Advantages Of PVC French Doors
When you have the idea of creating an opening in the rear of the house for access to the garden you need to decide on what type of doors should be fitted.
You have two choices open to you. The first being French doors and the second being sliding doors.
This article will concentrate on door systems suitable for smaller openings between 6 – 8 feet wide.
French doors are ideally suited for the smaller openings. The main reason for this is that French doors are usually arranged in a pair that opens inwards, or more often, outwards. The width of each door is limited due to the weight of the glass panel in the door. Glass is very heavy and a door needs to be strong to withstand the imposed load. Doors tend to take a lot of abuse from swinging back and forth and the effects of door slamming. With this in mind the maximum width of each door, is about 3 foot making the pair suitable for a 6 foot wide opening. If the opening is larger, French doors can still be utilized. To fill up the remainder of the opening, install a fixed, glazed panel on each side the doors.
Sliding doors consist of two door panels mounted on tracks allowing the doors to slide left or right.
Material types available for both of these door systems include aluminium, PVC and wood. Prices can vary between the different material types and suppliers so it better to shop about especially on line. PVC French doors are probably the least expensive but this will depend on the size and complexities of the product.
So, which one to choose? Consider, for example, a structural opening for the doors of 8 feet wide. If you install a sliding door system it will comprise two doors. To open the doors, slide one to the side and this will create an opening of about 4 feet. The sliding door will be parked to the rear of the second door panel. If, however, you install French doors that are 6 feet wide with a 1 foot wide glass panel on each side to fill out the 8 foot wide opening, then when both of the doors are fully open the usable opening will be 6 feet or so.
Clearly for the smaller structural openings, French doors have the edge.
To discover more interesting information on these systems and others go to Doors Dictionary. There you will find a wide-ranging guide on everything doors and accessories.
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