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What are coupe door systems
Sliding door systems are the main distinguishing feature of a sliding wardrobe.
The compartment door system includes: guides, sets of rollers, door frame profile (handles, horizons, dividers), stoppers, positioners, closers, Schlegel. The variety of configurations depends on the type of system and manufacturer. Systems are available in steel and aluminum. Steel systems have been used less recently due to the clear advantages of aluminum systems and the slight difference in price. There are frameless systems that only include rollers; due to their unimportant quality, we will not consider such systems here.
Prestig coupe door system
Aristo coupe door system
Hanging system
Suspended systems are called systems that rely on rollers on the upper guide; the lower roller or rod only limits the movement of the door. The entire load in such systems falls on the upper guide. Since doors can weigh 20-40 kg each, special attention is paid when installing such a system in built-in wardrobes, where the top rail is attached to the ceiling. In this case, it is necessary that the ceiling can withstand the load of the doors.
Suspension system - example 1
Suspension system - example 2
Support system
The support system, on the contrary, rests on the lower guide with rollers; the upper guide does not bear the load. This system can be installed in rooms with suspended ceilings and plasterboard ceilings.
Elite floor system
Floor system Exclusive
Folding and swing doors
Sometimes there is a need to make swing or folding doors (accordion). They are usually installed in narrow cabinets, including built-ins. The use of sliding doors with a small width is impractical; in this case, swing or folding doors are installed of the same system that is used in the cabinets located in your room, so that all doors look the same style. A separate article is devoted to each system, which contains diagrams, equipment, technical characteristics, and colors.
Doors - sliding books
This mechanism is usually called Compack and is a hybrid of a rotary door and a flip door. Not only does the door fold in two parts, it also slides to the side and rests against the wall. It will not take up any space at all, and you will completely forget about its existence. It is convenient to keep such a door open all the time and close it only when necessary.
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You can order such a door on the website. Cost - from 44,000 rubles (prices current at the time of publication).
Folding doors
An excellent alternative if the opening is wide, but you want the door to take up as little space as possible. It will, of course, not look as impressive and elegant as in the case of partitions, but it will be compact and concise. A folding door can be an accordion door or wider panels that are hinged. The latter option is also suitable for the living room, but the first one is better used for utility rooms.
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It offers similar options for folding doors to order, from 26,840 rubles (prices are current at the time of publication).
Pencil doors
If you don't want to take up space outside the walls, why not take it inside? This is especially convenient if you are just going to build a wall and can think in advance about how to use its cavity. The pencil case door is completely invisible when open, and when closed it is almost indistinguishable from a swing door, which is very convenient from an aesthetic point of view. Perfect for a dressing room, pantry, laundry room and other similar rooms.
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Interior cabinet doors that slide into the wall are offered on the website to order, from 41,600 rubles (prices are current at the time of publication).
What might you need?
To assemble a finished cabinet, you will need quite a few tools. It can be:
- screwdriver;
- drill (in rare cases - usually all holes are made immediately at the factory);
- hammer;
- screwdriver;
- hexagons for furniture.
Hexagon
If you make a cabinet completely from scratch yourself, you will also have to use an electric jigsaw and a number of other tools. If the cabinet is built-in, then care should be taken to have a hammer drill.
If the cabinet is made by hand inside and out, then it is important to first calculate the required amount of all materials and accessories . So, the first step is to take measurements of the room and decide what dimensions the closet itself will have. Next, you will need to draw a diagram of it and mark all the dimensional parameters on it. This will help simplify the task of counting materials and accessories.
Assembling a wardrobe with your own hands is quite easy and anyone can do it simply by following the instructions
For any wardrobe, it is important to calculate the dimensions of suitable aluminum or steel profiles that are necessary for the door to move. Moreover, all profiles will differ in size.
- The vertical profile will be equal to the height of the door (A = H door).
- Horizontal , that is, bottom, is calculated as the difference between the width of the door and the double thickness of the profile itself (L = Ls – 2*Lp).
These are approximate calculations for one door, which means that for two doors you will need twice the amount of profile. You also need to remember to buy ready-made mechanisms for the coupe system itself (rollers, guides), and acquire a supply of wood screws.
