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French doors – not only for the French!

French Doors are another type of door seen primarily in homes and residences and are more frequent in exterior doors as French. They originate from a 1920 design called "swinging door, which is probably why it was called a French door – It's just easier to pronounce for English speakers!

The key feature of French doors is that it consists of two "wings" and have a large area of ​​glass. To qualify as French doors in the true sense must also move in and out (as with folding doors), although practice this is not always the case. They also generally do not have a "pillar" (a central place in which the two wings of blocking), but rather the two door lock on the other, and at the top and bottom of the frame. The latter is typically achieved by calling latch bolt, a mechanism that allows a single handle or knob to turn so as to drive a screw at the top and down at the bottom of the door and a hole in the door frame, so also the security gate.

French doors – exterior
In the modern home, usually French exterior doors open onto a garden or patio (patio doors which often take the form of French doors), full glass panel to provide the maximum possible light and a good view of the garden from inside the room. You can also open wide, giving the impression that the room and garden are a single space.

Its width also means that large objects can move in and out – in fact, sometimes this is the only way by which can be a very large, like a piano moved into a house!

Modern French exterior doors are most commonly made of PVC and have a hollow profile, a design that has proven more effective against both moisture and other factors external environment, in particular, serves as effective insulation against cold and against the waste of energy. For the same reason, the doors to the outside France are mostly double glazed, along with the rest of the house.

No house is quite complete without a set of exterior doors to provide light French, printing space and in the winter months to keep the heat inside where it belongs. If you have the option to do so, consider installing exterior doors French – never look back.

French Doors – interior
Interior French doors are perhaps a little less common, undeservedly so, they provide a very elegant look. Perhaps the reason for its comparative rarity is that, like French exterior doors are installed where there is a wide double door, It is interesting comparison with bi-fold doors in that direction. While bi-fold doors are fixed only on one side of the door and include a separate unit of the half doors, French Interior has two separate wings, each with their respective hinge jamb and meeting center. Like the double doors, however, one of the wings French doors can be locked to allow only half of the door open until you want to open the space between the rooms by opening the two wings – perhaps for special occasions, or for cleaning.

Interior French doors offer more flexibility than the outdoor variety where materials are concerned, and do not have to be the weather or theft. As often find cheaper models of pine wood, covered in some kind of laminate or veneer, or just wood smooth can be painted or varnished to suit your taste. Oak doors, however, offer a more natural look, but have a higher sticker price. They are often glazed glass in smaller panels, large panels, full-height or many other variants. Incidentally, for very wide doors that have the option of additional panels on each side of French doors, usually divided, ensuring that even more space and light is introduced into the interior of your home.

Why install French interior doors?
The reasons should be obvious – the owners choose to install French doors because they are smart, of course, but also for practical reasons – it can only hold one wing open for daily use and then throw the two wings open when you really want to open a space in your home. By Finally, French doors, glass panels to keep your living space look and feel airy and well lit.

If you have the option should certainly consider French an outside door as a French patio door, while for the interior of your home, why not look into the interior installation of French doors and benefit from all that they have to offer? As you can see, not only for the French!

About the Author

This article was originally written by Victor Cartgrew and published on his site:
Concertina Doors
. Check out a more general article of his, too, about
doors for the home here
.

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