Hi there
Need to hang a pair of solid wood fire doors (I'm guessing they will be 35-40kg each) ... but they need to be hung so that one is hinged to the other, and then this pair is then hinged on a single side ... eg. they will be like a very loose bifold door, and fold away to one side when open.
My question is ... will this be feasible? Will I need to specify really massive hinges? And how many do you think I'll need? The width of both doors combined will be 137cm.
I was thinking that if it was going to be a problem I could always put a small caster underneath the furthest corner of the 2nd door ... but I'd much rather not as I think it will detract from the look (there would have to be a big gap under the rest of the door) ... plus it might mark the floor etc. For aesthetic reasons I really don't want to put a track up top and make a traditional bifold door.
If anyone had any experience of the above, it would be great to hear from them - thanks!
Need to hang a pair of solid wood fire doors (I'm guessing they will be 35-40kg each) ... but they need to be hung so that one is hinged to the other, and then this pair is then hinged on a single side ... eg. they will be like a very loose bifold door, and fold away to one side when open.
My question is ... will this be feasible? Will I need to specify really massive hinges? And how many do you think I'll need? The width of both doors combined will be 137cm.
I was thinking that if it was going to be a problem I could always put a small caster underneath the furthest corner of the 2nd door ... but I'd much rather not as I think it will detract from the look (there would have to be a big gap under the rest of the door) ... plus it might mark the floor etc. For aesthetic reasons I really don't want to put a track up top and make a traditional bifold door.
If anyone had any experience of the above, it would be great to hear from them - thanks!