Month: November 2017

This year, the U.S. got hit with not one, but three devastating storms—Harvey, Irma, and Maria. All told, hurricane season caused more than $200 billion worth of damage, and that doesn’t include the death, the suffering, and the pain of loss.
At The Sliding Door Company, we know how difficult it is to bounce back after a natural disaster. Recovery takes a heavy toll, both financially and emotionally. That’s why, as part of the reconstruction effort, we’re offering a discount on our sliding glass doors.
By offering a little financial relief, we’re doing our part to help storm-ravaged locals rebuild their lives, which often starts with rebuilding their homes.

One Season, Three Powerful Storms

The intensity of the 2017 hurricane season took locals by surprise. The record-breaking Hurricane Harvey hit Texas this past August, dropping almost 52 inches or over 20 trillion gallons of rain, killing 77 people, submerging neighborhoods and displacing more than 1 million residents.
Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean before striking the Florida Keys on September 10th, and then sweeping up toward the mainland. By the time the storm subsided, it had left over 130 people dead and 60 percent of the state without electricity.
Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, killing 66 people as well as destroying homes and infrastructure. Combined, all three storms killed hundreds of people and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.

Facing the Aftermath

If this year’s hurricane season taught us anything, it’s that we put our best foot forward when nature gives us its worst. While Harvey and Irma were pounding the coasts and inland neighborhoods, people all over the country were pitching in to help.
In addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars given to charitable organizations, many first responders and ordinary Americans stepped in to rescue stranded locals and help survivors find refuge in shelters.
Of course, recovery doesn’t happen overnight. Long after the winds die down and the rain stops, residents face an uphill battle to restore some sense of normalcy. From rebuilding their homes to replacing their personal possessions, the list of chores is long, and the task is daunting.

The Sliding Door Company Steps Up

Insurance payouts, federal aid, and charitable donations go a long way toward helping people recover from hurricane damage, but they rarely cover the entire costs of reconstruction. That’s why the team at The Sliding Door Company decided it was time to lend a hand.
As part of the effort, we’re giving people a break on the price of our products—barn doors, room dividers, glass sliding doors, mirror sliding doors, and closet doors. It’s one small step toward helping storm victims rebuild their homes without suffering financial ruin. We hope that one day, by taking many such small steps, people will be able to put the devastation behind them and pick up where they left off before Harvey, Irma, and Maria interrupted their lives.

Take Advantage of Our Discounted Sliding Doors

At The Sliding Door Company, we do more than manufacture and sell high-quality sliding doors; we care about our customers and our communities. In addition to our Houston and Fort Lauderdale showrooms, we have locations across the country, staffed by friendly and caring account executives.
Contact us to schedule a consultation. We’ll discuss pricing, as well as the best options for rebuilding your home in a beautiful and sustainable manner. You can also keep up with our blog to learn more about our products and our commitment to the communities we serve.
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2. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/30/hurricane-harvey-by-the-numbers/
3. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/11/hurricane-irma-continues-to-pound-florida-extent-of-damage-not-yet-clear.html

Every homeowner struggles with space constraints. Whether you live in a tiny house or a sprawling mansion, you could probably use more space to store away odds and ends, to stretch, to decorate, to walk freely, and to live comfortably—but how do you find the extra leg room when you’re dealing with limited space? From closets-turned-pantries to staircases-turned-closets, here are 10 ingenious ways you can use sliding doors to save space and spruce up your home.

Solution #1: Get Extra Elbow Room in the Kitchen with Sliding Pantry Doors

Tip #2: Use Every Inch of Space to Increase Pantry Storage

Kitchen pantries cry out for creative space saving solutions. Always packed to the brim with essentials, as well as superfluities, these alcoves are an organizer’s worst nightmare. Fortunately, there are ways to increase your shelf space without compromising the look and feel of your home.

Solution #3: Create a Brand-New Pantry with Shelves and Sliding Doors

Ever wonder how to store food when you don’t have a pantry? The simplest answer is to build your own kitchen pantry with custom doors. Transform an existing broom closet into a food storage area by adding a few extra shelves, or dig into a wall to carve out a brand-new space.

