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Cavity Sliding Doors Gain Popularity in Perth

Announcement posted by Doors By Nature 25 Aug 2014

Builder and installer of custom timber cavity sliding doors reveals why “pocket doors” are a trendy item for Perth homeowners.
Perth, WA, 25 August 2014 - Many Perth homeowners are choosing to update and modernise their homes with custom timber cavity sliding doors. Cavity sliding doors are often cited for their space-saving and aesthetic qualities and are now being lauded for their versatility, too. Perth residents often seem to be finding new uses for sliding doors on a daily basis.

A cavity sliding door is also called a “pocket door.” This is because the door slides into a cavity or pocket in the wall next to the door. A standard sliding door can be opened to half of the width of the window area or frame: the door sits in one half and the other half is open. With a pocket door, the entire width of the frame can be used as an opening. This makes it useful for a variety of situations.

Interior Cavity Sliding Doors

Interior pocket doors are used for their space-saving abilities. They are particularly popular in tight spaces such as small bathrooms. They can be built to the width of a standard doorway and recessed into the wall. This saves space because it is no longer necessary to have clearance for a swinging door.

Pocket doors are also used often for walk-in bedroom closets with the same degree of convenience. Many homeowners have a mirror installed instead of a standard glass pane or a solid door.

Cavity sliding doors are also used in homes with open floor plans to provide the option of having a private room or recessing the door and going back to the open floor plan. They are also gaining popularity for use in separating the kitchen from the dining room or breakfast nook.

Exterior Access Cavity Sliding Doors

Use of cavity sliding doors to provide access between the indoors and outdoors is garnering rave reviews from many homeowners and guests. When the door is closed and visible, the grain of a wood frame on a pocket door allows a seamless visual integration of the home and the backyard, especially in the presence of trees.

When the door is closed, it allows for the entire width of the frame to be used as a port of access between an alfresco area such as a patio, deck or stone garden. Homeowners who like to entertain guests often have provided volumes of positive feedback to custom builders and installers.

According to Tish Thompson, Office Administrator for Doors By Nature, a custom builder and installer of timber cavity sliding doors, “We always follow up and make sure our customers are satisfied with our work. Our feedback from cavity sliding doors has been overwhelmingly positive. People like them because they can help turn a home that is in need of updating back into their ‘dream home.’”

Ms Thompson concluded, “Whether it’s a cavity sliding door, a standard sliding door or a bifold door, a custom timber door wins the day, every day.”

Doors By Nature builds and installs custom timber sliding doors, cavity sliding doors and bifold doors in Perth and surrounding areas. To learn more or for an obligation-free consultation, call 1300 345 116 or visit their website: http://www.doorsbynature.com.au/.