What does a sliding door system consist of?

Every sliding door saves space and gives every home a modern atmosphere. A sliding door is versatile, flexible and also makes your home more flexible: whether as a patio door, a practical room divider or a functional solution for niches and cupboards. But why are they often called "sliding door systems"? Because they can be combined from individual parts that can be individually matched to each other like hardly any other type of door.

The most important component of any sliding door is, of course, the door leaf. It closes the doorway and gives the room character with its design: modern or traditional, unobtrusive or eye-catching. Door leaves for sliding doors can be made of wood or glass. Less frequently, and then mainly in industrial buildings, they are made of metal. Material combinations are also possible, for example metal frames or pilaster strips for a beautiful loft look or industrial style.

The door leaf usually hangs on rollers or trolleys . They are usually made of metal and allow the door to slide smoothly. The rollers in turn are attached to the rails along which the door can be moved. The rails are mounted at the top of the wall if the door runs in front of the wall, or in a space between the walls if the door is pushed into the wall. The door often simply hangs on the rails and has no contact with the floor. However, if you want a tightly closing sliding door through which neither noise nor odors can escape, you must also install a track on the floor. Even if the door is not intended to close tightly, an additional floor track gives the door leaf more stability and security.

Our "Silent" sliding door system uses special rollers and guide elements that minimize vibrations and thus ensure that the door glides very quietly.

To move the door leaf along the tracks, a sliding door has special handles instead of classic door handles: handle bars or handle shells. Both are important design elements, as their shape can give the room a soft or linear character. Their color determines whether, for example, a sliding glass door leaves the main role to other elements such as furniture or walls, or whether the door should be an eye-catcher. Handle bars are easier to operate than the rather small handle shells and are therefore more suitable for homes where children or senior citizens live.

Sliding door handles always include the locking mechanisms. These can be locked manually or automatically. A particularly modern automatic locking mechanism is our Smart2Lock system. It uses sensors to detect whether the door is closed correctly before it is locked.