting can be used, moreover, the cost of the material here is directly proportional to the eminence of the artist and the cost of his work, which he will request. Glass structures are perhaps the most unusual finishing materials as solutions for expanding space. It is a pity that not every consumer can implement the intended design or his own decision due to the cost of the material, or the fear of working with it (for example, if there are small children or large pets in the house).

In general, it is preferable to combine glass in a wood frame. Moreover, one of the most reliable options, even for fearful people, will be the option when the bottom of the door is made of wood, and the upper segment is made of glass inserts.

This design will be a good addition to the interior in modern style, as well as in the Mediterranean style. The unique aesthetic qualities of the glass surface, due to its special properties, make it possible to combine such decor solutions with any room design.

Glass that is inserted into the door leaves is usually tempered, and this complies with safety regulations and rules and operating regulations.

Glass can be decorated using various techniques:

• polishing from the outside in combination with abrasive surface treatment;
• processing in the style of "satin";
• glass tinting;
• surface engraving;
• sandblasting;
• facet processing;
• photo printing and other methods of glass processing.

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Selection of components for doors

The selection of these components for the door, despite the pettiness of the details, is nevertheless very important. The opening / closing of the door depends on these details, and the better they are, the longer you can not hear a “nasty creak” in your house.

An important quality for the opening and closing mechanism should be the reliability of nodes and connections, because no one wants to change doors after two months, they are chosen for years.

Advice: If you still hear a nasty creak or other sound coming from the door, lubricate the hinges and other parts with special oil. Do not use edible vegetable fats for this - not only will they not help, but they can also shorten the life of the lubricated parts.

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door height

As a rule, most people in the apartment have standard openings, which is why door manufacturers also tend to standard sizes. But still, high doors in interior transitions look better, as they can easily change the perception of the interior of the room as a whole.

Also, much more light and air flows can enter the room through high doors.

Such a room seems much more spacious.As for installation and technical work, it should not be reminded that they should be recorded and measured in advance before proceeding with the installation of doors. Otherwise, corrective and dismantling work in doorways cannot be avoided.

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Door installation

Glass doors are quite heavy in weight, due to the glass. Tempered glass, which is inserted into the door structures, is quite durable and heavy in weight. How glass is tempered: for this, glass is treated with high temperatures, due to which its strength and physical qualities increase. Before tempering the glass, all technological cutouts are made on it for embedding fittings, since then it will be extremely difficult to do this. Therefore, it is better to know the parameters and design features of the door in advance.

The use of advanced technology allows the production of safe glass doors, so much so that they can be used in children's rooms and gardens.

But it is worth saying that the “Achilles heel” of such doors remains the end part, namely, the edges of the door.

Installation of such doors is simple, and any specialist and an ordinary man can easily cope with them.

It is important to carry out installation work in the following sequence:

• first, you should dismantle the door opening that was, and at the same time expand it to the left and up;

• now you need to install the guide, it is fixed in several different ways, for example, using dowels to the wall, or to a previously attached wooden bar;

• you need to make sure that the existing gutter is at a sufficient distance from the wall, otherwise the door will not get free play;

• now you need to collect all the mechanisms, and insert them into the guide;

• then you need to install the lower roller, which acts as a guide, and how to make sure that its location is strictly above the top bar;

• using a chisel or cutter tool, put the lower grooves;

• the existing canvas is placed on the roller, which is located below, and fixed on the guide;

• special restrictive clamps are installed on all ends, allowing you to hold the door leaf in place.

Important: it should not be forgotten that the fastening from above must be fixed properly, since the weight of the entire structure as a whole, including with glass elements, can be about two hundred kilograms. It is better to choose doors with a plastic frame or aluminum, it is able to take on most of the weight.

Installing the door yourself is not as difficult as it seems! It is enough to study the main stages of installation, the design features of the doors and their nuances (advantages and disadvantages), as well as the rules for working with doors with glass inserts. Having studied such technologies, you can save a lot on calling the masters who will install the door. In addition, such experience will certainly come in handy in the future.

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Where is the best place to order interior doors with glass inserts

If you have an apartment or a cottage with non-standard doorways, or if you want to get an original design of doors or partitions (with elements of stained glass and fusing, with forging elements, etc.), then in this case, you should contact a private design bureau. Choose a company that has proven itself for several years, and has a lot of feedback, mostly positive.

If the doorways are standard, and you just need doors and partitions without special frills and nuances, then you can contact a regular hardware store, a large holding, a network. Working specialists in the store will help you decide on the material in the door, pick up good fittings, and organize delivery.There you can also decide which door suits you best - single or double-leaf.

Or maybe it will be possible to completely replace it with a sliding glass partition?

Whatever you choose, the most important task is to ensure that the installed door pleases you and your household, does not interfere with the operation and does not pose any threat to the kids in the house. And of course, so that the doors are in harmony with the existing interior as a whole, do not create obstacles for daily use and do not disappoint their owners in the future - it is better to use the help of specialist consultants.

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