Door - harmonica: chose, done, beauty

In small apartments, saving a useful space has always been relevant. It uses compact furniture, design techniques that allow you to use the entire space.

And the door - an accordion, unlike a swing design, requires less space. In this article it is proposed to get acquainted with the types of structures, their features, installation technology.

Doors - garmic

Accordions - a set of narrow slats, which can be solid or with glass inserts, for the connection of which hinges are used. Rollers are mounted to the top or bottom of the slats, which move along the guide when the door is folded.

Calling such constructions a door is not entirely correct. In fact, it is a folding screen or a hard curtain.

To more clearly present their features, you should be familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of the devices, which are presented in the table:

A large number of flaws does not allow them to be widely used as doors for insulation of rooms, but as temporary partitions to hide part of the territory in the room is the best option.

Types of sliding doors

Because of the design features, there is only one version of its execution. All varieties differ in materials, sizes and some design features.

There are such product options:

• Deaf For their manufacture uses a solid array of opaque material.

• With glass inserts. They have a more aesthetic look, but have a shorter service life due to the weakening of the structural strength.

• Differ in size and door - accordion. Non-standard sizes of products reduce or increase the number of folding fragments.

Tip: When choosing a door design, preference should be given to products with a smaller number of webs. Despite the broader elements of the door, and hence more space for their work.

The most popular materials for accordions with their features are presented in the table:

Benefits	disadvantages
Low weight, which facilitates the operation of the door. Durability. Greater strength provide additional stiffeners. Resistance to chemical, mechanical and other influences. Compliance with material quality standards makes them environmentally friendly. Easy care. You can give any appearance. Plastic folding doors - accordion with their own hands is easy enough to mount. Can be installed in rooms with high humidity.	In addition to the common disadvantages of these structures listed above, PVC retains heat and sounds worse. Tip: Choosing a product, do not save too much. Reliability and durability of the design ensures only high quality workmanship of all parts.
Used to save space - the glass passes light well and visually expands the room. High heat and sound insulation properties. Resistance to temperature and moisture. Resistance to household chemicals. Does not perceive biological pollution: does not rot, there are no prerequisites for the appearance of fungus and bacteria. Easy care. The use of matte, stained glass, mosaic, painted, mirrored glass allows products to decorate the interior in any style.	High price. A large mass of cloth requires the use of enhanced fittings. Glass doors - accordion require careful handling: they are easily broken, which can lead to injuries from splinters. Tip: Do not use glass doors in homes with small children.
Relatively low cost. Beautiful appearance. Excellent performance properties. Ecological purity. You can complement the device with a framework of glass.	Poor tolerated moisture.

Installation location

Sliding doors - accordion can be installed almost anywhere.

It can be:

• The hallway.
• Bedrooms;
• Children's
• Living room.
• Doors - an accordion for the wardrobe on the balcony.

• Studio apartment.
• Easy plastic doors - an accordion allow you to divide the room into certain areas.

• Vertical doors - an accordion help create a women's boudoir or a separate dressing room, which will have the appearance of a luxurious screen, and the interior will give greater elegance and originality.
• The door of the wardrobe, decorated with bright patterns.

In the manufacture of interior "accordion" without a door frame, the design can be mounted on the entire height of the room. The mechanism for doors - an accordion is installed in small apartments and in country houses, where this construction will become an additional exit leading to the garden, as in the photo.

Mounted new input quickly enough, while saving money. Where you can install doors - accordions, everyone decides for himself, given the convenience of their operation and safety for all family members.

Door selection

Usually designs have standard sizes.

Doors - accordions should:

• Have a quality seal grooves and a metal frame that will ensure their noiseless operation.

In this case, the sliding device will slide easily and smoothly when opened.

• After opening the sliding doors, do not have any visible gaps between them.

When choosing materials for the panels, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the future room in which the installation of the structure is planned. For example:

• Plastic folding doors - accordion are best suited for:

1. bathrooms;
2. sauna;
3. verandahs;
4. kitchens

• Doors - wooden accordion is better to use in:

1. children:
2. living rooms;
3. sleeping rooms;
4. work offices.

• The "accordion" with glass panels perfectly decorates the entrance to the garden or the terrace.

Correctly chosen design of folding doors, suitable not only to save square meters, but also will be an ornament to any room.

Mounting construction

Tip: To the installation of the door did not cause any difficulties, it is worthwhile to preview the video in this article.

As well as the installation of any design, work begins with preparatory operations.

For this:

• Removed the old door frame.
• Catch the ground.
• Measurements of the opening are carried out taking into account the additional elements.
• Taking into account these parameters, an accordion door is ordered.
• A new box is being formed. In this case, the side parts are attached with three anchors to the base, and the upper jumper - two.
• For strength, the box is reinforced with spacers and wedges.
• The gaps between the base and the box are foamed.

For a plastic construction, it is enough to install one top profile; it will sustain a lot of plastic lamellae.

Wherein:

• The width of the opening is cut guide.
• According to the height of the box docking profiles are prepared:

1. from the side of the joint;
2. from the handle.

• Drilled for fixing holes: in increments of 5 - 7 centimeters in the upper profile, 15 - 20 centimeters in the side. The same distances are taken to install clips
• Items are fixed.

Door leaf assembly and fitting installation

Production of doors - accordions should be started with trimming of slats of the same length, taking into account the ventilation gap to one centimeter and a place for rollers. The connection of the elements of the PVC door leafs is carried out by hinged profiles.

The technology of their assembly is described in detail by the instructions for each kit. It may differ, depending on the selected fittings.

Further:

• Installed videos.
• They are attached to the lamellae.
• After assembling the door, it is inserted into the opening, inserted into the profiles, and fixed.
• Check the tightness of the structure to the mating profile, the smoothness of movement of the rollers.
• A lock or magnetic latch is installed.
• Mounted with liquid nails around the perimeter of the box frames, the ends of which are cut at an angle of 45 °.

For a long and reliable operation of the door it is necessary to ensure the evenness of the installation of the guides.

In the opening, doors of various sizes and materials are installed - an accordion. Their standard dimensions make it possible to prepare an opening in advance; there is no need to spend additional time on fitting parts. In any case, each chooses himself, what designs are best suited for a particular opening.