HS lift and slide doors. Characteristics

Until recently, tilt and turn patio doors were used in all houses that had an exit onto a terrace or garden. In modern construction, however, lift and slide doors are being used more and more often. The innovative HS system currently enjoys great popularity; thanks to it, doors onto a terrace or balcony can be opened quickly and without the slightest difficulty by lifting them slightly and sliding them. No force has to be put into this action. Opening large windows has never been so simple. The lift and slide system gives the household the highest comfort of use, and the exit onto the terrace or garden looks exceptionally attractive.

What characterises the HS system?

The HS system is a modern and refined system for opening patio doors. Its name comes from German. Hebe-Schiebe means literally “to lift and to slide”. HS sliding patio doors consist of sashes running parallel to one another. Most often they come in a two-sash version, but they are also available in larger variants consisting of three, four or even six sashes. In the basic (two-sash) version one sash is fixed and the other sliding. An invisible track is set into the floor. When such a window is opened, the sliding sash moves smoothly along the track, passing in front of the non-sliding sash.

Opening requires no force, because the sliding sash moves very smoothly thanks to the use of special rollers. The threshold of such patio doors is low and discreetly hidden in the floor, which makes the whole window more transparent (its construction is kept to a minimum). A threshold of this kind also allows free and safe passage out of the house, because there is no risk of tripping over it. Thanks to this solution the windows can be larger than in the case of standard tilt and turn doors, giving interiors even better daylight.

HS windows are an excellent proposal for modern construction. Besides their high aesthetic merits, they provide interiors with excellent thermal and acoustic insulation. Rooms are therefore effectively protected against the unwanted escape of valuable heat and against excessive noise from outside, and the household can enjoy large glazed areas, thanks to which the interiors of their house open onto the surrounding landscape.

Advantages of timber HS lift and slide doors

HS patio doors are an excellent proposal for people who value highly attractive interiors and convenience of use, and who like a large amount of natural daylight in their rooms. The greatest advantages of this type of window are:

• high comfort of use,
• easy opening requiring no force,
• the doors open smoothly and quietly,
• an attractive low threshold discreetly hidden in the floor,
• safe entry into and exit from the house,
• more daylight in the rooms,
• emphasis on a modern architectural style,
• opening the interiors of the house onto the surrounding landscape,
• excellent thermal and acoustic insulation,
• the open sash of the patio door takes up no space in the room,
• they enlarge the interior visually,
• their construction is solid.