In recent years, the classic wooden front door is becoming rarer. Most often it can be seen in country houses. Most people, taking care of their own safety, choose metal doors or combined models made of metal, wood and plastic. But still, the wooden front door is still popular. This can be explained by its durability, environmental friendliness and great appearance. Such a door will not rust like metal, it is much lighter. It can be decorated, upholstered with a pretty leatherette. During the repair, you can replace all the doors in the apartment with those made from the same type of wood, this will make the interior more stylish.
A wooden front door must necessarily have a reinforced structure, sealing seals and a threshold. Compliance with all these requirements will ensure that your home is protected from the visits of uninvited guests, piercing wind and excessive moisture.
Wooden entrance doors to the apartment come in several designs:
- Shield.
- Panel boards with the inclusion of metalsheets.
Many are interested in the question of what characteristics a reliable wooden front door has. This is a correct geometric design without deformation and distortion. It has two reliable, but completely different locks (preferably cylinder and lever locks). It must have sound and heat insulation, and a rubber seal must be present around its perimeter.
The door frame is firmly welded around the perimeter to metal pins that are securely mounted into the wall.
The highest quality and meeting all the requirements is considered to be a solid wood front door. There are two methods for making such models. The first, traditional, is made of solid wood, and the second, more modern and cheaper, is made of glued solid wood. For the manufacture of doors, most often dense and valuable species are used: mahogany, oak, ash, beech and walnut, cherry. All these materials are unique in their properties and differ in appearance.
The wooden front door consists of hollow or solid panels thirty to forty millimeters thick, lined on both sides. Solid panels are usually glued from thin wooden slats or chipboard.
The frame is filled with corrugated cardboard. The cladding is made of plastic or fiberboard with a special wear-resistant coating.
The wooden front door is considered a symbol of the good taste of the homeowner. Some firms make them according to special design sketches inaccording to the style of the house. They can be decorated with carvings, which turns them into a real work of art. Wood is an environmentally friendly raw material. Wooden doors will never go out of style. They are chosen when finishing elite apartments and houses. In the modern construction market, you can purchase products from domestic and foreign manufacturers. Quite often they are made to order. The entrance door is wooden, the price of which ranges from 10,000 rubles to 300,000 - the pleasure is not the cheapest. However, remember that the front door is the calling card of any home.
