Beautiful and practical barn door
2020-06-29

Everyone is accustomed to installing mobile doors in kitchens, wardrobes and other places for new house decoration. Mobile doors are very convenient, but some of them can't be moved. Now there is a barn door that is very popular. The barn door is actually a hanging rail sliding door used in farm barns in Europe and the United States. The barn door is directly attached to the wall and can be fully opened. It is used to partition the space. The style is very rich. It can be separated from the wall while beautifying the wall.

The barn door has a super high value, and the structure is very simple. It is a hanging rail, and then the door panel is below. It is easy to install and can be removed and taken away when moving. It is suitable for various decoration styles, such as Nordic, American country, modern and other decoration styles. It can be matched with various styles. In recent years, it has become a new favorite of home decoration. The barn door is close to the wall, saving space, suitable for installing in the bedroom partition cloakroom, bathroom, and also in the kitchen and study. If the guests come to the house, they may think that this is wall decoration. I don’t know if this is actually a door.

The advantages of the barn door are mentioned above, and we must also know the shortcomings of the barn door. Due to the characteristics of the barn door, some places are not suitable for installing the barn door. The barn door is beautiful and saves space, but it is not suitable for use as a bedroom. Because of the poor sound insulation and privacy of the barn door, others can easily open the door, and the sound from the outside will easily penetrate. In addition, the hanging rail of the barn door is hung on the wall, so the beam on the door hole must be able to bear the load. The beam of the hanging rail is preferably the reinforced steel poured by the building itself, which is the load-bearing wall. If the hollow brick or foam brick is above the door hole, it may not be able to bear the weight of the barn door.

The barn door installation should be careful not to be too close to the wall, too close will cause the rail to rub against the wall and produce scratches, so during installation, the rail must be kept at a certain distance from the wall, which also causes it to have The main reasons for the shortcomings such as poor sealing and weak sound insulation. But its advantages can allow us to ignore these small problems, as long as it is placed in the right place, it can play its greatest value.

The barn door can be used not only as a normal room door, but also as a cabinet door, such as a cloakroom or a bookcase. Such a door can increase the overall beauty of the house. So don't put on a sliding door at home, the "barn door" is now popular, practical and beautify the wall!

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