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Room Dividers Buying Guide

Whether crafting an open space for cooking and entertaining or partitioning a working area in a multi-functional home – this room dividers buying guide explains how to divide a room for many uses. Covering everything you need to know about sliding door tracks, how to fit them, and the best way to make space more valuable, this guide can help you create a bespoke and flexible interior.

Understanding room dividers

What are room dividers?

Designed to separate rooms or open-up large areas, room dividers make space more functional for modern living by creating a flexible partition across a room.

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What are room dividers?

Room dividers can make space more functional by creating a flexible partition across a room that can be used to separate areas for different activities. For example, they can be used to divide dining areas from cooking spaces for a more intimate atmosphere. Alternatively, they can extend a space, which is great when socialising or entertaining for a crowd. In more modern homes, these nifty features can be used to zone off areas to work, play, or relax, making them useful for those without a dedicated study area. They can also be used as an affordable alternative to more extensive building work, making it a quick and cost-effective way to make space more valuable and functional.
How are they fitted?

Using a track fitted to the top of the doorway, these fixtures allow many internal doors to be fitted together to bridge the gap between two walls.
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How are they fitted?

The mechanism gets attached to the top of the frame and opened with standard handles. This means most internal doorways from our collection are compatible, making it easy to create a cohesive look with other areas of the home. There are restrictions on certain dimensions and the weight of the door, including:

Height: 2040mm

Width: 838mm

Thickness: 35-44mm

Different track kit sizes and configurations offer a concertina setup for between three and six door fixtures, allowing for a truly custom installation to meet the size of the rooms. The sliding mechanisms and door panels are supplied separately, so you will need to choose a Roomflex kit in addition to the matching internal doorway.

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What are the benefits?

Fast to fit

These dividers can be fitted quickly to new or existing doorways and save on structural changes.

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Easy to fit and affordable

When looking to expand or separate areas of the home, our first thought is often to build a stud wall, which can be costly, time consuming, and can also cause major disruption to home life. With room dividers, you overcome these challenges, as they are easy to fit and require less structural work than a conversion. Not only does this reduce the overall cost of your refurb, it also speeds up fitting time, so a home is fit for use sooner.
Configurable

Dividers can be adapted to suit any decor as they are compatible with many internal doors in our collection.

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Easy to customise

Since these dividing mechanisms are suitable with a wide range of door types, there are many ways to customise them in your home. For example, glass panels let light flow from room to room, even when the doorways are shut, which is great for rooms that lack natural light. Meanwhile, a flush-style doorway offers extra privacy for different entertaining areas or while working, whereas single-panelled design keep the look simple when closed – great for dividers with five or six doors. In addition, these fixtures make it easy to create a cohesive look with other doors in a home.

Planning considerations

Match door designs

Identical panels can be used for standard and dividing doorways, coordinating a design throughout a home.

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Match door designs

If you are planning to coordinate your dividing entrance with other features in your home, it is crucial that each fixture matches in style. As many internal fittings are suitable for dividers, the same panels can be used in both regular and dividing doorways. Accessories, such as handles, can also be paired with existing elements to retain a cohesive look.

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Choose the right setup

From three to six panel setups, different configurations can be used to bridge the gap between walls.

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Choose the right setup

Smaller setups, such as those using two or three doorways, are best used to section off zones in compact spaces – such as areas for dining or working from home. They are also easy to access without opening up the whole doorway, as the single fitting acts as a traditional door. For larger living spaces, such as new extensions or open-plan rooms, wider dividers using five or six doors work best, spanning a wider gap.

Improve accessibility

Without a track, these dividers prevent trip hazards and improve accessibility - great for multi-generational homes.

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Improve accessibility

Without a track, these dividers prevent trip hazards and improve accessibility - great for multi-generational homes. This makes it safer when carrying hot or cumbersome dishes between a cooking and a dining space. The ability to create wider openings also makes it safer for those using wheelchairs, including large, motorised ones, to move between rooms as the folding doorways remove bulky obstacles.
Coordinate handles

You can use numerous handle and hinge fittings from our collection to create a cohesive look with other features.

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Co-ordinate handles

Configurations that leave a single panel on its own, such as the 2-and-1 or 3-and-1 formats, can use most standard fittings, and allow for easy access without having to open the entire divider. The folding doorways that concertina in on themselves are best opened with built-in grips. It will enable the panel to be gripped easily for opening and closing with no risk of trapped fingers. It also means they can be opened fully, with no protruding parts getting in the way.