Glass interior doors

Choosing doors is not as easy as it seems. They should be safe, reliable, durable, practical, easy to maintain, and even better if they are beautiful and inexpensive. Agree, that's another list of requirements. Strangely, most of the glass interior doors are responsible.

Advantages and disadvantages

To decide whether to install glass interior doors or not, you need to know about their advantages and disadvantages. Let's start by listing the advantages:

• The geometry of glass doors does not change either with humidity or temperature. Everyone knows the problem with wooden doors: at high humidity they swell and it can be problematic to close them; at low humidity, on the contrary, they become smaller and a latch is needed to keep them closed. Dimensional stability of glass interior doors makes it possible to use them in damp rooms: bathrooms, showers, swimming pools, winter gardens, steam rooms.
  

  This is how glass interior doors can be ... this is to the question of the variety of design options

• Simplicity of care. You can wash it with any non-abrasive detergent, you can rub it with a brush (if the finish allows, the glass itself is no problem).
• Do not change their appearance over time.
• They transmit light well. If the apartment or house has glass interior doors, it will be light in the corridor or hallway without windows during the day.
• Environmentally friendly material without any emissions.
• Fire safety at a height.
• A large number of appearance options. There is transparent, frosted, patterned, tinted glass. In addition, photo printing, sandblasting, gluing patterned films, etc. can be applied to glass.

The list of positive features is impressive. This is a really good choice. Glass interior doors are one of the most reliable options that will last for years. There are also disadvantages:

• If you choose transparent or glossy glass, handprints will be visible on it, that is, you will have to rub them often. Frosted, tinted, milky glass - these models do not require such attention, but you will still need to wipe the surface more often than the same wooden ones.
  

  Matte surfaces are easier to clean

• It is difficult to make glass doors opaque. Even dark tints let light through. The way out is to use roller blinds or blinds.
• High price. If you look only at the door leaf, then the price is low. But you can't do without fittings. And fittings for glass doors are not cheaper (and often more expensive) than a canvas. So the cost is considerable.

Many still add fragility to negative qualities. In fact, there are more fragile cheap wood-like doors, which are abundant in the construction market. Here they can be punched with a blow of a fist or leg. And how easy it is to break glass interior doors will be discussed in the next section.

Types of glass interior doors

Interior doors made of glass by the opening method are:

• Swing. Like the usual doors, they open either "towards themselves" or "from themselves." The hinges are attached at the top and bottom of the door leaf. With a high sash height and / or large weight, a third hinge can be placed in the middle. One edge of the hinge is attached to the door leaf, the other to the wall or door frame. Such doors are good because, if desired, you can provide good sound insulation (put a seal around the perimeter of the opening).
  

  Swing type

• Pendulum. The sash can be opened in both directions. Convenient when you do not have to think, pull you doors or push.There are two types of hinges for pendulum glass doors. One is attached to the ceiling and floor, others to the doorway. The second option is more expensive as the hinge mechanism is more complex. The first also has a drawback: it is difficult to install. In any case, pendulum glass interior doors are rarely installed, since in any case they are much more expensive than the other two types.
  

  Pendulum doors are installed in places with high traffic

• Sliding glass interior doors. When opened, they move to the side. Basically, they "drive off" to an empty space next to the doorway. Such a device is simpler, although you need to ensure that there is free space next to the door and nothing prevents them from opening. There are also options with internal installation. When a niche is made in the wall, into which the sash is hidden. It is more convenient to use, but installation is more complicated and expensive.
  

  Sliding glass doors - a strong solution

• Folding. They consist of several canvases, movably fastened to each other. When opened, they fold like a book or an accordion (there are two types). Convenient and compact option, but there is one "but". They cannot provide sufficient sound insulation. Therefore, they are usually used to separate "public" premises: dining room, living room, etc. They will be good in a studio apartment - to separate the recreation area (bed).
  

  Folding glass interior doors are rare

According to the method of opening, these are all types. There is also a division by the number of valves - single-leaf, double-leaf. But with this, everything is clear. If the doorway is wider than a meter, it is better to put double doors, if less - one leaf is enough.

