Retractable Sliding Glass Doors
What is a retractable sliding glass door system?
A retractable glass door system is a system where the panels retract to the bottom in compliance with a motor system. This type of retractable window system enables covering very large openings at once, however keep the operation simple enough for anyone. The enhanced security and safety measures in these systems and the well-calculated glazing thicknesses that help climate control are some of the parameters that increase customer satisfaction in such fenestration systems.
Are there different types of sliding glass doors?
A well-known version of sliding doors is the horizontally sliding system which operates manually and on a rail that is mounted on the floor. This door system can be single or double wing or on some cases even more. In fact, there are several variations of a sliding door in terms of operation. Single sliding panel, multiple sliding folding panels, double folding doors, censored sliding glass doors are some of them. The sliding action could be happening on a platform rail on the bottom, or with a rail-hang system on the top, or both at the same time if the system is a horizontal sliding glass door system.
On the other hand, for the vertical sliding glass door system, the door functions in more than one way. It becomes more than an opening on the wall that helps ventilation and access to natural lighting, it also amplifies the versatility of the space. The rigid barrier between an indoor and outdoor space vanishes into thin air with such systems. The reason for that is the capacity of a vertical sliding retractable glass door system to retract on top for such large portions of the wall. On some systems a 5 meters width to 5 meters height opening can be opened to outside. It would be unfair to define such a system a door anymore, however it is a door, of course, just a contemporary and technological one.
What are the advantages for vertical retractable sliding glass doors?
The main advantage is the size. This type of door systems such as Libart’s Panora Window & Door systems, function as an operable wall. Another advantage is the easy operation, easy installation, and the wow-effect. Most business owners and architects also benefit from the visual appearance and the gusto of the model. Libart’s retractable door systems have beautifully designed aluminum profiles that can be manufactured in desired RAL code and technically satisfying glazing options.