Cavity Sliding Door Furniture

CoNNiE · Jan 25, 2011 9:24 am

Not sure if anyone will know a solution for this, but... instead of having the standard rectangular pull handles on our cavity doors, I have been wanting to use handles like the below to create a bit of a feature. BUT they only go on 1 side of the door. Do you think this would look ok? I mean as long as the nice side is facing out where people can see, the blank side can be in the room?? Or can I put these on 1 side and the standard pull on the other?? I am really struggling with door handles.....

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donuts · Jan 25, 2011 9:34 am

that's a nice handle Connie!

My only questions would be - would they go with the other door furniture in the room, presuming there is some? (they don't HAVE to match exaclty of course, but you don't want too many handle types in a room IMO)

and - if you didn;t put a rectangular handle on the other side, would you have trouble opening the door fromt he other side? could you put one of these on the other side too?

CoNNiE · Jan 25, 2011 6:00 pm

donuts - you have just asked all the questions that have been running through my head! They will suit the other door handles in the house, well I think they will (pictured below):
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It looks like it might not be possible

pattycake4 · Jan 25, 2011 6:18 pm

Will that handle restrict door from sliding into cavity

CoNNiE · Jan 25, 2011 7:13 pm

Generally the cavity don't slide all the way in anyway (I think), so it shouldnt??

I think this dream is dying a slow death...

donuts · Jan 25, 2011 7:20 pm

CoNNiE

I think this dream is dying a slow death...

why? I think it could still work, if you could put one on the other side?

pattycake4 · Jan 25, 2011 7:27 pm

never give up I'm sure it will be fine

CoNNiE · Jan 25, 2011 8:00 pm

Until now I didn't even know if we are having flush jamb or flush pull systems, but I just had a look on the Corinthians site (where we have got them from), and it says that the flush jamb system isn't available in Vic. Which sucks if that's right!

Based on what I can understand, the door will protrude approx 50mm from the cavity... 50mm might not be enough to allow for not only the handle, but also making sure the handle doesn't look too awkward and close to the edge when the door is closed. Does that make sense? The handle won't be in the normal position that a handle would be, it would be really close to the edge of the door.

nettie.b · Jan 25, 2011 8:47 pm

hi Connie

i think this is the type of cavity slider your talking about. You could put a handle on them but you really don't have much room.

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kyton · Jan 25, 2011 9:08 pm

Oh that answers my question I was going to ask LOL. We have three cavity sliders but they all go back completely into the cavity so no protuding handles would work here.

take2 · Jan 25, 2011 10:08 pm

kyton

Oh that answers my question I was going to ask LOL. We have three cavity sliders but they all go back completely into the cavity so no protuding handles would work here.

Mine too, even the ones I had in the previous house that didn't slide all the way in would not have enough room for that style of handle.

Cheers Lou

chrisandkate · Feb 02, 2011 1:54 pm

You could always put a bump stop in the cavity to stop it shearing off the handle.

The other problem is that those handles are designed to be screwed on from behind, so one side of the dorr would have a screw head showing(or both if you did both sides) but I think I may have a solution.

I'll have to draw it up.

danrts · May 12, 2011 10:19 pm

we mounted these pull handles on either side of the door, in a back to back configuration. there's a stopper built in so the door doesn't completely disappear into the cavity

CoNNiE · May 13, 2011 9:34 am

That's gorgeous! That's the vision I had...

Mclaren · May 13, 2011 9:37 am

CoNNiE - looks like you can have your handles!! :z:

danrts · May 15, 2011 7:26 am

Connie - they're sold as a "back to back" kit (with 2 handles) and the builder got them from Gainsborough who manufacture all sorts of door handles / locks etc.