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Roller Doors Seamless. Modern. Space Saving.

These are words that come to mind when I think of a roller door. If the words ‘roller door’ takes you back to your grandmother’s kitchen with the old timber roller door with a routed handle that sounded like a train coming into the station, let me introduce you to our modern alternative!

Yes, let’s address the elephant in the room – roller doors can look dated if used wrong; however, with a couple of smart design elements, roller doors can be an asset in a modern kitchen, saving space & keeping everything more accessible while cooking.

Let’s turn the page and take a fresh look at the roller doors of 2021. Here’s 4 things you need to know before giving them the knock, and 5 ways to consider using them to elevate your next project.

1: The Size

Options are pretty limitless when it comes to your roller door size. As a rule of thumb, stick to approx. 2m x 2m; however, depending on the material, we can easily go larger than that to suit your space.

We’ve recently added some larger springs to our range to accommodate for the heavier doors, get in touch with what you’re after and we’ll see what we can do to make it work.

2: The Motors

Motorized roller doors are super popular at the moment – and they’re nothing to be scared of! Just ask your sparky to wire a power point in the top right-hand-side of your cabinet. We use a German tubular motor that sits nice and snug inside the roll - simply plug it in, and then follow the instructions to set the limits. If you prefer, we can guide you through the process step-by-step over the phone. It’s easy!

3: The Bar Handle

Let’s face it – routed handles in roller doors look like they came straight from the 60’s design magazine.

Our fave Bar Handles are made out of the same material as the rest of the door, and run the width of the door to ensure they blend in and are barely noticed.

4: The Flat Slats

The edges of our melamine & acrylic slats are nice and square to ensure a flat roller door face, and make your roller door blend into the kitchen. These can be made in any material to match the rest of your kitchen, including melamine, acrylic and thermoform options. Woodgrain materials are grain matched so you can barely see the slats.

As promised, here’s 5 ways to use a roller door in your next design:

ONE: The Scullery/Pantry: Everyone wants a scullery; however, sometimes there just isn’t space! A roller door can turn a wide on-bench pantry into a super accessible space that can be fully hidden by pulling the door down – the perfect space for cooking and baking!

Unlike bi-fold doors that swipe across the bench, roller doors can be closed without moving anything on the bench in front of the opening. Also, roller doors take up minimal space on either side, creating more useable space for the important stuff… aka food!

TWO: The Appliance Garage: Roller Doors can be large or small, and are the perfect solution for hiding the kettle and toaster. Or mixer. Or coffee machine. Or tea pot. Roller Doors aren’t biased!

We supply a microswitch for no charge with any door that will cover a cabinet with a power point, to eliminate the risk of damage caused by appliances being left on when the door is down. The microswitch turns off power supply to the cabinet when the door is not fully up.

THREE: The Landry: Roller Doors are a great solution for hiding a laundry nook in an entranceway or hallway. Unlike bi-fold doors that swing out into the room, or sliding doors that cover half of the opening, roller doors create more useable space for your laundry.

FOUR: The Study Nook:With more and more working from home, healthy work habits in the home are important. Roller Doors are the perfect solution to close the office and leave work behind at the end of the day.

However, this isn’t just for those that work from home! Hide any study nook space with a roller door to keep the room looking tidy!

FIVE: Let your dreams roll free: Shops, boats, campervans, robotic machines, airports, kiosks, up & down, sideways, horizontal or around curves – it’s how we roll! Get in touch if you have a space that needs a special door made, and we’ll make a roller door to suit the space.

We’d love to help you with your next roller door project - get in touch & we’ll guide you through it!

Jason identified edgebanding as an area ready for improvement. “We were spending a full day per kitchen manually cleaning edges. With our new Homag edgebander that time has reduced to under an hour.”

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