Hello everyone,
we are currently facing a small issue with the planning of our kitchen door.
The kitchen will be built in a U-shape, and the kitchen door will lead centrally from the lower end into the living room area. We have decided on a closed kitchen, but to allow more light and space, we want to install a glass sliding door on the living room side instead of a standard door.
The wall and door opening are not yet finalized but need to be decided soon.
The problem becomes clear when looking at the measurements in the plan.
The standard door width would be 90cm (35 inches). If the door is positioned exactly in the center, there would be only 0.77cm (0.3 inches) of space for sliding the glass door to the right beyond the outer right door opening before hitting the wall, and 87cm (34 inches) of space to the left from the outer left door opening to the next doorway. Unfortunately, both are too small since the glass door requires about 93cm (37 inches) on either side to slide.
We have considered the following solutions:
1. Shift the door opening slightly to the right. Due to the U-shape of the kitchen, this is possible by a maximum of 12cm (5 inches). This would allow the sliding door to open to the left. However, opening to the left is not really our preference.
2. Use a double-leaf glass sliding door. This would mean each panel would be about 45cm (18 inches) wide and could slide open to the right and left, respectively. Space-wise, this would no longer be a problem. The disadvantage here might be reduced stability for 45cm (18 inches) wide glass panels, meaning the sliding system would have to be a floor-mounted track or require proper reinforcement on the top rail, which is less visually appealing.
3. Reduce the door opening to a width of 80cm (31 inches) or 85cm (33 inches). The glass would likely have to be custom-made. This would allow the door to open to the right, but the downside is a narrower door width of only 80 or 85cm (31 or 33 inches).
For better clarity, I have sketched a simple plan...
Perhaps some of you have had similar experiences or ideas regarding sliding door design and orientation that could help us.
we are currently facing a small issue with the planning of our kitchen door.
The kitchen will be built in a U-shape, and the kitchen door will lead centrally from the lower end into the living room area. We have decided on a closed kitchen, but to allow more light and space, we want to install a glass sliding door on the living room side instead of a standard door.
The wall and door opening are not yet finalized but need to be decided soon.
The problem becomes clear when looking at the measurements in the plan.
The standard door width would be 90cm (35 inches). If the door is positioned exactly in the center, there would be only 0.77cm (0.3 inches) of space for sliding the glass door to the right beyond the outer right door opening before hitting the wall, and 87cm (34 inches) of space to the left from the outer left door opening to the next doorway. Unfortunately, both are too small since the glass door requires about 93cm (37 inches) on either side to slide.
We have considered the following solutions:
1. Shift the door opening slightly to the right. Due to the U-shape of the kitchen, this is possible by a maximum of 12cm (5 inches). This would allow the sliding door to open to the left. However, opening to the left is not really our preference.
2. Use a double-leaf glass sliding door. This would mean each panel would be about 45cm (18 inches) wide and could slide open to the right and left, respectively. Space-wise, this would no longer be a problem. The disadvantage here might be reduced stability for 45cm (18 inches) wide glass panels, meaning the sliding system would have to be a floor-mounted track or require proper reinforcement on the top rail, which is less visually appealing.
3. Reduce the door opening to a width of 80cm (31 inches) or 85cm (33 inches). The glass would likely have to be custom-made. This would allow the door to open to the right, but the downside is a narrower door width of only 80 or 85cm (31 or 33 inches).
For better clarity, I have sketched a simple plan...
Perhaps some of you have had similar experiences or ideas regarding sliding door design and orientation that could help us.
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Baumhaus.Bau23 May 2017 09:37We also have a glass sliding door leading to the hallway.
Since we only recently moved in, we just installed the floor track and have now put the sliding door "into operation."
In our case, odors and heat are retained much better in the kitchen, even if the door doesn’t fully close.
Otus11: I can’t confirm that. It works perfectly for us.
Since we only recently moved in, we just installed the floor track and have now put the sliding door "into operation."
In our case, odors and heat are retained much better in the kitchen, even if the door doesn’t fully close.
Otus11: I can’t confirm that. It works perfectly for us.
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Sonnengarten23 May 2017 10:07hbf12 schrieb:
Are there double-leaf glass swing doors?That's also an option, but I think the kitchen door should ideally be able to stay open, especially when you need to carry pots, plates, baking trays, etc., for example, to set the table...
There are two-panel sliding doors. Whether you push with one hand in one direction or use both hands to push outward, it shouldn’t make a difference.
In that case, it might be possible to make the opening slightly larger. If the door has proper bar handles, you cannot open it across the entire width because the handle would get in the way.
For this reason, our sliding door facing the living room has a bar handle, and on the hallway side, it has a recessed pull handle. The track is long enough to allow the full width to be used.
In that case, it might be possible to make the opening slightly larger. If the door has proper bar handles, you cannot open it across the entire width because the handle would get in the way.
For this reason, our sliding door facing the living room has a bar handle, and on the hallway side, it has a recessed pull handle. The track is long enough to allow the full width to be used.
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