Sliding and Pocket Door Systems for Villas
A sliding or pocket door system is how a villa opens a big space without a swinging leaf: the kitchen opening, the terrace line, the bedroom-to-bath connection. At George Villa our Foshan factory produces sliding door systems for new-build villas — sliding sets on a top-hung track, pocket sets that disappear into the wall, and full-width terrace sliders — with the track, the hardware and the door leaf drawn as one system to your opening, so the door glides on day one and the reveal stays clean.
What Is a Sliding Door System Package?
Because the system is drawn from your floor plan, the track position, the wall cavity for a pocket set, the leaf width and the hardware all resolve on paper before production. Send your opening drawings or a door schedule, and we return production drawings with leaf, track and hardware options plus a landed quotation within 24 hours.
Technical Specifications
The standard specification behind every door and window set we produce. Every value can be changed per project — send your door schedule and we confirm the final spec before production.
Full specification
- Opening sizes
- Drawn to your openings — single and double sliders, full-width terrace sets up to 6 m per run, pocket sets to the wall cavity
- Track system
- Top-hung stainless track, concealed or exposed, rated to the leaf weight and cycle count on the drawing
- Door leaf
- Flush, wood or glass leaf in the same finish line as the villa’s other doors — HPL, acrylic, lacquer, veneer or laminated glass
- Pocket cavity
- Pocket sets detailed to the wall cavity depth on your drawing, with the sliding pocket carcass built as part of the system
- Hardware
- Stainless rollers, floor guide or magnetic track, and handles in one finish line; cycle-tested at the factory
- Glass option
- Laminated or low-iron glass leaves for terrace and light-through openings, with the frame and hardware matched
- Wind and seal
- Terrace sliders detailed with brushes, gaskets and a bottom seal for the wind and weather line on the drawing
- Lead time
- 15–30 days from drawing approval; export crate with the track, hardware and leaf numbered as one set
Materials and Finishes for Sliding Systems
A sliding system is specified as a system, not a door: top-hung stainless track rated to the leaf weight, rollers and floor guide sized to match, the leaf — flush, wood or glass — in the villa’s line. The track is the part most often specified wrong — it hides in the ceiling or frame, so we size it to leaf weight and cycle count.
For terrace lines the leaf can be glass — laminated or low-iron — with frame and hardware matched to the villa’s finish. The six finishes below are the most specified for sliding and pocket sets; any approved leaf surface, glass or hardware finish can match.
Sliding and Pocket Door Examples
Sliding and pocket door systems from completed villa projects — track, leaf and hardware drawn as one set:
Where Sliding Doors Sits in a New-Build Villa
Eight decisions are made at the drawing stage and are expensive to change once the ceiling and the wall are closed:
Track position in the ceiling
The track is detailed into the ceiling or frame line on your drawing, sized to the leaf weight and the cycle count. This is the part most often specified late — and it is fixed before the ceiling closes.
Pocket cavity depth
A pocket set is detailed to the wall cavity depth on your plan; where the cavity is short, we change the set or the leaf, and it is changed on the drawing, not on site.
Opening width and leaf count
The opening sets the leaf count and the overlap. We check the width on your plan so the opening closes fully and the leaf does not bind on the guide.
Terrace line and seal
Where the slider is the terrace line, the leaf takes the weather specification — laminated glass, the bottom seal and the gaskets — and the hardware is rated for the wind line.
Hardware in one finish
The rollers, the floor guide and the handles are one finish line across the villa’s sliding sets, so the hardware reads as designed, not assembled.
Floor guide versus free-hung
We detail whether the leaf runs on a floor guide or free-hung with a magnetic track, against the floor finish and the threshold on your drawing.
Leaf finish to the room
The leaf takes the villa’s door line — flush, wood or glass — so the sliding set matches the swinging doors in the same room and the finish stays continuous.
Numbered set delivery
Each system ships as one numbered set — track, hardware, leaf — in the villa’s container sequence, so the builder fits the track and the leaf in the same visit.
Sliding vs Pocket vs Terrace Slider
All three open a space without a swing — the table is how we specify them by default.
| Sliding (on track) | Pocket (into wall) | Terrace Slider | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall requirement | One wall of track | A wall cavity for the pocket | The full terrace opening |
| Space saved | High — the leaf overlaps | Highest — the leaf disappears | High, full opening |
| Weather rating | Interior | Interior | Rated for the wind and weather line |
| Typical villa use | Kitchen, bedroom openings | Tight rooms, bath connections | Living-to-terrace, garden lines |
How Ordering Works
The same four-step process we use for every villa doors & windows package — from the first drawing to your loading port:
Step 1: Share Your Opening Drawings
Send your villa drawings or a door schedule with the sliding openings marked, by email or WhatsApp.
Step 2: Production Drawings in 24 Hours
We return the system drawing with track, leaf, cavity and hardware per opening, and flag any track, cavity or width issue before you approve.
Step 3: Sample Selection
You approve leaf surface, glass and hardware finish from posted samples. Colours are confirmed before production.
Step 4: Factory Build and Export Packing
Each system is built, cycled and numbered as one set in our Foshan factory, then crated — 15–30 days from approval.
Ordering & Delivery Specs
Factory-direct from Foshan, China — the same published numbers on every product page, for easy comparison.
| Order / MOQ | No rigid minimum — orders start from a single room; whole-house consolidation available |
|---|---|
| Factory price | Factory-direct pricing, up to ~30% below retail; interior design fee $5–12/㎡ by area (tiers on the pricing page) |
| Production lead time | 45–50 days standard, varies with project scale and material selection |
| Shipping | FOB / CIF / DDP door-to-door · FCL container consolidation · room-by-room labeling & export packing |
| Origin | Foshan, Guangdong, China — 20 years of export experience |
| Certifications | ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 · CE · SGS · SASO · Intertek |
| Warranty | 2–5 years depending on category |
| Pre-shipment QC | Quality inspection report + container loading photos with every shipment |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the lead time for sliding door systems?
Typically 15–30 days from drawing and sample approval. The track, leaf and hardware are produced as one numbered set and ship in the villa’s coordinated sequence.
How wide can a terrace slider opening be?
Full-width terrace runs up to 6 m per run as the standard line, with the leaf count and overlap set on the drawing to your opening. Larger spans are detailed with a centre post or a multi-leaf set.
Do the doors glide quietly?
The system is cycle-tested at the factory on its own track and hardware, sized to the leaf weight, so the glide is set before it leaves the factory rather than adjusted on site.
Can the sliding leaf be glass?
Yes — laminated or low-iron glass leaves for terrace and light-through openings, with the frame and hardware matched to the villa’s finish line.
What wall does a pocket door need?
A wall cavity deep enough for the sliding pocket, detailed on your drawing. Where the cavity is short, we change the set or the leaf on the drawing, not on site.
Is there a minimum order for sliding systems?
There is no set MOQ — we produce one villa at a time. The same drawings repeat for twin villas or townhouse projects at a reduced unit cost.
Ready to Open Your Villa with Sliding Doors from China?
Send your opening drawings or door schedule — we return the system production drawings, leaf and hardware options and a landed quotation within 24 hours.
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