Do you ever find single-panel, hinged closet doors to be something of a hassle? While they’re designed to shut on a closet, and that allows you to put stuff away in a comfortable space, the hinged doors always swing out into the lanes of traffic in the home. A single panel closet door can block passage through a hallway. When you use a single-panel hinged closet door in tight spaces, it makes moving around that space difficult. This isn’t particularly convenient.
That’s why folding sliding doors can be such an improvement. Designed to stay out of the way, folding doors can be comprised of many panels or only two panels. As a result, they open into a hallway with, at the most, only half the swing distance of a full-size hinged door. If the application is a confined space like a closet, the more panels used, then the less space folding doors take up. On the other hand, folding doors can cover a more considerable distance than a single-panel door, so they’re great for room dividers. Indeed, they cover up large closet openings. With enough panels, folding doors evolve into accordion doors. In these instances, they take up almost no space at all.
Folding sliding doors inspire many architects and designers who see their application for homes as a way to open the space to the outdoors. They can cover large areas and can also open up various spaces in the house to the yard. These doors do not change from the application of a typical folding closet door, though they appear to be more complicated. They slide on runners as folding doors do in closets, and the doors fold up conveniently against the wall. Ultimately, changing your hinged closet doors to folding sliding doors can make your home more comfortable and more convenient.
