Floor plan changes for end-terrace house from the developer

I was just bored writing a post on the train, but didn’t have the original plan at hand at that moment. The door is planned to open to the other side:


(the bracketed 10 is irrelevant, it said that maybe 15 cm wall thickness would be needed, but apparently not)

Disadvantage: can be annoying in the kitchen. Advantage: less hassle in the hallway. I would prefer a sliding door recessed in the partition wall. But well, this way with a standard door is simply significantly cheaper for us (and maybe the other option would have been difficult with the electrical planning?). If it annoys us endlessly, either the door will be taken off or replaced someday by a folding sliding door or something like that.

Sliding doors in partition walls take up a lot of space. In the hallway, a gain of 20 cm or less makes a big difference. A sliding door is also not so easy to open or close, a hinged door can at least be easily pushed shut. In most cases where a sliding door is planned, I would advise against it. Most people choose it because it's trendy… just like ceiling spotlights. A sliding door also makes sense sometimes, but then it is planned according to the accesses.

Sliding door in partition wall takes up a lot of space. In the hallway, gaining 20 cm or less makes a big difference.

I meant something that is recessed into the drywall partition, instead of running in front of the wall. That way, you practically don’t lose any wall space in the hallway, and usually the drywall partitions don’t have to be significantly thicker either (they’re available from 10 cm wall thickness). But yes, it’s not the ultimate solution and would simply be significantly more expensive than just the standard door, which our developer offers anyway. (I only googled for an initial impression, didn’t request anything.) So: we thought about it but then discarded it. Having it run in front of the wall was not an option for me either.

If a sliding door in front of the wall is not an option, then the hinged door it is. Personally, I would much rather choose a sliding door than the design you have now. But that is a matter of taste.

My sliding door actually cost more than a hinged door. But not that much. I had it done afterward, at my own expense, by a carpenter.

This is what it looks like from my dining area. There are nicer things, but I don't think it's bad either.

I meant something that is recessed into the drywall, instead of running in front of the wall.

But then you need 2 of them for a "recessed" one

the drywall also doesn't have to be significantly thicker (it's also available from 10cm wall thickness)

… the door leaf in between and then still some play for the guide. That makes about 20cm more space consumption. And a protruding one also needs its place. It not only carries the door leaf thickness but also the guide thickness at the top. For us, we have the one shown by , which is exactly 9cm. That would be noticeable in the wardrobe.

But you then need 2 of those for a "recessed" one

I don't understand that. I had understood it so that you replace a part of the stud frame, which you would normally use for drywall partitions, with the recessed frame of the door, and then it is simply boarded over the same way. But maybe my understanding is wrong. Just googled for a manufacturer once, it sounded like that (source is the Wingburg website, there are others too) I mean, if other things were planned inside the wall (cabling, insulation, etc.) then the minimum thickness (given with CW-profile 75 mm single boarded = 10 cm wall thickness) probably won't be enough and maybe you would really do some kind of double construction, no idea. But my understanding at least was that it is not necessarily like that. As said, for us now it's not really relevant anyway (but maybe for others).