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doors, doors & window furniture
Brooklyn barn doors – Distinctive Brooklyn barn-style doors with high-quality roller systems are proving as functional as
they are fashionable, serving to divide and transform spaces, conceal clutter and free up oor space. For renovations where cavity sliders are not preferred, decorative overhead sliding doors provide a bold design element, and enhance both residential and commercial spaces. Specially designed tracks, wheels and xings are locally designed and manufactured by door hardware specialists.
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Ferarro anodised aluminium handles – Hand-cast from
virgin aluminium with a new satin-brass nish, the anodising process gives aluminium a stronger, exceptionally wear-resistant surface with a dense, uniform layer that is not prone to aking or chipping. They are maintenance-free, resisting rust and tea-staining. Lightweight yet robust, these handles limit wear
on springs and door latches, extending the life of the product. Matching bathroom accessories include towel rails, robe hooks and toilet roll holders.
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process by providing more pre-assembled products with fewer components that require less input from the contractor and have more environmentally friendly packaging”.
SPACE AND A CASE OF CAVITIES
Cowdroy occupies the middle of the market with factories in Auckland and Christchurch for nationwide coverage. What’s most popular on the order books is unchanged: “A lot of doors we sell are just plain vertical groove,” says Brett Wallace. But he also notes no let-up in the popularity of cavity sliders.
“Group housing companies typically include one for the bathroom/ensuite and a pair of double doors in the lounge/ living room. We o er seven di erent stud sizes from 70mm up to 190mm, with 90mm being the standard for 4x2 framing.
“In recent years the door companies have developed steel inserts for cavity sliders and more sophisticated soft-close units, and there’s increasing demand for these.”
Miles Nelson’s David Eeles agrees that a modern house will generally feature one cavity slider in an ensuite and one between the garage door and entrance to the main house.
“It’s almost always been two per house and they’ve been in vogue for a long time in areas that bene t from space-saving. ey’re also quite good if you want to put furniture against a wall.”
e big change, according to David Eeles, is the increased adoption of feature barn-door designs in living areas.
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