What are the benefits of sliding doors?

Sliding doors are incredibly popular with homeowners who want something different in their home. Whether they're internal sliding doors or glass doors that open into a garden, it's no surprise that many individuals choose sliding doors for their homes.
 

Of course, a sliding door is aesthetically pleasing, and looks good on the eye, but what are the main benefits of them? What is it that is making sliding doors so appealing to so many people?
 

Continue reading our helpful guide to discover the main advantages that sliding glass doors offer.

 

The pros of external and internal sliding doors

 

Produce lots of natural light

One of the main features sliding glass doors provides is a huge amount of natural light. If you have an open-plan home, having sliding doors at the back of your home, opening into your garden, you'll benefit from wonderful natural light.
 

Imagine the light coming through a huge glass sliding door on a spring or summer day, lighting up the entire room all day long.
 

Sliding doors allow more light into a home compared to hinged doors that may not open as wide.
 

Save space

Sliding doors are also brilliant space-saving solutions for many homes. If a house has a small hallway or bedroom and standard hinged doors take up too much space when walking into the room, sliding doors can be a fantastic solution.
 

Because they slide horizontally, sliding doors can help save a lot of space, giving you easy access.
 

You can either have sliding doors that hide away into the wall or slide parallel with it, taking up barely any space.
 

Aesthetically pleasing

 

Not only do sliding doors provide exceptional function but they look incredible.
 

Wherever you have sliding doors inside or outside the home, and if they're wooden or glass, they're wonderfully pleasing to the eye.
 

A standard hinged door – even French doors – just doesn't have the same aesthetic feel that glass sliding doors provide. Sliding glass doors at the rear of a house offer a huge window into the outside world, amplifying their beauty.
 

Even the opening and closing motions are pleasing as they smoothly slide along their tracks.

 

Sleek, modern and minimalistic

 

If your preferred home decor is sleek, modern and minimalistic, then sliding doors are perfect for you.

There's nothing quite like sliding doors to add style to your home. Almost futuristic, sliding glass doors can transform the look and feel of any room, as well as potentially add to the value of a property.
 

Improved indoor/outdoor flow

During hot summer days, opening up windows and doors can be the only way to cool your home.
 

Allowing a breeze to flow through the property can help to bring the internal temperature down, but with hinged doors, it can be tricky, especially if they keep swinging shut.
 

With sliding doors, you can create the exact type of room-to-room flow you like. If you have a large patio area, opening your sliding glass doors fully creates a wonderful connection between your home and the outdoors.

Excellent energy efficiency

 

Sliding glass doors are not just aesthetically wonderful or space-saving, but they're energy-efficient too. Many glass sliding doors use low-emissivity glass, which has an invisible coating to reflect heat back into the property.
 

Sliding doors can also feature a polyamide thermal break to further improve efficiency. Through professional installation and high-quality materials during production, energy efficiency can be even better.

Easy to use

Sliding doors are incredibly easy to use, whether they're internal or external.

Sliding doors can look large and heavy but, if installed correctly, they'll be as smooth as butter, easily gliding along their tracks.

Extremely versatile

The final point of our list of sliding door benefits is how versatile they are.
 

They're not just suited to homes; they can also be used in offices and many more places. So, if you'd like to add some minimalistic style, create more natural light and increase the aesthetic touch of your office, consider installing sliding doors throughout the building.

 

Sliding door tracks and more at Quest

 

If you like the sound of sliding doors for your home, you can pick up all the sliding door hardware you need at Quest.

We stock an impressive number of options for a range of sliding door types and sizes.
 

If you require any assistance in choosing the right hardware for your installation, don't hesitate to contact us. A friendly member of our experienced team will be happy to help you.