Suspension system for wardrobes: how to choose
Sliding wardrobes gained popularity very quickly and have been holding it for many years. The reason for this was initially the convenience of their use in small apartments.
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What it is and how it works
The suspended system for sliding wardrobes is a set of sliding doors equipped with upper support or lower supporting rollers. It includes an aluminum profile with a special coating. The system provides closers to accurately close the door. The need for its appearance was dictated by the living conditions of many apartment owners and their families, who do not have significant living space: it allows rational use of living space.
Types of suspension systems for wardrobes
The design has proven its versatility, so it is used in the manufacture of sliding door cabinets, which can be installed in any room of the apartment.
System view | Features |
Roller | The roller is located inside the rail, which ensures a neat opening of the cabinet door.
It has two types of mounting roller - top and bottom. |
Framework | Made of aluminum or steel. Aluminum profile is considered to be more resistant to abrasion, so it is more expensive. |
Frameless | Budget version of the sliding system: the most inexpensive, but short-lived. Deformed by temperature changes or high humidity. |
For radius models of cabinets | Used for furniture with non-standard configuration |
Advantages and disadvantages of the suspension system for wardrobes
This design has become very popular due to several reasons:
- the room is provided with a neat aesthetic appearance, since all things are safely "hidden" in the closet;
- space savings;
- loss of running carriages due to the solid fixation of the array in the doorway and the shape of the profile;
- creates an atmosphere of comfort when using wardrobes due to silent movement of the doors;
- allows each door to withstand a load of up to one hundred kilograms.
Attention! Among the shortcomings, experts point out the relatively high price of cabinets with upper rails. They require a mandatory design of the upper part of the door, since its design is open. Installation of the product will be much more difficult in comparison with the lower support ones.
How to choose the suspension system for wardrobes
On the furniture market there are cabinets with lower and upper support systems for sliding doors. The choice of the “right” is due to the concept of comfort. Mounted with such a system, the doors move outside the structure. And if they are decorated with mirrors and inlays, it adds aesthetics and gives the room originality.
The lower support sliding system is installed as a mortise or overhead method, which allows the door section to be installed to the floor.
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