The width of a sliding door wardrobe should at least be seven foot.
Sliding vs hinged wardrobe doors.
It is essential to check for ease of use how much maintenance is required and what will suit the kind of space demarcated for the wardrobe before you make a choice.
Sliding doors do not require a plinth clearance and can run on the floor itself.
Thus making an addition 100 mm or so of space in the wardrobe.
But they can only slide in twos in the guest room while hinged doors give you the full width to get at.
Each type of door has its own pros and cons so you can pick one based on your personal choice and requirements.
This obviously depends on what sliding door you decide to install however due to there being less components they tend to be cheaper.
Often sliding wardrobe doors are cheaper than their hinged counterparts.
The doors are not sliding though i did consider it.
Hinged wardrobes offer better visibility of clothes.
Additionally if you go for a mirrored sliding door wardrobe it can make your room feel larger.
Hinged doors tend to be more expensive than sliding doors for the same opening size.
More hanging space hinged doors offer more hanging space you also get space to stow your accessories.
So they are hinged.
All the goodness of hinged doors notwithstanding sliding doors are making their presence felt in the world of carpentry because of the several advantages it offers.
As sliding wardrobes are made of metal and plastic rather than wood this affordability appears to be the case.
I agree that somehow sliding wardrobe doors always seem to cover something you want to get at.
A hinged door is fixed on to the wardrobe with simple hinges while sliding shutters are panels that slide on tracks.
Your decision might be based on aesthetic preference but it can also be a practical decision.
Sliding door wardrobes also tend to be larger with more space for your belongings and they can be more stable as they aren t reliant on hinges to hold up the doors.
This doesn t have to be the case.
Sliding doors are panels that have been fit to slide on tracks.
Wardrobes with hinged doors are ideal for larger rooms as they need more space to open.
It is easier to spot things when you open the doors as you get the entire view of the wardrobe.
Unlike sliding doors hinged doors do not conceal one side of the wardrobe 2.
Also here they need to be lockable and that s not easy to do with sliding.
Built in wardrobes can have sliding doors or hinged doors.
With hinged doors you aren t able to store anything in front of the doors as the door swings outward into the room requiring clear room in front.
Hinged doors are fixed on the wardrobe with plain hinges.