How to choose an aluminum alloy sliding door that suits your home style?
2024-08-21 Back
To choose an aluminum alloy sliding door that suits your home style, you can consider the following aspects:
1. Style and color: First determine the overall style of the home, such as simple, Chinese, modern simple, pastoral, Mediterranean, industrial, etc. Then choose the style and color of the aluminum alloy sliding door that matches it. For example, the simple style can be matched with a white simple style; the Chinese or new Chinese style can choose a sliding door with a wood grain color that is closer to the Chinese style. This can improve the overall home decoration level and create a coordinated and unified visual effect.
2. Profile material: The common aluminum alloy sliding door profiles on the market are aluminum-magnesium alloy and recycled aluminum. Most high-quality aluminum-magnesium alloy profiles use the original color without coating, and their thickness can reach more than 1mm, with good toughness; while recycled aluminum profiles are of lower quality, and their toughness and service life are not as good as aluminum-magnesium alloy profiles. The material can be identified by observing the cross-section of the product profile. The gloss of the cross-section of the original aluminum is very bright, while the gloss of recycled aluminum is dark. In order to avoid buying fake and inferior products at high prices, in addition to observing the cross-section and small samples of the samples, you should also check the packaging of the original manufacturer. In addition, the hardness of silicon-magnesium alloy is relatively large and the price is also high.
3. Pulley quality: The pulley is an important component connecting the sliding door and the track. The upper pulley plays a guiding role and has a relatively complex structure. A good upper pulley can make the sliding door noiseless during use. The lower pulley mainly plays a load-bearing role and is easy to wear. When selecting, you should pay attention to whether the pulley slides smoothly, whether there is obvious friction sound, and whether the connection is firm and reliable.
4. Track design: The rationality of the ground track design affects the use experience and life of the sliding door. The height of the ground track should not exceed 5mm, one is for the safety of the elderly and children at home; the other is to facilitate cleaning and maintenance. A scientifically and rationally designed ground track can ensure that the sliding door is stable during the sliding process, without fluctuations, noise and other problems, and is more durable.
5. Glass selection: For safety reasons, you should choose 3C certified tempered glass with a high safety factor. The thickness should preferably reach 5mm, so that even if the glass is broken during later use, it will not hurt people. High-end products will use automotive-grade tempered glass. This type of glass has good heat insulation and light transmission performance, and the energy-saving effect is more obvious, such as glass using hollow drying technology.
6. Strip quality: Common strips for aluminum alloy sliding doors include silicone and PVC strips. The mature PVC strips have firm edge sealing and a smooth surface. In particular, high-quality PVC strips have the characteristics of not fading, not falling off, not deforming, and not corroding the sliding door glass profile. Some large-brand sliding doors use a number of sealing technologies, such as the inlaid sealing structure between the door leaf and the door frame, and between the door leaf and the door leaf, and the use of special sealing strips and siliconized wool strips for double sealing at the closed part, which can play a role in heat preservation, sound insulation and dust prevention.
7. Frame profile: The thickness of the frame profile should generally reach 1.2mm-1.5mm, so that the sliding door can be up to 2.8 meters, and it will not shake and is relatively stable. If the wall thickness is less than 1.2mm, the maximum can only be within 2 meters. If it is too high, it will easily shake and cause problems.
8. Brand selection: Well-known brands are usually more guaranteed in terms of product quality, design, service and after-sales. You can refer to the brand's reputation, user reviews and product test reports, etc. The report should be printed with the CMA national certification logo. A good sliding door is smooth to pull, without noise, impurities, calm but light, while a bad one may have noise and a sense of jumping.
When choosing an aluminum alloy sliding door, you can also compare different brands and products, and make comprehensive considerations based on your home style, budget and actual needs. If possible, you can view the actual product or model room to more intuitively feel its appearance and use effect. At the same time, communicate with professional sales staff or designers to get more advice and information, so as to choose a satisfactory aluminum alloy sliding door.