Stacking or sliding exterior doors?
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Comments (26)I have a whole wall that I need to block off with some sort of door. I'm thinking that a bi-fold door would be awesome. However, my husband kind of wants a sliding door. I just think how cool it'd be to have a whole wall made up of a door that could easily be tucked away when needed. This would make outdoor barbecues a lot easier. It would sure save me from having to open the door every time. http://www.superiorwindows.com.au/content/Products/BifoldDoors.aspx...See MoreSliding doors vs bi-fold doors — how do they stack up?
Comments (27)I couldn't tick one or the other of the boxes – I think the choice has to be made contingent on so many variables. In fact we have painted timber, double-glazed bifolds (with a fabulous retractable pleated fly-screen) at the end of the dining room leading out onto a terrace and a painted timber, double-glazed slider (with a timber-framed sliding fly-screen) on the other side of the kitchen (but on the same axis) opening onto a raised timber deck. Each works really well in terms of function and aesthetics but they would not be interchangeable as the different locations determined which was more suitable – but they have been made by the same highly skilled window craftsman and have given us nothing but pleasure. And on a hot, steamy evening with both open we have the most wonderful cross ventilation....See Morestacking sliding doors and screens
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Comments (5)Yip Yah, if you can alter the cabinetry. If all those sections and probably not the bookcase are narrowed to make a gap of 12-15cm, you can have an S-Fold track attached to the ceiling and the sheer curtains will go into the space when necessary. They may pop out a bit, but that will add to the scheme. It is difficult to assess the design scale of those sheers S-fold or Wave track - I usually use white tracks so they disappear and there is one that is only 1cm deep. This is a new way to install roller blinds, which will be hidden. This is more classic in fabric choice, but imagine that the blinds in your situation sit from the ceiling to just below the blocked-in section above the doors - depending on how the doors open. In some instances part of the door stack sits inside, this will mean the blinds will sit about 1cm above - but I prefer to cover all the horizontal lines if possible for a simpler scheme....See MoreSunny Day
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