Rosie on the House: Pivot doors bring the outdoors indoors

Working with a local manufacturing company, Sucato reimagined a commercial pivoting door design, long used for office and building entry doors and conference rooms, into a slimmer residential application. It has a slim frame that is just 2.75 inches wide, unlike residential products that are typically 5 to 6 inches thick on each side.

The thin, elegant frame allows the glass to dominate, instead of the door. “It’s the ultimate wow factor,” says Sucato.

It offers the strength of a commercial product intended for continual use, in a modified, less bulky form that works for residential settings.

“It’s slim and sleek, and flexible enough in design requirements that we can manufacture almost anything a homeowner can dream up, even re-creating something seen on Pinterest or Houzz,” Sucato adds. “We’ve built them in a wide variety of sizes, including one design of three pivot doors that spanned the entire back of a home.”

It worked so well, in fact, that the commercial manufacturer now offers it to their own residential clients.

You may want to consider more than just two panels. Opening a whole wall and installing pivoting doors will allow more natural light and air into the room while expanding your outside view. Plus, it will give your home an updated, modern look and feel.