Exploring the Beauty of Swing Doors
Swing doors that swing in or out create an elegant transition between interior and exterior spaces. They are popular with homeowners who appreciate the aesthetic of large panes of high-quality glass.
The rhythms of swing have even permeated modern music—listen to the bouncing hi-hats and thumping drum beat in tracks by Kerri Chandler and the Prodigy. Swing is also present in the jazz genre through artists such as Benny Goodman and Count Basie.
French-Style Swinging Doors
French doors open wide, welcoming the outdoors in and merging indoors with outdoor spaces. They also let in a lot of natural light, brightening interior rooms and providing unrivaled visibility. They can also channel breezes, boosting cross-ventilation during the summer.
With a classic, timeless design, they fit well with any home style. They’re available in a range of sizes and configurations, from a single door that opens inward to a double pair that swing out on both sides.
They’re easy to operate, but can invite in water if they’re opened in high winds. To protect them, they need to be regularly maintained to clean windows and tighten operating sash, replace weatherstripping, and ensure the frame is securely sealed. They’re also vulnerable to damage from furniture or other objects placed too close by. To prevent these issues, it’s best to keep patio or interior furniture away from the doors.
Aluminum Swinging Doors
Swing doors provide an ideal solution for high-traffic areas in restaurants, commercial kitchens, retail stores, and supermarkets. These easy-to-open traffic doors help manage noise levels and control access to service areas, increasing customer and employee comfort while maintaining safety. They also feature a back edge spine for enhanced rigidity.
Aluminum swing doors require minimal maintenance and are resistant to fading, chipping, peeling, and corrosion. They also offer superior energy efficiency by reducing heat transfer between indoor and outdoor environments.
The direction a door opens may seem minor, but it is a critical aspect of the overall functionality. It is important to know which side the door hinges are on, as this will determine the type of hardware and access lock you need to order.
The Prepline range of swing restaurant doors minimize kitchen noises and prevent guests from viewing the controlled chaos in your back of house. These aesthetically pleasing traffic doors are easy to open and can be locked from either side, so your servers can easily pass through hands-free while delivering the main course on a tray.
Double Swinging Doors
Unlike single doors, double swing doors are hung on two hinges, giving them the ability to open in or out. This means they can accommodate larger openings than single-panel doors and can drastically improve natural daylighting.
PAYLON Traffic Swinging Doors are specially designed to withstand the intense wear and tear of daily use in high traffic areas like shipping/receiving, restaurant kitchens, warehouses, grocery stores, and more. They can be customized to add hardware that protects the doors from scrapes, dents and bumps caused by motorized traffic like forklifts.
Our double doors install into a standard traditional door jamb opening or a cased opening and are available in various lengths and widths, allowing you to fill almost any space. They also feature hinges that will automatically return to the center, making sure your client never forgets to shut the door again! A variety of between-the-glass aluminum grid options are also available to help achieve energy performance ratings.
Custom Swinging Doors
Custom Interior Modern Doors are perfect for a number of applications. They can add privacy to rooms without closing off spaces completely. Cafe doors (louvered swinging western doors often found in saloons bars pubs restaurants taverns) are a good example of this type of room divider.
They can also be a stylish accent in an open concept kitchen. This is a great way to separate kitchen areas from living and dining areas to keep the chaos at bay during mealtimes.
They can also be used in commercial kitchens and department stores to provide a barrier while still allowing for easy two-way traffic access. They’re available in a variety of materials, including steel, stainless steel and wood with manual, electric or hydraulic operation. They’re also available in a wide range of sizes and can be ordered with options like air or radiation shielding, antibacterial and chemical resistant and explosion proof. Lastly, they can be ordered with ADA-compliant hardware.
