Internal Door Question

[Doofus]

Occasionally, in an hotel room, you find a bathroom door which can either close off the bathroom, or close off the bedroom. Not much of a description, but if you know what I'm on about, youll know what I'm on about.

Anyway, is there a name for that type of door/system? If so, what is it? I have an idea for something similar with a kitchen/hallway/pantry, but want to sound like I know what I'm talking about.

TIA

[PositronicRay]

This sort of thing? As used in commercial kitchens.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/eclipse-spring-hinges-s...

[dickymint]

Maybe a Pocket Door?

[wolfracesonic]

PositronicRay said:

This sort of thing? As used in commercial kitchens.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/eclipse-spring-hinges-s...

Cowboy hinges!!! Not sure if they're what you're after unless your building a 1890s wild west saloon Can't make out from your post what you are after, is something where one door can fit into two adjoining door frames? Don't stop in hotels much but I'm intrigued.

[Doofus]

No. Like this:



The door can either be in position A, and close off the room on the right, or it can be in position B and close off the room at the bottom.

ETA: No to the posts other than wolfracesonic's, who seems to have got the idea from my poor description.

Edited by Doofus on Sunday 26th November 12:02

[wolfracesonic]

I was right?! Saw this done in a domestic property once, probably after the same goal as you; no fancy hardware used, just normal butt hinges and PSE timber frames and stops. Just have a look at one of your existing door frames and visualize where the other frame needs to go. The two frames do have to touch though in the corner. HTH.

[Doofus]

Yep, it looks like you were right

I just wondered if there's a name for this type of system. Normal door hinges would be exposed when the door is in one of the two positions, so presumably some specialised hinges are needed and presumably, if they exist, they have a name.

[wolfracesonic]

I don't think the hinges would be any more exposed than in a normal set up: Imagine opening A in your drawing was just a solid wall and the door in opening B was opened against it, you'd see the hinges, as with any open door; swap the solid wall for another door frame, just the same.

[Doofus]

Yes, but when a door is open, you expect to see the hinges. With this design, the door is never open, because either it's closed one way, or it's closed the other, and I'd prefer non-visible hinges. If such a thing doesn't exist, then I suppose I could consider highly decorative ones that are designed to bee on show, or even rebating them into the door edge a little deeper than usual, and veneering over the top....

[TooLateForAName]

Maybe it would use an anti-trap fitting which would hide the hinge.

https://norsound.com/finger-protection/nor350

or those pvc concertina things fitted across the hinge.

[Doofus]

TooLateForAName said:

Maybe it would use an anti-trap fitting which would hide the hinge.

https://norsound.com/finger-protection/nor350

That's pretty cool.