Wood screws
Hinged doors for a built-in wardrobe: pros and cons, design, installation
When choosing a built-in wardrobe, it is important to choose the right door design. Hinged doors are not used as often as sliding doors, but they have their advantages.
Furniture fashion has changed in recent years. It did not bypass built-in wardrobes either, so classic swing doors for built-in wardrobes were often used instead of fashionable sliding doors. To open such a wardrobe, you need more space, but this disadvantage is more than compensated by the advantages.
Advantages of swing doors
Hinged doors have a convenient design consisting of panels, handles and fasteners. The number of canvases in them most often corresponds to the number of sections.
Despite the fact that the option with sliding doors seems more practical, swing models have other advantages:
- Their design is simpler than that of the first type of door. There are usually no problems with such cabinet doors. They lack wheels, guides and some other parts. Therefore, they are easier to repair; during breakdowns, it is not necessary to completely remove the façade of the structure. If handled with care, swing doors will last a long time.
- Hinged wardrobe doors can also be installed in compact spaces. If everything is planned correctly, they will only take up a few centimeters of space.
- Quiet when closing and opening. For those who are tired of the rattling rollers in old wardrobes, this benefit may seem most important. This type of furniture is especially good for a bedroom or children's room.
- Hygiene. Installing such doors eliminates the need to constantly clean the guides from dust and dirt. When purchasing a wardrobe with sliding doors, you will have to regularly monitor the condition of the guides, wipe and vacuum them. Most often, hinged doors are cheaper than their sliding counterparts.
- There is another plus - maximum access to the contents of the cabinet. When the compartment doors of the built-in wardrobe are pulled apart, they do not make it possible to see the entire space: almost 80 cm of its area will be hidden. Wardrobes with traditional hinged doors do not have this drawback.
In addition, hinged doors look very aesthetically pleasing. The use of such doors allows you to choose an artistic design that will ideally complement the interior.
Choosing doors for a built-in wardrobe
The choice of doors for a cabinet that is built into a niche is a matter of taste, but when installing hinged doors, you need to take into account some nuances:
- They are not suitable for narrow spaces: open doors can block all the free space.
- The design features of such sashes do not allow the creation of combined facades from different materials. Unlike sliding doors, which give free rein to imagination, such panels have one insert. It usually comes from a mirror or laminated chipboard.
- With imperfections such as crooked walls or sloped floors, the hinges are difficult to adjust and the sashes may not fit very tightly.
To decorate the facade, you can choose original handles that will help decorate the interior. Owners of wardrobes with sliding doors do not have this option.
Self-installation of doors
Making hinged doors for built-in wardrobes at home is problematic, but you can even install them yourself. Often such doors for a built-in wardrobe are made from furniture chipboard, and it will not be difficult to embed similar furniture hinges into it.
To do this, using a special cutter mounted on a drill, holes with a diameter of 35 mm are drilled in the doors, which should not be through. To connect them to the cabinet and install handles, you can simply look at how this is done on kitchen furniture.
A built-in wardrobe with hinged doors is a good choice for rooms with an original design. Such furniture will complement the style of the room and allow you to implement the most unusual design solutions.
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Invisible doors
At first glance, this is the same swing door, but in reality everything is not so simple. The frame of this system is installed in the door leaf flush with the wall without framing the opening with platbands. At the same time, the door can have the same texture and color as the walls, and this is very convenient if you do not want to spoil the interior with an extra door or want to hide some room from strangers.
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If the idea seems interesting, pay attention to the models of invisible doors from the SYMETRIC store (prices are current at the time of publication).
Door DESING Zero OUT
RUB 24,020*
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Partition doors
Ideal when it comes to wide openings. Maybe you want a partition between two different rooms to appear and disappear as if by magic? Such doors can be installed in cascade using two, three, four or more leaves. When folded, the door will take up a lot of space, but it will make a lasting impression!
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A similar partition door is also presented on the INTERIOR-DOOR website. For example, a model with a suspension system (prices are current at the time of publication):
Sliding interior partition with ABSOLUT hanging system
RUB 67,591*
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By the way, an interesting design solution would be hidden partition doors, when the door leaf is finished in the same style as the wall.