You can also transform smaller cupboards into one large, open pantry. Adding a pantry to existing cabinets is relatively simple—just replace individual cupboard doors with floor-to-ceiling interior sliding doors to transform discrete little nooks into one spacious storage cavity. However you create your new pantry, it’s important to find the right shelves and get the right measurements for your new doors.

Solution #4: Store Smarter with Shallow Shelving

Most pantries feature deep shelves. While it’s nice to have so much surface space, cavernous storage areas make it harder to locate things you need. More often than not, items tend to get trapped in the back. By the time you finally get to that years-old pasta sauce, it’s no longer edible.  

Here’s where it pays to get creative with your small pantry organization ideas. One way is to go back to solution number three—convert a closet or hallway nook into a backup pantry by adding extra shelving. Another strategy is to install more shelves in the kitchen itself. Either way, you’ll want to add frosted doors (either sliding or swing) to protect the items inside and shield them from view.

Solution #5: Replace Swinging Doors with Barn Doors to Free Up Walls and Walkways

If you have a traditional home, you probably have plenty of swinging doors. If you’re a space-savvy homeowner, consider replacing them with sliding barn doors. Since they glide quietly along a wall instead of swinging outward, they free up wall space and walkways. With a sliding barn door in place of a swinging door, you can easily add shelves, tables, and decorations in what would otherwise remain a dead zone.

Want the space-saving efficiency of a suspended track system without the rustic look that comes with most barn doors? Take a look at The Sliding Door Company’s collection of contemporary glass barn doors. Featuring beautiful handles, high-quality glass, and suspended track systems, they add a modern twist to this traditional design fix.

Solution #6: Store Items Behind Glass Sliding Doors

Clutter is one of a designer’s worst enemies. Fortunately, there are solutions. Section off unsightly messes and increase your storage space with beautifully designed sliding glass doors from The Sliding Door Company. Perfect for covering up laundry areas, closets, and shelves, these interior sliding doors add elegance where disorder once reigned.

These vanishing doors are especially great for storage areas since they leave ample room for loading and unloading items. You can even transform a large space into an extra closet simply by enclosing it with an opaque or semi-opaque sliding door.

Solution #7: Maximize Both Privacy and Space with Room Dividers

Open living arrangements are popular since they impart a sense of expansiveness to a home and cut down on wasted space. That being said, many homeowners would prefer a little extra privacy without cutting into their square footage. For that, they turn to room dividers—The Sliding Door Company’s go-to solution for dividing and beautifying interior spaces.

Use your dining room as an office during the day? Close it off with a sliding door, then open it up again when night comes and the family sits down for a shared meal. No matter why you need them or how you use them, room dividers give you the flexibility to balance privacy with open space.

Tip #8: Outfit Narrow Hallways with Glass Closet Doors

Unless you’ve perfected the minimalist lifestyle, you probably need more storage space— somewhere to stick your sporting gear, electronics, food, winter clothes, etc. More often than not, stuff ends up piled up on kitchen counters, bookshelves, floors, and tables.

A word to the wise: If you do have a closet in a narrow hallway, make sure it’s made of safe, durable glass. It’s easy to bang into doors, particularly if you have pets or children, but even if you’re simply trying to remove larger items in such a confined space. Fortunately, every closet door manufactured by The Sliding Door Company features tempered or laminated glass for maximum safety. We also engineer our doors so that they’ll never leave the track, no matter how roughly you treat them.

Tip #9: Install New Storage Spaces in a Basement or Walk-In Closet

If your existing hallway closets won’t cut it, you can always opt for a more innovative approach. With a little creativity and the help of a few sliding interior doors, homeowners can transform their nooks and crannies into spacious holds. If all you have is a bare wall, inspect it to see if it’s deep enough to accommodate a few extra shelves or a closet rack. Then enclose it with a sliding closet door made of frosted, milky, or even opaque glass.

Tip #10: Do It Your Way

There are countless ways to save space. Whether you want to reduce clutter, open up walkways, or free up walls, interior glass doors can help you make the most of what you have. With The Sliding Door Company, you also get superior customization options. Not only can you choose between barn doors and sliding doors, pocket doors and suspended doors—you can also select the type of glass, frame finishes, door designs, and handles that complement your sense of style.