Adding a door between a partial wall and a window
When bedroom drywall ends just short of a balcony window, options like ceiling-mounted sliding doors are difficult to seal against the glass. This lack of a tight seal prevents the complete darkness and acoustic isolation needed to fall asleep.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Considering a ceiling-mounted sliding door, though sealing it against glass remains an unsolved challenge.Did this help you?
- 2Going through the back of the house to access the backyardDid this help you?
- 3Consulting structural engineers directly to evaluate structural changesDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I just rented an apartment with kinda separate bedroom, it has a drywall ending 80cm from the balcony window.”source ↗
“I need complete darkness to fall asleep, it would also be nice to have some acoustic isolation as a perk.”source ↗
“How do i build and seal the door there?”source ↗
“I was thinking about the ceiling mounted sliding door but how do i seal it against the window glass?”source ↗
“Have a part of my exterior wall that would suit a side door well. We currently don’t have a way to get to the backyard besides going through the back of the house.”source ↗
“I assume the process would be getting a permit first?”source ↗
“Sorry for being new, recent first time homeowner”source ↗