Constructions

Glass interior doors can be made in several design solutions. They are:

• Frameless. Frameless glass doors are just glass with fittings installed on it. Many people like them externally: they look more "light" just because of the lack of a frame. They look more fragile, but in fact they are no less vandal resistant than frame models. Sometimes they are even more resistant, since thicker glass is used.
  

  Door leaf without frame

• Framed. Glass is inserted into a profile made of wood, plastic, metal-plastic or metal. It comes out in a frame, hence the name. Double-glazed windows belong to the same category (two glasses are inserted into the profile). There can be two types:
  • without imposts (large glass in a frame);
  • with imposts (a number of glasses separated by thin profiles).
    

    The glass door can be framed in a frame made of metal, wood, plastic

• With hidden aluminum profile. In this case, the glass is glued to the profile so that it and the edges of the sashes are flush. This system is not common, although the doors look interesting, and the most vulnerable part of tempered glass (butt) is more or less protected.
  

  A special profile to which glass is glued on both sides. Good option for soundproofing

In addition to different door designs, glass interior doors have different types of door frames:

• with door frame;
• without box.

Glass doors can be installed directly into the door span, without a door frame

The second option gives the same feeling of "lightness", and also allows you to save money. And here's how. Aluminum boxes are usually placed with glass doors (wooden ones lead, they crack, swell, etc., plastic ones usually do not pass according to aesthetic criteria). And they cost about half the cost of a door leaf. So it is profitable to put glass interior doors without a box. The only limitation: the bearing capacity of the walls must be sufficient to support the weight of the sash.

Dangerous or not

Glass doors look fragile and many have doubts about their reliability. But in vain.The fact is that not ordinary glass is used for glass doors, but special glass. There are two types:

• Tempered. The glass sheet is heated to high temperatures (480 ° C), and then, using air currents, it is quickly brought to normal temperature. As a result of such processing, the glass becomes many times stronger. You can even hit the plane with a hammer. Nothing will happen. The only weak point of such canvases is the end blow. In this case, the glass may crumble. But the fragments will not be sharp, it will not work to get seriously hurt. But new doors will be needed. This is yes.
  

  Difference between regular and tempered glass

• Triplex. These are two glasses, between which a polymer film is laid (they are also called laminated glasses). The technology is such that the transparency of such a design is no worse than that of ordinary glass. It takes a lot of effort to break it. Even if the efforts are successful, the debris will not scatter, but will hang on the tape. So such glass is also safe.

Despite the fact that the description seems to be that laminated glass is more reliable, in reality tempered glass withstands shock loads better. So if reliability is your concern, go for it.

Glass interior doors: photos of interesting ideas

The choice of glass interior doors is complicated by the fact that they have their own bright personality. In fact, this is an element of decor and it must be selected in accordance with the style of decoration of the room, and this is not easy even for professional designers. What can we say about those who develop interiors on their own. To help, we have collected several interesting ideas that, we hope, will be able to help you in choosing glass interior doors specifically for your requirements.

Wide wood frame looks good in classic or ethnic interiors

There is only one opening method, but how different these two interior glass doors look

If a drawing is applied to the canvas, consider glass doors as an art object and match the color and pattern to the decor (or vice versa, order the doors, and then match the rest of the design to them)

Thin black imposts - this style is suitable for the Scandinavian direction, good in a loft, modern and modern interiors

If the design has deliberately emphasized wooden elements, it makes sense to make the door frame from wood (or plastic) of the same color

This is the version of sliding doors when the canvas leaves the wall

There are options for the classics

A highlight in the right glass

If there is a color on the door, the box should be in the same range. It can be darker or lighter depending on the desired result, but the gamma is the same

Interesting combination of textured glass and aluminum laminated profile

It will still be light in the hallway

An interesting option for sliding doors: both halves go to one side

And this is rather glass partition, although ... there is an opening. It's just very wide

This glass interior door is eye-catching. That is why the wall is white, and the rest of the interior items are most likely neutral. With rare exceptions