Varieties of accordion doors

The door-accordion, despite the fact that it is already quite familiar to the Russian buyer, is not often found in interiors. Unlike swing, such designs are distinguished by a large number of configurations. The door-screen has a number of features that you definitely need to know before you buy.

The modern market is a door-accordion of many types. In particular, these interior designs are presented in two main configurations: single-door and double-wing models. Single folding solutions are more suitable for rooms with a small doorway. They are used when it is not possible to install hinged or sliding doors.Both options require the availability of free space to open them: swing - just before the door, sliding - along the wall.

Double-folding doors-harmonica perfectly fit into rooms with wide openings, for example, in the hall or living room. Such a door-screen can also perform the role of a partition, separating one functional area of ​​the room from another. This contributes to the opening mechanism of such a product.

Double-leaf models open from the center to the sides, while single-wing wide panels can be folded on one side or at the same time in two. This requires a slight complication of the design: the installation of guides with rollers both from above and below to fix the door as much as possible and avoid bending and damage to the slats.

According to the external execution of the door is divided into deaf and glazed. So, deaf canvases are designed to protect the comfort of residents and preserve the intimacy of the room in which they are installed. Deaf constructions are usually mounted in bedrooms, bathrooms and bathrooms.Glazed are more suitable for common rooms, such as kitchen or living room. As inserts use frosted or clear glass, stained glass options, as well as mirror paintings. The latter option is especially good in poorly lit rooms, since mirrors can simultaneously increase the area of ​​a room and reflect light, thereby increasing the intensity of the total light flux.

According to the types of lamellas, the doors are framed, shield (for fixing the shields a frame is used on a plastic base to lighten the weight of the structure), as well as on a plastic or aluminum profile. Each of these types is good in its own way, the varieties differ only in price and the possibility of installation in different rooms. So, a plastic door-accordion is good for bathrooms, as plastic is not subject to the negative influence of a damp environment.

In fact, an accordion is not very suitable for the role of a balcony door, as its heat and sound insulating properties leave much to be desired. The folding door of this type is suitable only as a balcony door forglazed and heated loggias, otherwise in the winter in the living room, which is separated from the balcony such a door, it will be impossible to stay because of the terrible cold.

The range of materials from which do-accordion doors are made is extremely large, therefore, they are also conventionally divided according to the material used.

• Wooden. Doors-accordion solid wood look good and expensive, but they are suitable for use is not in all rooms. The wood is extremely capricious, so you will need to comply with the constant moisture and heat conditions. Solid wood harmonicas are most often made of oak, because it is this material that is most durable. An alternative to the array is MDF or fiberboard, which, if desired, can also be given the appearance of natural wood, for this purpose lamination is used. Also, wooden bases are often supplemented with decorative inserts: fabric, glass, eco-leather, metal.
• Plastic. Plastic doors are the least reliable among all listed, but they are also the cheapest. Also made of PVC hardware fittings - rollers, on which the door moves along the guides.

• Iron. Aluminum or steel construction is not uncommon, but they are usually supplemented with inserts of lighter materials, as the metal is rather heavy, and the whole structure can not withstand.
• Glass. Relatively new type, which also found its admirers. Doors of glass can often be seen in the role of separating the internal space of the house and the terrace, because they do not interfere with the review and contribute to a good illumination of the house.

Folding doors in their design are quite simple. The system is as follows: on one side of the canvas is attached to the wall, guides are located at the top or bottom. Thus, it moves along them, folding and unfolding like an accordion.

Doors-accordion can be made in different color variations. The color mainly depends on the material from which they are made. So, wooden structures are most often represented in brown tones and repeat natural woody shades: bleached oak, mahogany, light walnut, wenge and the like.

Plastic can be made in any colors, ranging from white and ending with imitations for other materials or drawings.Canvases on which imitation of other materials (wood, leather) or models with photo printing are applied are popular.

The fashion for the color of glass doors varies depending on where they are located. In a spacious house, transparent variants and wide lamellae are usually mounted to let in as much light as possible. The apartments have taken root variants of frosted glass, as well as with stained glass inserts. Often the airbrushing method is used to decorate the glass filling, when a drawing is applied on them with a special airbrush. A cheaper option is the use of acrylic paints.

