ᐅ Sliding door completely disappears into the wall – how is that possible?

Created on: 30 Aug 2016 14:47
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Grym
I noticed in the Viebrockhaus 425 (virtual tour on the website) that the sliding door between the living room and hallway completely disappears into the wall. How is that possible, and how do you get the door back out of the wall?

I mean, normally at least the handle should still be visible, so the door is only pushed about 90% to the side. But here, it is fully recessed.

We would also like to do it this way— is there a special trick or system involved?
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Sebastian79
30 Aug 2016 15:56
But very few people actually do that – and then you end up with a drywall partition. You just have to like that.

And the argument about durability: Is it soundproofed in both directions at your parents’ place? Because over the years, it will give out.

Without it, I wouldn’t worry either...
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Grym
30 Aug 2016 15:57
With the constant getting up, it would basically be the same for us (hallway to living room), but if you're watching TV and don’t want the noise to reach the upper floor, I would close it. Otherwise, if left open, the door would always be in the way or annoying.
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Doc.Schnaggls
30 Aug 2016 16:05
Sebastian79 schrieb:
But very few actually do that – and then you end up with a drywall partition again. You just have to like that

True, I do have a drywall partition – in my case, it’s an upgraded wall in the storage room. It really doesn’t bother me there. Personally, I’m rather skeptical about drywall partitions as real dividing walls.
Sebastian79 schrieb:
And the argument about durability: Is the damping on your parents’ doors on both sides? Because over the years, that will eventually fail

I can’t tell you how the doors at my parents’ place are damped – when they were installed, I was still more involved in digging in the sandbox.

Our current sliding door is definitely damped on both sides with spring-mounted rubber buffers, which can be easily accessed through the service panels.

Best regards,

Dirk
andimann30 Aug 2016 16:09
Hi,
Sebastian79 schrieb:
Keep in mind with interior sliding doors that you can't access the mechanism if something breaks...

No, that's not true. Ours is installed in a built-in frame, and the entire track is simply hooked in and then secured with a few screws. So you can completely remove it and repair whatever needs fixing.

Best regards,

Andreas
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Sebastian79
30 Aug 2016 16:15
The ones that were offered to us never had that – which I think is good.

But as I said, in the end, the money would have been wasted.
andimann30 Aug 2016 16:18
Better not remind me about the money involved...
Sebastian79 schrieb:


But as I said, in the end, the money would have been wasted anyway


This unit wasn’t cheap, and together with the wide lintel and the actual door, this single sliding door will probably cost us somewhere between 1500 and 2000 bucks...

Looking back now, we’d probably find a double swing door in a really bright color somehow cooler. But now it is what it is.

Best regards,

Andreas