For those who like to tinker and do repairs themselveshands, you may want to learn how to assemble and install interior doors. In fact, this process takes some time and requires effort. Therefore, at the very beginning, you should familiarize yourself with all the stages that you will have to go through, and only then get to work.
Correct measurements of the doorway. First, assemble the interior door, and then install it. To ensure that the products are free of gaps and other defects, you need to complete the following steps:
- prepare the room;
- prepare a doorway;
- to use consumables and tools;
- to assemble the product taking into account its design features.
Stage one: preparatory work with the premises
Diagram with dimensions of placement of hinges and handles.When buying a new door, you should be prepared for the fact that the doorway may not match the dimensions. Therefore, before going to the store, it is advisable to take the dimensions of the opening, and here it is also taken into account that the new door will have its own jamb, which will have to be installed in place of the old one. Next, pay attention to what room the doors are selected for: the kitchen, bathroom, toilet, etc. Why is this so important? Because each room has its own communications, which should already be ready by the time of installation. The same applies to water pipes or heating pipes. They are installed taking into account the required slope, and it is better to entrust this matter to a professional. Fans of exclusivity should pay attention to the wiring. Now it has become fashionable to decorate interior doors with lighting. This means that all the wires must be laid out in advance to the necessary points.
Door installation diagram.How to prepare the doorway? It was stated above that special attention should be paid to this place. First of all, the old opening should be removed. At this stage, only the frame can be damaged, the walls of the opening themselves should remain intact. Many try to save money by installing a new door in the old frame. As practice shows, this does not lead to anything good. The door may, at a minimum, not fit into the frame, and at most - when closed, leave significant gaps or not close. After dismantling the old frame, markings are made, with the help of which the location of the door handle, the opening method (inward or away from the room), etc. are indicated. Do not forget about cleaning, which involves removing excess finishing, such as pieces of hanging cement, etc. Return to the table of contents</a>
Installation and tools for it: recommendations
Table of door sizes according to GOST. Regardless of the type of door being installed, installation has the following basic classic stages:
As for the tools, they are as follows:
- drill;
- Screwdriver;
- perforator;
- a circular saw;
- hacksaw for wood;
- building level;
- a hammer;
- yardstick;
- nailing;
- mallet;
- stool;
- A chisel;
- dowels, self-tapping screws;
- Scotch tape, which is used for painting works;
- mounting foam;
- wooden spacers and wedges.
Scheme for manufacturing a door frame.A little advice from experts: to control the evenness of the installation, it is best to have a plumb line at hand. If you use a rubber mallet, there is a chance that marks will remain on the surface, so it should be replaced with a wooden one immediately. To secure the frame, dowels are best. And when it comes to the hinges, this task is best entrusted to yellow-passivated galvanized screws. The standard fasteners in the kit are not particularly reliable. In order not to buy wedges and spacers separately, you can make them yourself, and the entire process of preparation should take place together with the door installation itself, since this is how you can choose the right dimensions. Return to the table of contents</a>
Stage Two: Assembly and installation of the door frame
Diagram of maximum clearances when installing hinges.First of all, the process of cutting off the gaps is carried out, taking into account the floor covering. If the interior doors are intended for living spaces, then it is best to make the gaps 1 cm. The order of assembling the frame is as follows:
To secure the box, it is recommendeduse pieces of cardboard or hardboard, but only so that they all have the same thickness. This will help to provide gaps between the edge of the door and the frame itself. They will be equal to 0.3-0.4 cm. But here you should control the wedges when tightening the screws so that they do not move freely. In order for the door to function correctly, special attention is paid to the cutting of the fittings. To mount the lock, you need to do the following:
Installing hinges on the box.
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Stage three: hanging the canvas
Once the doorway is fitted with a frame,and it, in turn, is fixed with wedges and secured with spacers, you can hang the interior door. But first, the distance between the frame and the opening is foamed and time is given for the filler to harden. To prevent the surface from being damaged by the mounting foam, it is first pasted over with masking tape. Next, the door leaf is hung in order to see how evenly the frame is installed, whether the door will open and close freely. If everything is in order, it is removed and work is carried out on the appearance of the seams. To do this, the remains of the hardened foam are cut off, the seams are plastered, after which the door is finally hung. Then comes the installation of the casings. But before you take them on, all decorative work with the walls should already be finished, be it wallpapering or something else. Assembling and installing the interior door should be done slowly. After it is installed in its place, it is recommended to observe it for 3-4 days, if a low-quality canvas was used, it may become warped or it will not open and close well. In this case, everything will have to be done from the beginning.