Metal doors are usually left without treatment, decorating the insert. Sometimes they are covered with matting compounds to slightly reduce the glossy shine and give the whole structure originality.

Also popular are classic monochrome coatings: white and black. In rooms where brightness is important, doors of saturated colors are used: emerald, bright yellow, violet.Transparent doors are well suited as zoning partitions.

One of the main advantages of accordion doors is their compact dimension. So, lamellae can start from 10 cm in width. The length of the canvas can also vary, which makes it possible to equip almost any opening with an “accordion”.

Narrow lamellas are well suited for "Khrushchev" or for partitions that divide the room space in two. Wide options are good in relatively spacious rooms. Such lamellae can be compared in their place with the classic hinged doors: the dimensions of their width are 60 cm and more.

Another feature is interchangeability. So, for a wide aperture both double leaves, and wide single can be used (less often, but nevertheless meets). One wide door is also good as a partition wall. Please note that the accordion doors can be mounted on non-standard openings, such as radial. Also this option is good for slightly skewed openings (for example, as a temporary door before future repairs), the only restriction is that the guide should then be located only on top.

Thus, each owner of an apartment or house will be able to choose a door-accordion of a suitable dimension or configuration, depending on their needs and wishes. When choosing the size of the door, pay close attention to its weight: the larger the door leaf, the easier the slats should be. Otherwise, the entire structure will undergo rapid deterioration due to the large number of parts responsible for the operation of the doors.

For different rooms, door-accordion are selected in different ways. This is mainly due to the microclimate of the room, as not every material is suitable, for example, in the bathroom or in the toilet with their high humidity or for the kitchen due to the low protection from odors.

Doors in the bathroom is best to choose from plastic, since it is PVC that does not swell from wet steam. Glass constructions with rubberized seams between the lamellas will also be suitable. Both the first and second options are resistant to high humidity, but in the second case you should pay attention to the presence of a special antiseptic impregnation. Mold can grow on the rubber seams, and to prevent this, they are covered with an antiseptic.

Folding kitchen doors are rare due to the fact that they do not have sufficient insulation characteristics. No one wants the kitchen smells to reach the bedroom or living room. They are more common in studio apartments. In this case, they perform the role of a decorative partition, conditionally separating the kitchen area from the living area.

On the balcony, harmonicas are also rarely chosen due to their low thermal insulation properties. You can install a folding model to isolate the glazed loggia, but not on the open balcony. The realities of the Russian climate are such that in the winter with a similar door in the house will be very cold.

They like to install accordions in utility rooms: pantries, walk-in closets, laundry rooms. They do not take up much space, and if desired, it is possible to choose a color that would completely merge with the walls, thus making the back room as inconspicuous as possible.

Doors-accordion differ in a number of advantages, distinguishing them favorably from all other varieties.

• Space saving. Accordion designs take up little space. If narrow slats are chosen, then all the width that will be needed for their installation is equal to the width of the doorway.For small apartments, this is a real salvation, because you need to save the usable area as much as possible.
• Do not slam when drafted. The similar characteristic is caused by the fact that the design of a door is closer to sliding, than to oar. Thus, the service life of the door increases.
• Almost silent. High-quality mounting system and system of rollers is able to negate all the sounds that are played when opening and closing the door.

• Big choice. Despite the seemingly monotony of accordion doors, there is a wide range: deaf models, glazed, with decorative inlays, carved, and so on. It’s easy to choose the right model for the interior atmosphere.
• Ease. It's about weight designs. They make it as easy as possible to avoid problems with the operation of the hinge mechanism. This is especially important if there are young children at home who are inadvertently able to pinch a finger with an ordinary swing model. With accordions, this probability is actually zero.
• Variability in use. If swing doors can only be used as doors and nothing else, then the accordions will serve as partitions.

