During the repair of an apartment or house, there is often a problem of restoring old doors and jambs, in some cases they need to be replaced. Which doors to choose, how to properly and tastefully finish them? There are many questions. If it is not planned to implement an exclusive design project for a home, then this article may provide answers to some of your questions.
What is a door jamb
The door jamb, or box, consists of two uprights and a cross member, and the box also includes a special bar that helps stop the door leaf. The most popular material for door frames is wood. In addition to wooden structures, boxes are metal or made of special materials. The width of the jamb is equal to the thickness of the partition. Grooved jambs, cross bars and special planks are cut to size and boxed at the factory.
Strengthening the door frame
Sometimes the doorthe box is delivered disassembled, it will need to be assembled and firmly connected at the corners with nails. It is clear that this only applies to wooden jambs.
Before you make a jamb, it is important to know that it needs to be strengthened, for this you need to frame it around the perimeter with a metal corner and fix it to the wall with iron pins about 120 mm long at a distance of 700 mm.
An iron door, that is, a box, is welded around the circumference to metal pins that are firmly embedded in the doorway. Door hinges must be reliable and made of durable material, preferably steel. Fastening is usually carried out with screws, screws or welding, it all depends on the material from which the door frame is made.
When the door opens outward, end hooks or anchor pins are installed on the side of the hinges. This device prevents the removal of the door in case of trimming the hinges. Hooks are made of a metal bar having a cross section of 6-8 mm. When reinforcing door jambs, it must be remembered that the door leaf must be made of high-quality and durable materials.
How to make your own door jamb
When manufacturing and installing door frames, certain requirements and technologies must be observed. Before making a jamb, you need to prepare thick logs. If you have building skills, then this will be quite easy to implement. If there is no such experience, then in this case it is best to seek help from specialists in their field.
Logssplit into 2 or 4 blocks with wedges. Four-rolled bars are machined from the obtained parts. On one side, a groove is made for fastening to the wall, and on the other side, one quarter is removed, into which the door leaf will subsequently fit. This example of making a door jamb is applicable for a wooden house. The next stage is sawing spikes from the ends of the logs, corresponding to the dimensions of the grooves on the bars. Fitting must be carried out very accurately so that during further use marriage does not appear - loosening of the door frame and the appearance of cracks. After all the preparatory work, it is necessary to install the jamb on the prepared place, that is, on the doorway, the finishing of which will be further carried out according to your taste and preference.
Required tools for making a door jamb
Tools that will be useful for making a door frame:
- hacksaw;
- building level;
- plumb line;
- Roulette;
- pencil;
- ax;
- planer;
- chisel.
Outer door jamb
The presence of the external finish of the door jamb gives a finished look to the entire opening. In construction magazines, you can find various finishes: how to decorate a door slope or jamb (photos of which are presented in large numbers). It is necessary to carry out exterior decoration with your own hands in stages:
1. First, the door frame is measured, after which the dimensions are transferred to a separatebar, which will continue to serve as an external jamb. Color and texture are chosen in accordance with their taste preferences.
2. The planks are sawn to size, aligned along the outside of the opening and the necessary measurements are taken using a level and a square, observing an angle of 90 degrees. When everything is done, the slats can be nailed onto the door jamb, the photo of which is presented below. First, mount the top bar.
3. The final stage is the threshold, which closes the inner area of the doorway. It must be manufactured and aligned exactly with the outside of the box.
Some nuances when installing platbands
It is necessary to install platbands or a finishing frame on the doorway, the finishing of which will give a finished and aesthetic appearance to the structure. You can choose the necessary platband from a large number of standard ones presented in the hardware store. They are fastened with finishing and liquid nails, self-tapping screws. Some tips that will make it easier to install trim on doorways:
1. Self-tapping/nail heads or small cracks can be covered up with wax corrector or acrylic-based sealant.
2. The cracks at the junction of the planks with each other can be eliminated with one finishing nail.
3. Large defects in the door frame can be hidden with wider architraves.
Ways to finish door jambs
There are times when you only need to changecanvases, and the door frame remains the same. In this situation, it is recommended to repair the door jambs so that the new leaf does not particularly stand out against the background of outdated and deformed platbands. You can finish the jambs for every taste, it all depends on the chosen end result. There are many ways to make a door jamb so that it matches the overall interior of the home, here are some of them:
1. Decorate the joint. To do this, you need to walk on its surface with sandpaper or sandpaper, first coarse, then finer. This will remove the top layer, which has already peeled off in places or is simply damaged by time.
2. If the jambs do not have openwork patterns, they can simply be sanded with a machine. Then it is necessary to cover all cracks and depressions with a special putty for wood, after drying, varnish.
3. Cover the jambs with self-adhesive paper. To do this, remove the door from the hinges. Remove all dust and dirt, and possibly grease, with detergents or alkali. It should be borne in mind that door jambs, that is, their surface, must be painted or varnished. Next, strips of the required size are cut out, the bottom paper layer is removed and glued to the work surface.
Common materials for finishing doorways
High-quality finishing of doorways guarantees an aesthetic appearance, as well as sound insulation and tightness. Materials that are in demand for finishing doors:
- MDF or laminated panelsFiberboard. These materials are durable, environmentally friendly and hygienic. They have excellent sound and heat insulation qualities.
- Plasterboard. Before making a jamb, you can see photos of various modifications in advance, and you may choose the right option for finishing the doorway. Drywall is a great alternative to plaster. This finish is a simple, fast and aesthetic way to decorate a surface.
- Sandwich panels. This material has excellent noise and sound insulation properties. The most modern finishing method.
- Decoration with decorative stone. Basically, this material is used to decorate door jambs without using doors, for example, arches.
- The classic version is plaster. This type of finish, in addition to its aesthetic properties, retains heat well and has high strength.
As you can see from this article, there are many options for designing doorways. The main thing is to choose the most suitable one according to your tastes and preferences. In addition, the finishing method must meet all technical requirements and criteria, then it will delight the eye with its appearance for a very long time.
