Sliding doors offer numerous advantages for both domestic and commercial properties. Whether as an interior or exterior entryway, sliding doors can be both a practical and attractive addition to any home, and sliding door gear can even be applied to wardrobe or cabinet doors for convenience.
By design, sliding doors will help to retain your indoor air. Installing double pane glass doors will minimize the heat loss. In addition you can purchase doors which have argon gas between the two glass panes which acts as a better insulator.
In summer you will be keeping the cool air inside your home and the heat out. The glass can also be coated or glazed to further improve its energy efficiency and to reduce harmful UV rays. This will reduce frost and condensation on the glass and at the same time you will have better acoustic insulation.
These larger doors will allow for easier traffic flow into and out of the house. This means easier access in family get-togethers. It also means if you have large objects that must be moved into or out of the house, these doors provide easy access.
They can be twice as wide as regular entry doors or even wider. For very big openings, two, three or even four panels can be installed. Such wide doors give maximum light and great views of the exterior landscape.
One obvious safety advantage for these doors is that they avoid anyone being hit by a swinging door. They stay where they have been left until someone decides to move them.
By their nature, sliding doors are very secure. When locked from the inside, there is no easy way to open them from the outside. The rails on which they run are interlocked so that they cannot be removed from the outside.
The compact design of sliding doors means that they are ideal for saving space. This avoids the problem with most entrance doors which must take up additional space when they swing outward or inward from the house.
Sliding doors are low-maintenance and are quiet in comparison to other designs. As already mentioned, there are a large variety of styles available including three or more panels and sidelites and a transom.
You can even have Mini Blinds located between the glass panels. That gives you shade when you need it without creating another place for dust to accumulate. Just imagine how you can make your home even more beautiful with such renovations.
The bottom line on all this is naturally that you will be increasing the value of your home when you install sliding doors. They can be an important factor when you come to sell your home.
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