How to make compartment doors with your own hands?It has become very popular to install sliding compartment doors. They help to create an effective interior of the room and allow you to save space that the door panels took up when they were opened.
Types of interior doors.The design of sliding doors does not provide for the installation of thresholds. They are easy to open and close. They suit any interior of the room. However, they do not provide complete soundproofing of the room. Therefore, they are usually installed in the living room, in the kitchen, where soundproofing is not of great importance. Sliding doors can be with or without glazing. They can have an upper or lower guide. The designs can have a different number of sashes.
Installation of compartment doors
Sliding door schemes.It is possible to mount compartment doors. Two methods are used for installation. Thus, a sliding door can be mounted in a wall or along a wall. If the method of installation in a wall was chosen, then it is necessary to prepare a niche of the required dimensions. Materials and tools:
- door leaf;
- fastening elements;
- guide bar made of metal;
- rollers;
- a wooden block section of 50x50 mm;
- casing for the upper part of the door frame;
- casing for side;
- Stand, to which the door in the closed position must adjoin;
- self-tapping screws;
- Anchors;
- finishing nails;
- door handles;
- Dobory.
Construction of a compartment door.First of all, it is necessary to install the guide bar and fix it to the beam with screws. To do this, drill holes for the screws in the metal bar. The holes should be located at a distance of 20 cm from each other. Then you need to make a special groove in the lower part of the door leaf. The guide roller will move in it. This groove is needed so that the lower part of the door does not move away during movement. The groove can be made using a milling cutter or a wood feather. Carefully make the holes. Then, using a chisel, remove the excess. Then you need to install the guide bar block. It is installed in a strictly horizontal position. If you make an inaccuracy during installation, the canvas will open itself when it is not needed. Then install the rollers in the guide. The lower roller is fixed to the floor. The roller under the upper bar must be fixed strictly horizontally, otherwise the canvas will not be vertical. After this, you need to install the product on the lower guide roller. Then the structure is given a vertical position and fixed to the upper rollers. In order for it not to go beyond the guide, it is necessary to install limiters. After that, a box-shaped rack is mounted vertically on the side of the box. It is installed and secured to the wall using corners. They are covered with extensions.
Scheme of fastening of compartment doors.Then, the door frames are installed on top and on the side of the opening and nailed in place using finishing nails. Now you need to attach the handles. They are installed after the door leaf has been completely installed. To make the sliding doors fit together more tightly, you need to glue dust-proof brushes to them. If the sliding door is to be installed without using a threshold, then there is no need to make grooves or rails. In this case, the structure will be attached only from above. When installing such a structure, you do not need to dismantle the floor covering. Return to contents</a>
Stages of work execution
First, you need to fix the metal strips strictly perpendicularly. Then, using a bolt and 4 nuts, you need to attach the bearing.
Mechanisms for interior sliding doors.Then you need to try the canvas on the opening. Make the necessary marks. Using these marks, drill special holes for installing anchors using a hammer drill. Then you need to put a special gasket under the canvas, which will secure the product at the required height from the floor. Next, you need to fix the anchors. Attach a metal strip to one of them. Put the bearings on it with the product fixed to them. Lift the product. Fix the second anchor to the strip. After installing the rollers and fasteners, fix the structure in place. To do this, lift it and screw the bolts into the brackets at the top of the product. This work should be done with an assistant who will lift and hold the structure while you screw the bolts.
Tools for installing compartment doors.Then you need to check the horizontality of the product. If necessary, you should additionally tighten the bolts. Then, by installing trims and extensions, you need to hide the slopes of the opening. The roller mechanism must be hidden using a decorative strip. It is installed over the roller mechanism. After installing the sliding doors, the fittings and handles are attached to them. To ensure a quieter movement of the product, you need to fix a rubber strip over the metal strip. Installing a sliding door with a special niche in the wall will be more labor-intensive. In this case, you need to make a partition from plasterboard sheets. The product will slide into it. If the sliding door is mounted with a guide in the floor, then you need to make a special groove in the base of the floor using a hammer drill. If you follow these instructions, you can install sliding doors yourself, which will be durable and last a very long time.
