Have You Thought About…

Folding sliding doors can make for a really unique feature in your home, letting in plenty of fresh air and light, and making for stunning views. Plus, you get to put ordinary door handles on them - no reduction of your range options!

Folding sliding doors take up minimal room when they’re opened, and are usually made of glass. Unless, that is, you are in a primary school, and the folding sliding doors are those fabric-covered, accordion style ones *shudder*.

You can even get much smaller, dual panel folding sliding doors. These are recommended for spaces where a swinging door would be in the way - there might be a wardrobe or workspace that begins immediately next to the door. Even if there isn’t existing obstacles to your ordinary swinging doors, replacing them with folding-sliding doors can open up a whole new world of space in your home, and allow for much more balanced layouts. You can have your folding-sliding doors manufactured from plain old wood, rather than glass, for more privacy and better sound proofing. Or you can have them made with awesome etching and glass effects, in places where privacy isn’t an issue - check out the cascading sea on these folding sliding doors! )

They’re great from a home design point of view, but there are a couple of downsides to them. If you live in an extremely dusty or windy area, there is a lot of vacuuming dirt out of the track to do, or else you’ll have to listen to the crunching squeak of ball bearings moving over sand. And sure, it sounds great to be able to open your whole house up to the outside, but think about whether in your area, bugs, flies, mosquitoes or dust is going to make this a good idea.