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Introducing the new BRIO glassroll sliding door gear for trophy cabinets, display cases etc…

The BRIO Glassroll 30 is a versatile glass sliding door kit ideally suited for showcases, book cases, jewellery or trophy display cabinets, interior windows and lightweight glass doors.  Manufactured using satin-anodised aluminium gear with brushpile strips, this product delivers a … Continue reading

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SAHECO SF-70 bottom rolling sliding door gear

The Saheco SF-70 sliding door gear system is designed for larger thicker doors which need to slide on a bottom track.  The system can be used for internal door and also for external door with the addition of the external … Continue reading

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A comparison of the GEZE roller carriages: Rollan 40, Rollan 80 & Perlan 140 sliding door gear

When specifying sliding door gear for timber doors, one always needs to know the weight of the doors.  Illustrated in the photo above can be seen the difference in the axle construction between the 3 main GEZE systems; the Rollan 40, … Continue reading

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Aluminium bottom guide track for sliding doors

A slim low profile full length bottom track and guide for timber sliding doors. The threshold channel has radiused edges allowing for easy wheelchair or push chair access and complies with the Equalities Act (old DDA). The 801s guide is … Continue reading

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GEZE Rollan 40 sliding door gear

The GEZE range of sliding door gear offers superior running performance due to low friction nylon wheels and pin bearing axles.  GEZE Rollan 40 sliding door gear is suitable for light or medium use on timber doors weighing up to … Continue reading

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Temporary Dwellings in Disaster Zones Built From Cardboard Tubes

A Japanese architect has won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize for designing a range of buildings for refugees of natural disasters.  Shigeru Ban uses long cardboard tubes to construct “low-cost but dignified housing” which he first proposed in 1994 in … Continue reading

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A Coburn HIDEAWAY™ Pocket Door…

…Frame Kit is a simple way to increase available space in many domestic applications, particularly dining rooms, en-suite bathrooms, cloakrooms and doors into kitchens.  Using a 35mm thick standard domestic timber door, a finished wall thickness of 115mm can be … Continue reading

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Heavy duty sliding door gear for timber doors

GEZE Perlan sliding door gear for timber doors weighing up to 140kgs. The heavy duty satin anodised aluminium track comes in various lengths and can easily be cut down. Nylon rollers with low friction nylon wheels and roller bearing axles … Continue reading

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PC HENDERSON Teleslide sliding gear for tight corners and odd shaped rooms

When wanting to fit a sliding frameless glass door to the outside of a small room, such as an ensuite bathroom which has a corner wall and limited dimensions all round, the PC HENDERSON Teleslide is a revelation.  This clever … Continue reading

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Using the GEZE Rollan sliding door gear within an opening instead of a pocket door kit, such as the Hideaway or iMpero (building a homemade ‘pocket’ of your own design). Is there a reason why this wouldn’t work?

The GEZE Rollan sliding door gear can be used inside your own stud work to form a pocket door system – quite a lot of people do this in our experience.  The only disadvantage might be that in order to get a … Continue reading

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