Folding doors: features and characteristics

In this article we will talk about casket doors, clarifying the characteristics, peculiarities, types and prices of these furnishings. Here is all you need to know about this furnishing solution that allows you to optimise your home spaces.

Casket doors, what they are

Casket doors are nothing more than the typical sliding doors, which allow you to benefit from more space and more freedom inside your home. In fact, they are introduced inside the walls, thus eliminating the typical encumbrance of classic doors - space occupied by the rotation of a traditional door.

Thanks to its characteristics, a casket door is the ideal furnishing solution for separating two rooms without taking up space: this furnishing also allows you to exploit the side walls for positioning furniture or other furnishing elements, since the door remains hidden inside the partition.

Modern casket doors are elements capable of adapting and integrating perfectly with any type of furniture, and represent a very trendy contemporary solution.

In a particularly small room, the use of a sliding door represents a great opportunity to exploit every square metre available. It is also important to emphasise how the use of a sliding door goes beyond the common function of passage and division of space: these elements can in fact be used to hide certain corners of the house or storage areas. Let's examine the main advantages of these fittings in the following paragraph.

Folding doors: main advantages

One of the main advantages of a casket door - in addition to the ability to optimise space - is represented by the breath of modernity and style that this element is able to bring into a home or work environment. For example, the presence of a sliding door in a living room gives a feeling of order and cleanliness to this room of the house, since everything is made completely visible, without creating protrusions. For all those who consider these furnishing solutions too modern and unsuitable for a classic style, it is important to know that there are nowadays compromise solutions: sliding doors are available on the market with a more classic and traditional design, which really have nothing to envy in comparison to what sometimes characterises a traditional door, perhaps particularly outdated.

The concept is always that of adapting the choice of sliding door to the desired style that characterises one's environment. Nowadays there is no shortage of solutions and everyone can easily find the visual rendering they are looking for.

Generally speaking, we can say that the most sought-after sliding doors today are the casket doors in sandblasted glass, fitted with stainless steel uprights. Translucent glass casket doors are also in great demand, as they allow daylight to enter the rooms, fully satisfying the idea of contemporaneity.

Folding doors with mirror

Folding doors with mirrors are the ideal furnishing solution for those who want to optimise their living spaces and visually amplify their depth. The mirror will in fact reflect the light, making a room brighter and increasing the perception of its size. Thanks to the trick of the mirror, it will be possible to obtain an exceptional luminous effect, visually gaining a few square metres. For this reason, mirrored doors are perfect for minimalist interiors and lofts in particular.

You can also find casket door models on the market that combine the mirror element with a steel frame, giving the room a modern and exclusive look.

Glass casket doors

Also with the installation of a glass casket door it is possible to gain space and brightness. These furnishings can give your rooms light and stability, allowing an excellent view to the outside. Glass doors are widely used in terraces and interiors of public buildings, as they allow people to enter and exit a space without obstacles. Glass is a very versatile material, which can be produced and developed in a wide variety of styles: transparent, coloured, oxide-based, murano and satin glass elements are available on the market. Many manufacturers allow for the possibility of creating a fully customised sheet.

Folding doors, prices

As far as the prices of casket doors are concerned, the costs can vary depending on the size of the frame and the features and characteristics required. Generally speaking, the price of these elements is higher than that of traditional doors. The only disadvantage of sliding doors is the installation phase: the work involved is more expensive than that of traditional doors.

In this regard, it should be pointed out that in order to install a sliding door in a room where there is already a hinged door, the wall must be knocked down or adapted to the sliding door: this intervention entails an increase in the installation price.

If the sliding door is installed during the construction of the house or during its renovation, the price will not be so high. In general terms, we can say that the average cost of a sliding door is as follows

• Purchase of a glass or wooden sliding door: around 600 to 1000 euros;
• Purchase of an aluminium or PVC sliding door: approximately 400 to 600 euros.