Sliding doors with their hands: theory and experience

If abroad, instead of fences often - green areas, separating areas, and free entrance to home, to our cottages and cottage settlements are characterized by real fences around the perimeter and goal. Until recently, the vast majority of the gate were a swing structure, but today is becoming increasingly common Sliding species. Among the participants of the portal FORUMHOUSE these gates also are popular.

Form Factor

In the console sliding (sliding) gates - only one wing, which drives off (rolled back) to the side, pushing for the painting of the fence, not having contact with the surface. This saves space in the entrance area. In addition, the sliding leaf can be equipped with an automatic system and control it via remote, and even manual control makes it easy to open / close the process, saving time and effort the owners.

The main assembly of sliding gates - a set of rollers (roller bearings) and guiding the beam, also called the guide rail, which provides a Congress of the gate along the fence.

certain additional elements are also used:

• The upper and lower traps - are mounted on a receiving support, provide a secure fit gate in the closed position, preventing the "festivities" webs. If only stops the upper flap, the bottom support plate fitted to ease the load on the drive rollers and the guide.
• Supportive tire - mounted on the upper portion closest to the support rollers additionally fixes the position of the sash.
• The supporting roller - mounted on an end face of the guide at the front, is both plug and a damper to cushion impact when entering into the lower sash catcher.
• Cap - closes the back of the guide combines practical and decorative function - decorates and protects against tamping snow.

The most common are two ways of fixing the rail and rollers.

• Top - assembly support will limit the throughput capacity of the gate (not will drive trucks), but minimized the possibility of skewing the frame and difficulties in the work due to how this skewed and stuck to night snow.
• Below - there is no limit to technology, with proper selection of system components and materials will not get any distortions, but need a smooth surface along the fence to undo the sash.

Among consumers in general, and on our website in more demand lower fixation of the main assembly, although in certain cases, can not do without the top.

With all the advantages of sliding gates, a significant drawback is considered to be an impressive amount of finished design - order in firm price can "fly" up to hundreds of thousands, depending on the season and selected materials.

In the case of self-production, this figure will be reduced by several times, and the technology is feasible for home handyman tool with a good base.

Incidentally, the golden hands will be useful not only for fitting the door, to make their own home facade of a half-timberedToo real.

To reduce waste to a minimum, some people manage to do without the purchase of the main unit - the guide rollers and replacing them with improvised devices (profile, bearings), but this is rare; purchased the system, though there are noticeable, but more reliable and "surprises" from them is not expected. When you select a kit for sliding gates accounted span dimensions and sash - than it is longer and heavier, the stronger must be the guide and videos. When workloads exceed the maximum permissible wear assemblies to accelerate, and they do not have time to work out the investment. As for the wheels of the material, the plastic is not inferior to modern metal for strength and durability (In normal operating conditions), but it is quieter - opening / closing is without sound support.

Manufacturing technology

Sliding doors - frame construction, "sheathe" finishing material. His choice depends on the overall fabric of the fence and stylistic design whole area, with one exception - the weight. It can be metal, wood, forging, polycarbonate, or a combination of several kinds, fit into the design. Universal metal profile for many becomes the best option for the base web, and the gate - it easy, does not require special skills, combined with any materials, acceptable cost, is a long time.

Foundation

Regardless of the materials from which it will fold, sliding system needs a solid foundation - the rollers are mounted on a smooth, fixed to the base surface (BS, stool). For these purposes the channel (typically from 16 to 20), its length is half of the width of the opening plus a small allowance (10-20 cm). It is considered more reliable strip foundation on mortgage dug to a depth of freezing (average 1.5 m). To prevent cracking, reinforce the tape reinforcement cage. To shelves sill also welded "bars" of the reinforcement section of 12-14 mm, length of pieces equal to the depth of the trench. After installing the formwork and reinforcement channel is lowered into the trench and the tape is concreted. According to the technology, after laying the foundation should be given 28 days to stand to achieve grade strength.

When allowing the type of soil, and there is no danger of a strong heave, you can do a simplified version - not the tape is filled, and the pillars on the same 1.5 meters. Channel in this case is fixed in concrete or reinforcement cages or metal corners, like the wearer of our portal with the nickname monaCreated on a forum thread on sliding gates.

mona (participant FORUMHOUSE)

On the courtyard side drill two wells did - right up to the base of the fence, a depth of 1.5 meters at a distance of 2 meters from each other. Inserted therein embedded corners of 10x10 (iron thickness not remember, but not less than 4 mm) and filled with concrete, ground level turned over 10 cm (itself foundation height 40 cm).

