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A comparative study of sliding doors & windows over the conventional system

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The concept of space saving and at the same time enhancing the look of the environment and matching the construction with the contemporary styles and desires have given rise to a lot of innovations in the civil engineering sector. One such innovation is the sliding door. This concept is quite simple where the wings of the door, instead of being hinged at one side, slides on a railing with wheels fitted at the bottom, or conversely hangs on a railing that is fitted at the top. In either ways, the doors slide on parallel to the walls. Now that the door panes slide along the walls, they do not fling open which obviously consumes lesser space to open and close. This concept of sliding doors are nowadays becoming more and more common especially in modern commercial constructions like shopping malls, airports, banks and similar. These doors can also be fitted with locks for the purpose of security as well. These doors come with a set of advantages like space saving, more ventilation, aesthet

Why Sliding Doors and Windows are the Ideal Solutions?

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Any civil construction whether domestic or commercial, undoubtedly comprises of a window and a door frame. These frames may be of the conventional material like wood, and may be of the usual mechanism of hinge and swing type. But in certain cases like the urban localities where space is a major issue of concern, arrangements like the installation of sliding doors and windows are integrated into the construction. But however space is not the not the only criteria to install a sliding door or a window. There are other aspects like optimizing the cosmetic look, functionality, enhancing the elegance of the building or the setup, complimenting the continuity of environment and vision and so on.   However it is most essential that an ideal sliding door or a window setup is chosen to enrich the aesthetic appeal and at the same time achieve maximum functionality and efficiency, depending on the requirement. While discussing about the sliding glass door and windows, main concept behind them