The door is a necessary component of any room. If a person has never installed it, then he should know that the box is always less than the thickness of the walls. And the remaining distance will also have to be put in order. And everyone decides for himself what can be done with this space.
For some, plastering is quite suitable, while others use plastic. According to many builders, it is a good idea to install extensions on the front or interior door. When professionals take up the work, they need little time (mainly to wait until the mounting foam dries). The procedure itself is not difficult, so you can do each step yourself.
It is believed that the installation of doors with extensions is a suitable option for any room. Don't worry about something going wrong. It is worth arming yourself with useful information in advance in order to understand what is at stake. Based on useful recommendations, the procedure will be completed quickly and competently.
What are extras?
It is clear that the store will have to buy not only the door leaf. Before calculating your costs, it is worth considering that you will need to purchase additional accessories. But what is it? To make the door beautiful and neat, you will need platbands and extensions. Most often, sellers in hardware stores remind of this and have everything you need in their assortment. In addition, you need to buy mounting components and mounting foam.
What is an addition? According to external data and its purpose, this is a bar, with the help of which the width of the door frame is increased and its alignment with the plane of the wall is carried out. Most often it has a rectangular section.
Materials
Here's what these components can be made of:
- tree array;
- MDF;
- Fibreboard;
- chipboard.
This requires additional coverage, without which external data will be inappropriate. The only exception is the tree. Some masters make them themselves before installing the extensions. If after any other finish there is a laminate, sheet pile board or chipboard, then they are quite suitable for this role. But if there are no such materials, then you should not buy them and make them - it will be cheaper to use a ready-made version from the store.
What is often on sale and what do the masters prefer?
The market is rich, but there are only two main types:
- Simple - width ranging from 70 to 200 millimeters, and thickness - 15. In this case, there are sides with an edge. Althoughthere are options without it.
- Telescopic. This is a unique and better "thorn-groove" system. Everyone takes the right size and finishes it.
The assortment is decent, and you need to decide before buying what is more suitable. Only then can repairs begin. It is important to take measurements correctly so that you do not have to buy or spend extra money.
Installation process
It is clear that it is difficult to meet completely flat walls in any room. Most often, when installing the door, errors occur, for example, the formation of a wedge between the door frame and the wall. It is difficult to decide in advance how much dobora is required. Masters say that you need to initially put the door in place and only after that acquire additional components. Since evenness is rarely present, you will have to measure each plank so as not to be mistaken.
Now it became clear that the installation of extensions is a necessary process. Sometimes a quarter is bought to the door. It is worth considering this when purchasing additional parts. When a wedge formed during installation, the extension is measured with this in mind. When marking is applied, large errors should not be allowed. Everything should be done with precision.
If the ruler is shifted, then it will not be possible to get full data. Therefore, when doing work by one person, it is worth considering this. Before installing extensions, you need to measure all indicators, taking into development special clamps for the measuring device. This arrangement will not createshift conditions and accuracy violations.
Do-it-yourself door installation occurs in several ways. In the form of the letter "P":
- Fixing the crossbars to the racks.
- The upper horizontal bar is between the vertical extensions.
- Washed down only at an angle of 45 degrees.
Difficult to make the last option if there is no special equipment. Therefore, this is excluded in people who do not have a building level. It is necessary to monitor the level of the floor in the process, measuring the extensions. If there is a slight unevenness, all measurements may be incorrect. It is better to make a finish coating on the floor before starting work, and only after that begin to mount the doors.
What do you need to know?
Do-it-yourself installation of dobors is carried out both separately and as an assembly. When the U-shaped base is mounted, small nails act as fasteners. There is one important point: you should not use self-tapping screws, because even if you have previously created holes on the extension, you can split the part when drilling. If telescopic composites are used, then you will have to perform some additional steps.
It is clear that after the creation of the surface, the detachment of parts may occur. This is an unfortunate situation. In this case, construction tape comes to the rescue. But this is done carefully so that no sticky tape remains on the surface. When the extension is in a quarter, spacers are inserted to avoid gaps.
There are some boxes that won't workset quarter. In such a situation, it is worth completely changing the procedure, namely, the addition is attached to the box itself. How does this happen? Before starting work, you should purchase glue. It must be of high quality and reliable so that after the completion of the work there will be no trouble.
What's next?
Next you will have to apply building foam. Do not apply everything with one composition, because there will be excess. It is better to apply in strips every 15 centimeters. When the material expands and dries, the space will be filled to the fullest - this is what the builders are striving for. This is how the door with extensions is installed. It is difficult to find a design without this component. Otherwise, it will be ugly and not neat.
With foam, an inexperienced master should work, understanding its features - expansion after drying. If the excess is used, then it will simply push the extension out of its place, ruining the whole look. When there is no experience and understanding of working with construction foam, it is better to use spacers. Do not forget that there are many offers on the market, and each manufacturer gives useful recommendations about their products.
How to work with telescopic extensions?
They have their own characteristics. Installation is carried out exactly in the groove. This somewhat simplifies the process itself. This is considered the so-called fixing compound. Therefore, it is not necessary to use additional glue or foam. Additionally, it is recommended to fix the edge of the casing to the wall with liquid nails. Such conditions allow, if necessary, to performdismantling without damaging any part.
Several features
It is believed that draws do not come with a big load. Therefore, their fastening strength is not of particular importance, unlike the block itself. There are many advantages to such solutions:
- Fast door installation speed.
- No need to use wet techniques. They are not suitable for woodworking.
- And the main thing is to give the whole structure a beautiful, aesthetic and finished look.
All work takes place in several steps:
- The choice of how to install the door according to the scheme is made.
- The door frame is assembled completely, and the extensions are measured.
- Next, all three parts of the structure are fastened.
- If necessary, wedges are installed and leveling is carried out.
- After the spacers are installed. This is done before starting work using mounting foam.
- The space is filled with construction foam. It is worth doing this in several steps, so as not to create unnecessary pressure. After the seams are sealed.
Installing dobors on interior doors with your own hands is the same as on the entrance.
Conclusion
So, we found out how do-it-yourself installation of dobors for entrance and interior doors in a room is carried out. As you can see, the whole process is not difficult. All you need to do is carefully follow each step. Work of this magnitude can be carried out inany time of the year, except for entrance structures. From the tips it becomes clear that it is worth preparing tools and materials in advance. If you can’t do something on your own, then it’s better to invite the masters and not spoil the doorway.
