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Step 17Sliding doors !
As planned, helped by Evan Hill, James Hohenberger (carpentry) Brook Hsu (adjusting) and Joti Poirier (moral support and cookies !) we cutted and adjusted these wonderful sliding doors. THANKS AMERICA !
The upper ones are designed in a japanese traditional way : no metal, no mecanic, simple boards slinding into adjusted and waxed rails.
The lower one are made with the occidental industrial style : simple wooden boards suspended to "little rolling cars" (a couple for each board) in "U" shaped steel profiles. I decided not to put any guide fixed to the floor downstairs as the door are suspended (they shouldn't bend too much as they are suspended vertically ... i hope ).
Both system are extremely efficient and in 10cm depth it was possible to fit 4 layers of doors ! I have 8 sliding doors on each level, so when all aligned to the minimum, the space can look very open. To the contrary, when all closed it provides a very isolated room upstairs as downstairs : you can cook downstairs or sleep upstairs when someone is with the light on in the 'working area'.
The upper ones are designed in a japanese traditional way : no metal, no mecanic, simple boards slinding into adjusted and waxed rails.
The lower one are made with the occidental industrial style : simple wooden boards suspended to "little rolling cars" (a couple for each board) in "U" shaped steel profiles. I decided not to put any guide fixed to the floor downstairs as the door are suspended (they shouldn't bend too much as they are suspended vertically ... i hope ).
Both system are extremely efficient and in 10cm depth it was possible to fit 4 layers of doors ! I have 8 sliding doors on each level, so when all aligned to the minimum, the space can look very open. To the contrary, when all closed it provides a very isolated room upstairs as downstairs : you can cook downstairs or sleep upstairs when someone is with the light on in the 'working area'.
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