The question of how to install the door worries all owners of their own homes in the last stages of construction. Many turn to professionals for help. However, you can install the door yourself, if you strictly follow the requirements. Moreover, this will save up to two thousand rubles.
Types of products
Ready-made interior doors are most often made from three types of materials. It is worth disassembling each of them separately:
- MDF. Doors that are made from this material cannot be considered cheap. However, according to their characteristics, they are better than others. They are distinguished by good sound insulation, moisture resistance and a high level of durability.
- Fibreboard door is created as follows. The frame is made of wood, and the sheathing is made of fiberboard sheets with lamination. They are the most common type of coating due to their low cost and relatively light weight. This type of door can be easily transported and installed and is easy to install.
- Natural wood. Here the price will be closely related directly to the view.the wood itself. These doors are the most durable, but are most often installed only in apartments with author's design.
There are many other types of materials, but these are the most popular, and therefore they will be described below.
Types of boxes
Before you install an interior door with your own hands, you must also carefully select the box. There are different types of materials, among which are the following:
- Box made of laminated wood. This product has a definite plus - it does not need to be laminated, because it has already been processed during production. However, the duration of operation of the product will directly depend on the quality of processing. After all, if the lamination was made with thin paper, then the box will easily give in to scratches and, in general, will not be able to last for a long time.
- Rough wood box. A more practical option would be a box made of raw material. It should be borne in mind that additional materials will be needed here. They are needed for wood processing. However, this box is considered the most durable.
- Fibreboard box. In fact, this material is a mixture of glue and paper, which makes it as fragile as possible. This material is not suitable for heavy doors, and in principle, it is strongly recommended to refuse its use. The thing is that this box bends, and also cannot last long enough. The fiberboard construction is the cheapest of all presented. But after installing itbox will need to be replaced soon. As experience shows, such a fiberboard product lasts no more than one year. After that, the coating begins to deform and cause problems during use. Savings when buying fiberboard boxes will be in vain, since the life of such products is significantly limited.
Each of the door and frame sets needs finishing once completed. However, it is recommended to choose it after the immediate completion of the repair, in order to be sure of your choice.
How to mount?
Before you install the interior door with your own hands, it is recommended to read the instructions. The easiest to install is a fiberboard door, so let's analyze the instructions using its example. Other products will be more difficult to install as they are much stronger.
Stage 1. Preparation
The most important step in how to install a door is preparation. At this stage, you need to make sure that you have all the necessary tools, including, for example, mounting foam and a building level. You probably already have the rest of the tools in your home if you've started renovations before.
Next, you need to decide on the mounting scheme of the box. The latter should be fixed on screws, and the aforementioned mounting foam should be blown between the wall and the box. Thus, you first need to install the box, then install the door into it. After - foam the gaps.
If the threshold of the structure after its installation cannot be hidden in the floor, you must immediately choose a door without a U-shaped threshold. It simply prevents the residents of the house from comfortably moving around the house. After all, the threshold will constantly hurt. This creates a certain discomfort when walking through such a dwelling.
Stage 2. Assembly
How to install the door next? Assembling the box is not such a simple process as it seems at first glance. First of all, you need to make sure that the design has a hole for the handle, as well as for the lock in the interior door. Hinges must be attached to the box. It is important to prevent their backlash. The design is fixed tightly, as securely as possible to the box.
After all parts of the door structure are connected, you need to fit it to the size of the opening. As a rule, the standard length is larger by a size of up to five centimeters. The most convenient way is to assemble the entire structure on the floor. It is carried out as the assembly would take place in a doorway. The metal parts of the hinges must be sure to protrude upwards (so that doors can be hung on them).
It is also important to pay attention to which way the door will open. If we talk about small rooms, it is better that the door opens "on itself". If about medium and large - "on my own." You also need to pay attention to the fact that several doors do not interfere with each other when they open. Otherwise, the design will soon have to be redone.
The upper bar should be attached to the screws. End strips must be in line. If it doesn’t work out, then the slats are not lying correctly. In this case, the design needs to be revised. How to properly install the door next? The screw fixing points should be as close to the center as possible. To prevent collapse of the structure, avoid driving screws near edges or corners.
Before you screw in the screws, you need to drill holes in the door with a diameter of three millimeters. This procedure is carried out so that the structure does not disperse during the design and assembly process.
How to install the door correctly? For this, four screws will be enough. Accordingly, one pair must be screwed on each side. If the structure is located on the floor, it is necessary to lay a soft cloth under it. This will help prevent accidental damage to the laminated layer of the door or frame.
What's next?
How to install the door with your own hands after that? The protruding part of the box must be cut off. To figure out how to properly install an interior door, you need to carry out accurate calculations. Thus, you should measure the size of the doorway, but at the same time take a gap of one or two centimeters in order to subsequently foam it. It is recommended to double-check the calculations several times.
Excess wood should only be removed with a hand saw, not an automatic one. After all, the latter can severely damage the coating.
Stage 3. Installing the box
The question of how to install an interior door with your own hands is relevant formany. At the next stage, the box is placed in the opening. Then it is leveled. To check the correct assembly, you can hang the door on the hinges and try to close it.
The box must be fixed with self-tapping screws. The distance between them should be approximately 30 millimeters. You need to make eight through holes, after removing the end plate.
Dowels are installed in the holes ready after drilling, and the box is fixed with self-tapping screws. At the same time, the self-tapping screws must not be screwed in to the end, because otherwise the box may bend.
Stage 4. Installing the door in the box
How to properly install an interior door in a box? It is enough just to hang it on the loops. The gap between the box and the door should not exceed five millimeters. After you have already hung the door on the hinges, you need to try to open and close it.
Next, you need to install the lock. And only after that proceed with the installation of the handle. Doorways must be filled with mounting foam. Then you should start finishing them.
How to install a metal door?
Its installation is not too different from the installation of wood, but there are some nuances.
These include the following points:
- Metal doors must have a bottom bar.
- The lock and doorknob are most often embedded in the door.
- Due to the fact that the metal door is used as an entrance, itmust open outwards.
- It is highly undesirable to get rid of the packaging material until the last stage of installation.
Before you install a metal door, it is recommended to inspect it for dents or scratches. After all, after installation, no complaints and returns will be accepted.
Experts advise using the combined mounting method when it comes to how to install the front door. To do this, you need to use anchors and plates. You also need to make sure that the mounting plates do not extend beyond the installation. After all, if so, they definitely need to be bent.
Compartment door
How to install the front compartment door? The installation technology differs from the installation of the above doors in that the first ones are not equipped with a box at all. This makes them relatively easy to install. However, it is recommended to ennoble the opening even before installing the sliding door into it. Otherwise, the design may be completely damaged by the appearance of the opening or the consequences of a hasty repair.
How to install the compartment door correctly? In the process, it is necessary to strictly ensure that all horizontal and vertical lines are observed. If this rule is not observed, it can lead to the fact that the doors squint. And their functioning will be disrupted.
The second rule is that the top of the doors must be rigid and strong. This means that the screws in it should sit as firmly as possible. It is at the topparts will be attached to the guide part.
Conclusions
As you can see, the installation of interior doors is based on the same processes that are performed using different materials. It is important to remember that it is categorically not recommended to save on their quality. This will lead to the fact that soon you will have to make repeated repairs.
The installation of each type of door has its own nuances, and they must be strictly observed. Otherwise, the process will take much longer.