Despite the many advantages, there are folding doors and disadvantages, but they are much smaller than the advantages:

• Due to the large number of parts in the mechanism of the door can quickly fail.
• It is almost impossible to choose warm interior folding structures with good sound insulation, since the system itself involves a large number of slots and gaps. All this leads to the fact that the doors do not provide an adequate level of insulation.

There are many options for how to decorate the door-accordion. The simplest and most accessible of all is the use of beautiful coatings, for example, with imitation of wood, leather, and stone. Such films do not require special care, and you can decorate the door yourself, when the existing design pall.

Another beautiful option is the use of transparent inserts. Panels with glass are also called French. They look like ordinary window frames with glazing inserted, only tall, and have the shape of a folding sash. Most often, wide lamellas are chosen for these purposes, since they look the most advantageous in such a design.

You can also use small frosted inserts. They are more appropriate on narrow slats. Such solutions can even be installed in the bathroom, but in this case it is better to choose not full glass, but its plastic imitation. Wooden structures with partial glazing are good for living rooms, halls, bedrooms, because they do not look too cumbersome and even visually make the atmosphere more airy.

Metallized coating or iron inserts do not fit all stylistics. So, they look best in modern directions: modern, hi-tech, loft. The color of the inserts can also be varied as desired, preferring bronze, shades of blackened silver, golden.

Patterned accordions can be used not only for children. It looks interesting options, as if made up of multi-colored blocks. They will perfectly fit into a bright room as a partition or cabinet door. Photo printing will help you choose the door to the rest of the interior. It is possible to depict on the canvas, for example, a print from curtains or throw pillows.

Assembling and assembling the folding structure is made as follows:

It is suitable for both flat doorways and radius.

• To begin, adjust the guides clearly to the size of the doorway. If they are larger than necessary, simply trim them.
• After removing the measurements, trim the slats to the required height.
• Combine the lock bar with a guide slider.
• Assemble the door leaf.
• Fasten the connecting parts at the bottom and at the top.
• Install the clips.
• Lock the clips on the top guide.
• Hang the assembled door leaf and attach the handles.

Clearly the process of installing the door-accordion is presented in the video.

Folding systems are presented in the modern market in a large assortment. They are made not only by European manufacturers, but also domestic ones, while the quality is about the same.

Of interest is the Italian products, as well as German models. About them, most users gave only positive feedback. Doors are presented in all three price segments: economy, medium and premium.Doors are made primarily of materials such as wood and glass, rather than plastic.

A large selection of different colors, materials and configurations allows you to choose a design that is ideally suited to a specific interior solution.

Those who chose the door-accordion, divided into two camps. For the former, this was a salvation, because it helped save space, for others - wasted money. It is worth noting that in both cases the operating conditions were strikingly different.

So, fans of folding doors bought them in such rooms in which they were used extremely rarely, for example, in living rooms. The doors there are constantly open, they are extremely rarely closed, so the constructions have really served for a long time and have not lost their appearance over time.

The second half picked up the door to the walk-through rooms, where, for a number of reasons, the door had to be constantly opened and closed. An example would be a bathroom or toilet. Since the system has many details, it quickly went out of order, leaving consumers unhappy.To avoid this, it was necessary to lubricate the mechanisms in a timely manner and replace the damaged parts with new ones.

The door-accordion is well suited to the room that leads to the terrace. Choosing a transparent option, you will achieve an interesting appearance of the whole structure. Keep in mind that these options are good only for warm regions, as harmonicas are not distinguished by good thermal insulation.

You should not install a blank door in the kitchen, it is enough to insert frosted glass in it. So the interior will sparkle with new colors, while the design adjacent to the kitchen room will remain airy.

The ultra-modern matte folding design is well suited for a living room of minimalism or high-tech. Pay attention to the sash, which combine materials of contrasting colors. Such options look relevant and fresh.

On the loggia, you can install an accordion in the event that it is warm enough.Also with the help of doors-accordions make out the pantry in the balcony space. They protect the things that are stored there, and do not take up much space.

With the help of an accordion, you can easily turn a niche into a built-in wardrobe or utility room. Pay attention to the doors that merge with the wall covering, they are the best for this purpose.