I actually don’t like sliding doors. The movement of such a mechanism is much more complicated than a door on regular hinges.
But now, because of my own fault, I’ve installed two of these doors in our house, as they seemed practical to me (and they don’t take up space when open. I’d love them open, but my otherwise much-appreciated wife always closes them in summer anyway :cool 🙂.
The noises they make annoy me, just as I expected but didn’t pay enough attention to. The installed hangers (two different types, both about equally loud) were promoted as especially quiet but do make noticeable sounds.
Now I’m looking for an interior sliding door mechanism that is truly silent, but so far, I haven’t found anything convincing. Somehow the rollers and track need to operate as quietly as possible, and any noise that does occur shouldn’t be transmitted either to the door or to the wall…
Does anyone know of something like that?
But now, because of my own fault, I’ve installed two of these doors in our house, as they seemed practical to me (and they don’t take up space when open. I’d love them open, but my otherwise much-appreciated wife always closes them in summer anyway :cool 🙂.
The noises they make annoy me, just as I expected but didn’t pay enough attention to. The installed hangers (two different types, both about equally loud) were promoted as especially quiet but do make noticeable sounds.
Now I’m looking for an interior sliding door mechanism that is truly silent, but so far, I haven’t found anything convincing. Somehow the rollers and track need to operate as quietly as possible, and any noise that does occur shouldn’t be transmitted either to the door or to the wall…
Does anyone know of something like that?
superzapp schrieb:
Uploading pictures of a door.Yes, I have thought about that too... it’s just not easy to take good photos...So ... now there are pictures showing the situation.
Both doors pass through brick walls.
The wooden door (a 3-layer pine panel) is hung on a double T-beam.
The white door (partially still unfinished) is made of honeycomb cardboard (I know, this is unusual. It’s homemade and specifically lightweight).
However, I don’t think these pictures help much because I want to experiment less with the suspension and sound transmission for now, and mainly look for a rail system that runs more smoothly by itself.
For example, I wonder if the significantly larger wheels on such visible systems (see pictures) run quieter (larger wheels = less jerking when there are imperfections)?
Wrapping all individual parts—including the doors—is not my favorite, but I do it where it makes sense....
Both doors pass through brick walls.
The wooden door (a 3-layer pine panel) is hung on a double T-beam.
The white door (partially still unfinished) is made of honeycomb cardboard (I know, this is unusual. It’s homemade and specifically lightweight).
However, I don’t think these pictures help much because I want to experiment less with the suspension and sound transmission for now, and mainly look for a rail system that runs more smoothly by itself.
For example, I wonder if the significantly larger wheels on such visible systems (see pictures) run quieter (larger wheels = less jerking when there are imperfections)?
Wrapping all individual parts—including the doors—is not my favorite, but I do it where it makes sense....
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