Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jun 03, 2011 9:57 am I am considering a sliding door for my walk in robe. Are they a thing of the past? I had a look on the Corinthian website and they only seem to have the cavity sliding doors. Unless their regular doors can be used combined with a sliding system to be purchased elsewhere? What do you think of non-cavity internal sliding doors? Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 4Jun 03, 2011 10:10 am Thanks for that suh. How much are they if you don't mind me asking? Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 6Jun 03, 2011 1:00 pm suh blueblueblue Thanks for that suh. How much are they if you don't mind me asking? They were $3,500 for the three panels plus, pelmet and tracking system. Thanks for that. Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 7Jun 03, 2011 1:05 pm We've left a door frame only opening in our house, for a sliding track/pelmet in the future. In my opinion, certainly not a thing of the past. You can put it on the side you'll see less (in our case, the pelmet will be in the hallway, from the main living area, you won't be able to tell if it is a cavity or not.) Cavity sliders are very expensive because you have to get the frame bricked in, then pay for a return trip to get it finished... Where as a sliding track (maybe $30), a door (about $28), a pelmet (again, about $30). And a monkey could fit it. You're done for under $100, provided you choose a hollow, flush panel door. I think the screens Suh used look 1 million times better, but money is pretty important to us right now! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46664 Building in Baldivis, Western Australia. First home, with Impressions. Would love it if you were to stop by some time! Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 11Jun 03, 2011 3:24 pm Helyn - I think they build a cavity with the bricks on either side. Luckily in the Eastern states it seems a little easier with timber framing and gyppy. Some things are worth waiting for. Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 12Jun 03, 2011 8:20 pm kyton Helyn - I think they build a cavity with the bricks on either side. Luckily in the Eastern states it seems a little easier with timber framing and gyppy. Yes there are a couple of options for us over in the west - either a 2nd leaf of brickwork is added to create a cavity between, or for those wanting less wasted space there are other cavity door systems that use different materials in place of the brickwork, which is then rendered the same as the brick walls so it looks like part of the normal single leaf wall. Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 13Jun 03, 2011 9:07 pm suh You could do a Shoji screen like I have on my ensuite Hi Suh Do you mind me asking where you got the shoji doors and whether you found them good? Did you use rice paper for the screens or synthetic material? Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 14Jun 03, 2011 9:15 pm free will suh You could do a Shoji screen like I have on my ensuite Hi Suh Do you mind me asking where you got the shoji doors and whether you found them good? Did you use rice paper for the screens or synthetic material? We got them from Heritage Blinds in Newcastle and they are a synthetic material. We love them. We do get light in through the mornings from the ensuite windows but it's a gentle wake up. Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 15Jun 03, 2011 10:40 pm For those wondering how it can be done in WA, here's a pic of ours. We had them in our last house too which was brick veneer, and it was pretty much done the same way. In our brick veneer house, it was installed after the framework as it has it's own seperate frame. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The whole wall including the brick wall that runs along the rest of that wall is plastered with the gyprock boards. Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 17Jun 04, 2011 12:21 pm I dont like cavity sliders because of problems in the past with accessibility to them for painting and maintenance. Quote: Can't any old door become an ordinary sliding door As long as they are wider/higher than the opening Arfur Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 18Jun 04, 2011 2:36 pm Uncle Arfur I dont like cavity sliders because of problems in the past with accessibility to them for painting and maintenance. They aren't that hard to maintain actually. We had to get the one at our last place taken off and repainted (can't remember why) and there is a little strip that comes off at the top and you can easily lift the door off, do what you need to do and hook it back on, pop the strip back on and it's done Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 19Jun 04, 2011 2:43 pm We have a no cavity slider going to the passageway downt ot eh minor bedrooms. I have to say I love SuH's beautiful shoji sliders. They are lovely. Rizzo is that area for double sliders or just one? I'm wondering why they didn't brick up the non slider side if it's one. Does it mean an increase in noise level compared with a single brick wall dividing the two rooms? Re: Does anyone have non-cavity internal sliding doors? 20Jun 04, 2011 5:22 pm Yeah, that's double sliders. It is a bit noisier, but it's not too bad. The room on this side of the door is the lounge, and the other side is the kids play room and they aren't closed very often. The rest of the wall is still brick, they just plastered it different to the rest of the house. (Does that make sense?) Okay, then the choice is really about the build quality of the door itself which means the brand name. Sorry I can't recommend one or the other so best to rely on comments… 5 3237 we have a standard size and often we have a lot of variety to choose 0 3564 We are looking for sliding doors which are 5 metres tall. There are a few European options. Any manufacturers in Australia or distributors? 0 5038 |