ᐅ Patio door / sliding door / floor-to-ceiling windows

Created on: 19 Feb 2016 18:04
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Lile08
Hello,
we are currently considering the windows in our kitchen.
It concerns the windows on the lower side of the plan, where the terrace will be located (or possibly a conservatory in the future).
The plan shows a sliding door and next to it a narrow fixed panel with a hinged door beside it.
We are wondering if there might be a better way to arrange this.
For example, the window supplier suggested a sliding door spanning the entire wall (about 4m (13 feet) in total). Has anyone had experience with such a large sliding door? The sliding part would then be about 2m (6.5 feet). Would it be very difficult to slide?
Or does anyone have a completely different idea?
I have also attached an exterior view.
The windows on the upper side could possibly be changed as well. The right one is fixed and cannot be moved or enlarged. The others are flexible.
I am open to everything. It is just important to me that there is a floor-to-ceiling window in the kitchen ; )

Two-story brick house with garage on the right, large windows, tree on the left, and family silhouettes on the right.


Floor plan of a living and dining area with kitchen, hallway, living room, and staircase.
Weimy20 Feb 2016 10:23
Hello,
we will have a 4m (13 ft) wide sliding door installed in our conservatory. It will be a four-panel door, but not a folding door. Folding doors do not provide adequate burglary resistance...
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Lile08
20 Feb 2016 11:16
Weimy, do you possibly have a photo of the door you will be getting?
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kbt09
20 Feb 2016 15:23
Well, as long as they are still 2 and 4 years old, you want to know when they leave the house. And when they reach the age where they can leave the house independently, around 5 or 6 years old, they should be able to operate the doors themselves.
Weimy21 Feb 2016 16:15
Lile08 schrieb:
Weimy, do you perhaps have a photo of the door you are getting?
Hello,
I can take a photo next time, the windows are already installed...
Kisska8621 Feb 2016 18:23
So the 1.5m (5 feet) wide sliding door from my parents-in-law is already easy for my eldest child, who is 3 years old, to open.
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ypg
21 Feb 2016 23:38
Kisska86 schrieb:
So the 1.5m (5-foot) wide sliding door at my in-laws’ place is already easy for my three-year-old to open.

That makes me smile: I have yet to be able to simply open any of my clients’ sliding doors on my own… (and I’m over three years old ) Maybe if I had practiced after some instructions.

A hinged door is a good option if you want to quickly open and close the door to grab some herbs or similar – you can also keep it open continuously with a hinged door. For comfort inside and outside, the sliding door, which is harder to open, would be less convenient.