Barrier-free with Glass sliding doors
Sliding doors made from glass are also particularly suitable for people who need a Barrier-free home.
People with reduced mobility need space for freedom of movement and passageways that are easy to cross and easy to handle. However, no one should have to do without the advantages of Hinged doors, such as noise and odor protection and tight closing. Thanks to tightly closing Glass sliding doors such as PLANEO AIR SILENT, this is no problem. Sliding doors made from glass therefore offer a practical and attractive alternative for a Barrier-free home.
Width, light, safe and comfortable
Sliding doors take up significantly less space in the room compared to Hinged doors, as they do not swing. This makes it easier to move around the room and is particularly advantageous in confined spaces. For the same reason, Sliding doors are also easier to open manually from a wheelchair or with a walking aid than Hinged doors and close again behind them: You don't have to awkwardly maneuver around the pivot area or reach behind you to close the Doors again. A smooth-running, modern Glass sliding door can simply be pushed to the side without much effort.
For Barrier-free living, you should therefore always choose handles that are as long as possible and fit comfortably in the hand, such as RONDO or LUCIA GST from the Griffwerk portfolio. Their ergonomic, round form offers safety and the Length ensures that both wheelchair users and other residents are at the right Height to open and close the Door comfortably. Bar handles are also the safest way to open Doors for people with limited hand strength. Glass sliding doors installed at ground level also avoid tripping hazards such as door thresholds.
An important, if not the most important advantage of Sliding doors in terms of mobility is their flexible Width: there are single, double or multi-leaf Glass sliding doors. This means that with Glass sliding doors, you can make the passageways as wide as you want or need them to be: Even single-leaf Glass sliding doors can be over a Meter wide, more than enough to get through comfortably with a rollator, electric or manual wheelchair. You can even slide a care bed through a double-leaf Glass sliding doors, if necessary.
If your freedom of movement is severely restricted, you may need a door that you can open and close automatically at the touch of a button. Glass sliding doors are the most modern alternative here too, as automation is easily possible. Glass sliding doors that close by themselves are another option, so you only have to worry about moving around and not about draughts, smells or noise behind you.
Last but not least, light is a decisive factor: many people with limited mobility, especially senior citizens, are often at home. It is therefore very important that this home is as light-flooded, spacious and visually bright as possible to lift the mood and ensure a good quality of living. Widths of Glass sliding doors, preferably made of Pure White clear glass, work wonders in this respect.
If you would like to convert a home to make it Barrier-free, our Griffwerk experts for Glass sliding doors will be happy to help you at any time.