{"id":3916,"date":"2016-04-04T01:25:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T01:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2022-03-01T22:36:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T22:36:10","slug":"sliding-hinged-choosing-french-style-patio-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/sliding-hinged-choosing-french-style-patio-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"Sliding or Hinged: Choosing French-style Patio Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>French-style patio doors are a great way to add style and elegance to your home.&nbsp; Typically arranged in pairs, French doors feature quite a considerable amount of glass, much more than your typical door will have.&nbsp; This design feature is what sets French doors apart, and is ultimately what accounts for the special qualities that French doors can bring to the home.<\/p>\n<h4>Two styles of French doors<\/h4>\n<p>Traditionally, French doors have been of the hinged variety; and many homeowners still do prefer to stay true to the original design. Those who favor hinged doors will argue that \u201cthis-is-simply-how-we\u2019ve-always-done-it,\u201d although there really isn&#8217;t any design or functional requirement that the door be constructed exactly that way.<\/p>\n<p>For those with a more contemporary style preference, however, sliding&nbsp; French doors may have a greater appeal. The availability of both hinged and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/patio-doors-to-slide-or-to-swing-that-is-the-question\/\" class=\"wpil_internal_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sliding patio doors<\/a> gives homeowners greater flexibility in choosing which type of door will better suit their home\u2019s particular style, as well as their personal aesthetic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3918 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sliding-or-hinged-french-door1.jpg\" alt=\"sliding or hinged french door1\" width=\"400\" height=\"325\"><\/p>\n<h4>Hinged French doors: The Traditional Look<\/h4>\n<p>Hinged French doors represent everything that made the original French door design great.&nbsp; Whether they swing outwards or inwards (or even both!), hinged French doors appear grand and may even appear to encompass both the inside and outside of your home in the vast sweep of its door panels.&nbsp; With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/can-garage-door-openers-installed\/\" class=\"wpil_internal_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doors open,<\/a> the large entryway serves as a backdrop to showcase the two beautiful doors that beckon passage into the different areas of your home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3920 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sliding-or-hinged-french-door3.jpg\" alt=\"sliding or hinged french door3\" width=\"400\" height=\"325\"><\/p>\n<h4>Sliding French doors: A Modern Aesthetic<\/h4>\n<p>A melding of Renaissance-era style and modern functionality, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/sliding-doors-where-and-why\/\" class=\"wpil_internal_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sliding French patio doors<\/a> combine elegance with the contemporary aesthetic.&nbsp; For many, the way the sliding door panels glide into place behind the non-moving sections of the door, noiselessly and unobtrusively, can better emphasize the connection between the different areas of a home in a way that the more traditional hinged French patio doors do not.&nbsp; With the door panels retracted all the way, all that is visible is the pathway leading from one area to the next.<\/p>\n<h4>Sliding or hinged?<\/h4>\n<p>A couple of factors can affect your choice of whether to go with hinged or with sliding French patio doors.&nbsp; The layout of your home, in particular, will play a big part.&nbsp; With the hinged variety of French patio door, there needs to be enough space around the doorway for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/patio-doors-swing-out-or-in\/\" class=\"wpil_internal_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doors to properly swing<\/a> open.&nbsp; If the place where you\u2019re planning on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/how-professional-window-and-door-installers-ensure-quality-installation\/\" class=\"wpil_internal_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">installing the doors<\/a> is cramped, located near features that limit the available space (such as a stairwell), or has a lot of furniture that you cannot easily relocate, then you are better off going with sliding French doors.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3919 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/sliding-or-hinged-french-door2.jpg\" alt=\"sliding or hinged french door2\" width=\"400\" height=\"325\"><\/p>\n<p>One other factor which can seriously impact your choice is just how big you need the passage between the doors to be.&nbsp; Hinged French doors will typically swing open to reveal a much wider space than sliding French doors.&nbsp; If you expect a lot of foot traffic through the doors, or will need to move large objects through the doorway, then you should go with hinged French patio doors.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, your choice between the two styles of French <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angieslist.com\/articles\/which-patio-door-material-best-my-home.htm\">patio doors<\/a> depends a lot on your personal sense of aesthetics.&nbsp; For some, the wide sweep of the traditional, hinged French patio door adds a sense of the grandiose to one\u2019s home, mimicking the way double doors would sweep into a castle or manor house\u2019s courtyard.&nbsp; For others, the understated functionality of the sliding French patio door adds just the right touch of contemporary elegance to their homes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>====================<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Steve Grendahl<\/em><\/strong> is one of the co-owners of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rbasacramento.com\/\">Renewal by Andersen of Sacramento<\/a>.&nbsp; Originally from Wisconsin, he moved into the Sacramento area over 40 years ago and, with his partner Brian Morris, built a career around the construction of fine custom homes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>====================<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French-style patio doors are a great way to add style and elegance to your home.&nbsp; Typically arranged in pairs, French doors feature quite a considerable &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,6,380],"tags":[831,171],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sliding or Hinged: Choosing French-style Patio Doors - Kravelv<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kravelv.com\/sliding-hinged-choosing-french-style-patio-doors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sliding or Hinged: Choosing French-style Patio Doors - Kravelv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"French-style patio doors are a great way to add style and elegance to your home.&nbsp; 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