As poles - concreted metal pillars, which subsequently welded cross members and components. The material for the base web and the leaf selected trapezoidal sheet - all metal design elements are painted in the color of the reverse side. Initially the system to "manual drive", but that in the future, you can automate without further manipulation of the mortgage of land withdrawn HDPE cable.

leaf

The flap is made up of paintings and counter - part of which remains inside the fence even when the door is closed, it is a mandatory item, ensure the normal operation of the system. gate length depends on the width of the opening plus counterbalance - even ½ of the width of the opening. The web should enter the trapping roller so that no formation of gaps or crevices between the flap and the support.

The standard width of the opening is 4 meters, but if there are difficulties with the arrival angle (narrow streets), its increase.

Height doors or merge with a common cloth or entrance-gate gate specially made above / below, it all depends on the design of the fence and the relief area. When it is intended common line of obstacles, do not forget about the ground clearance (10 cm) and the dimensions of the guide. Therefore, when calculating the chassis height is not repelled on the height of the sheet of corrugated board, and the height of the fence portion bordering the gate.

Metal pipes are used for the frame leaf. To get a reliable design but not too heavy, take a tube with a different cross-section for the frame and filling. The more massive and heavier flap liner, the greater the cross section in the power section (frame) - 60x30 mm, 60x40 mm, 80x40 mm. To fill the same (stiffeners) is sufficiently profile section 20x20 mm or 40x20 mm. Frame welded at a preselected pattern joints processed sander, all metal frame cells are primed and painted. In the manufacture of the gate mona He took advantage of the labor force in the face of his brother and wife.

mona (participant FORUMHOUSE)

Yesterday it happened is what we dreamed of since May - the entry on our site begins with a sliding gate. Made and installed with the help of her husband's hands-welder brother, they did their two days.

We are talking about the framework and all elements of the system, edging profile forces wife held later, as not choose the right length screws in the color of fabric, hats had to paint additionally.

Platform main rollers - adjustable in height, which simplifies the fitting of the sash "in place" before final assembly, and the width of the channel bar gives space to maneuver when mounting clips themselves.

Naturally, all accompanied by the constant manipulation collation level to avoid distortions. The rollers are welded to the mortgage on the edges, so that the distance between them was almost equal to half of the opening - it will provide a secure base for svorki and prevent overload and distortion.

A sliding system mona complicated embedded in the flap gate - there was no room for a single. This is somewhat complicated constructive and execution, but its results are completely satisfied. Fears that the obstacle will be the nut did not come true - no one stumbles. Just panelists worried about possible difficulties in the gate in the winter, but here everything was on the level, as experience has shown.

mona (participant FORUMHOUSE)

Winter our gates are experiencing great - in December bought and installed automatic, sliding doors (as opposed to swing) are convenient, and automatic - three times more convenient. Snow, slush, without leaving the machine is operated with a remote control. About Saddle wickets no one has ever tripped, the door leaf properly falls into the end clip. And winter operation, and the gates themselves, and the engine was normal.

A member of the portal alex_ He made himself sliding doors to the upper mounting rail. His choice is due to lack of space and a counterweight, and the fact that the truck in no case will call at the site - just behind the parking under the passenger car is a decorative pond. Instead, purchase a closed type system, when the rollers are moving inside the guide, alex_ It costs makeshift design bearings.

alex_ (Member FORUMHOUSE)

I refused the motion inside the gutter and made design bearings - buy motorcycle, with a closed mechanism. Liberally smeared lithologic, almost a year everything is working fine. Tellingly, the Gate "ride" so easy that a child of five little finger opens them.

As a guide it a channel, on top of which "run" rollers, but since even at 4 m gate length, there is a slight deflection of the center, he advises to use the I-beam beam. Supportive tire is mounted on the lower support post. For those wishing to repeat his experience - design scheme, which actually modify to suit your conditions.

alex_ further eliminate deflection problem by strengthening channels, and set automatic - bought ready-made kit, but for those who want to save money and at this moment, there is helpful advice from other craftsmen from the portal.

rasia (Member FORUMHOUSE)

Automatic sliding gates can try to collect on the basis of car alarms and car engines of the central lock. The engines will be switched on / off button controls the motor sliding gate.

I agree with him cgtwWho has a similar system has been running for several years. When he mounted the sliding door, I could not find a single control unit, it was only with the installation work. I took advantage of cgtw cheap alarm by moving it into the service mode.

Fully manufacture all elements of the sliding gate system, or mount the sash and mortgages on the basis of purchased components - everyone decides, based on their financial capabilities and skills. In any case, the savings compared to the purchase of the company in the profile - tens of thousands.

For details about different types of sliding gates, and the technology of their installation - in the forum thread "Sliding doors with their hands". Not only to enter, but the movement on the site were comfortable, read the article of the most popular tracks. In the video, on the fence of corrugated board - a lot of useful information for those who have decided to use this material for the base web and the gate.