Installation required interior doors usually occurs during major or cosmetic repairs, but there are other cases when you just need to do similar work. It's pretty difficult process, but if you know the sequence of actions, have necessary tools and basic skills, then you can do everything yourself. By following the developed technology and performing all work carefully and scrupulously, you will be able to install interior doors without the help of specialists.
The main stages of replacing an interior door with a step-by-step description
An interior door can be installed only after all “wet” work has been completed in the room, that is, the walls, ceiling have been plastered, and the floor has been leveled. If you do this earlier, then because high humidity door leaf can change its size. The subfloor must also be laid so that the height of the door can be determined.
Available in stores big choice interior doors. They all have an attractive appearance, but the geometry of the canvas is not always good. It happens that with poorly made doors, the discrepancy in the lengths of the parallel sides can be several millimeters. This can significantly complicate the installation process, so before purchasing it is worth measuring the canvases; to do this, just take a tape measure with you.
When purchasing a door, do not be lazy and make sure that the product you have chosen is packaged and sent to you.
Interior doors are made of fiberboard, MDF, natural wood, plastic, glass
Often only the canvas is sold without door frame. They buy it when they want to replace old doors or have the opportunity to make the frame themselves. It is a U-shaped frame. For its manufacture, two vertical and one transverse posts are used, which are made from timber. The material can only be used dry, smooth and without black knots. The thickness of the timber used must correspond to the thickness of the purchased door leaf.
To complete the work you will need the following tools:
- hammer;
- chisel;
- screwdrivers;
- measuring instruments;
- perforator;
- miter box;
- hacksaw or circular saw;
- building level;
- screwdriver
To install an interior door you need a carpenter's tool
You also need to have wooden wedges, self-tapping screws and finishing nails, door hardware and foam. Modern interior doors construction market are presented in a wide range, they differ from each other not only in appearance, but also in the material from which they are made. Most often they are made from fiberboard, MDF or natural wood. The installation method does not depend on the material.
Wooden doors have a beautiful appearance, but they are heavy and expensive
An interior door consists not only of a leaf, but also of a frame. The material used for its manufacture determines how long such a structure will last and how reliable and durable it will be.
A box made of laminated wood will last a long time and look beautiful, but only if high-quality lamination is used
For final design, you also need to have additional elements and trims, the purchase of which is recommended after the door has been installed and you have decided on the required dimensions of such elements.
Removing an old interior door
If you dismantle the door incorrectly, you can destroy part of the wall.
Before you begin such work, you need to decide whether you will continue to use removed door and box If you install it again, dismantling must be done carefully so as not to damage the canvas and the box. In another case, the process will be faster, but the door will be damaged.
The door frame consists of two vertical posts and an upper horizontal post; in some cases there may be a threshold. To fix these parts in old houses, nails 120–150 mm long were used, the heads of which are hidden under several layers of paint, which significantly complicates the dismantling process.
The work sequence is as follows:
- Removing the door leaf. The door is opened, a crowbar is inserted under it, acting as a lever, the panel is lifted and removed from the hinges. The work is easier to do with an assistant. Before dismantling, it is recommended to lubricate the hinges with anti-corrosion lubricant to remove rust that prevents easy removal of the blade.
To remove the door leaf, you need to lift it slightly
- Removal of platbands. Most often they are not reused, so there is no need to worry about their safety during installation. An ax blade is placed between the box and the platband, then hammered in, and then the platband is removed. The ax must be inserted in those places where the nails securing the casing are located.
An ax or spatula will help you remove the casing.
- Removing the door frame. Carefully inspect the racks. Try to find locations fastening elements. Stepping back about 20 cm from the bottom nail, and if it is not visible, then saw the stand at a distance of 70–80 cm from the floor. An ax blade is inserted under it above the cut point and the stand is moved away, after which it is removed. The same actions are performed with other parts.
If the box is secured with long nails, then in order to dismantle it, you will have to cut the posts
If you see that the door frame is secured not with nails, but with screws that can be unscrewed, then the dismantling process is greatly simplified. It is enough to tighten all the screws and disassemble the box without damaging it.
Video: DIY dismantling of an interior door
Preparing a doorway for installing an interior door
The next step is preparation doorway for installation new door. It must match the dimensions of the structure being installed. The standard height can be 190–200 cm, width 60–80 cm. In order to install the door correctly, the opening width must be 5–8 cm larger and the height 3–4 cm.
The doorway should be slightly wider and higher than the frame of the door being installed
When preparing a doorway, you must adhere to the following rules:
During runtime preparatory work A lot of dust is generated, and if the door is installed in a living room, then all things and furniture must be well covered.
Sometimes situations arise when in order to install a new interior door it is necessary to narrow or widen the opening. In most old houses, the thickness of the doorway is 75 mm; this parameter should be taken into account when choosing a new design. If the thickness of the box does not match the thickness of the doorway, you will have to use extensions.
If the door frame is smaller than the width of the wall, then it is necessary to install extensions
We must remember that expanding or reducing the size of a doorway requires not only additional time and effort, but also money. Before purchasing a new door, you need to correctly determine the size of the opening in the wall. This is done in at least three places to select the correct box parameters.
When dismantling the box, even if you carried out all the work carefully, the finishing may still fall off in some places. Identified defects are eliminated before installing the box gypsum plaster. It is easy to work with, and it hardens very quickly.
To level the doorway, it is plastered
The opening is enlarged using a hammer drill and a grinder. When reducing it, the order of work will depend on the size to which it needs to be done. If it is 10 cm, then you can do brickwork. For smaller sizes, it is recommended to make a box from metal corner, after which fill the remaining space mortar. You can also reduce the opening using a structure made of metal profiles or wooden beams, which is covered with plasterboard.
To decrease doorway, are used wooden beams or frame from metal profiles which are covered with plasterboard
Installing a new interior door
If you decide to install an interior door yourself, then you need to start work by attaching the hinges. They can be universal, left- or right-handed. There are standards for installing these parts, according to which there should be 20 cm from the hinge to the lower and upper edges of the leaf. Usually the manufacturer already makes recesses in the doors.
The hinges are securely fixed to the frame and door leaf
If they are not there, then you need to mark the places for installing the hinges, and then using a chisel or milling cutter you need to make indentations of 2.2–2.7 mm. After this, the parts are installed in their places. Holding them with your hand, make holes for the screws and fix the hinges. The parts are installed on the door frame in the same way.
After purchasing a standard door, still measure its width and height, as there may be deviations of up to 2–4 mm, and this affects the correct installation.
The box is assembled in the following sequence:
- Preparing a flat surface. It could be a floor or two tables. After laying the canvas, side posts are applied to it, and then the top bar is fixed with self-tapping screws. You must first drill holes whose diameter is 25% smaller than the diameter of the self-tapping screw. For fixation top bar two screws are used on each side.
The doors are placed on a flat surface, after which the door frame elements are attached to them and the frame is connected
- Sawing off vertical posts. They are made with a small factory stock, so after fitting you need to make an adjustment to the size of the door. To do the job accurately, it is better to use a hand saw.
The excess part of the vertical posts is sawed off along the length of the blade
- Installing the box in the opening. The U-shaped door frame is installed in place and leveled using a level. Remove the end decorative strip on the left and right posts and make holes every 25–30 cm. Dowels are inserted into them, and then the box is fixed. In order not to deform it, wooden wedges are installed between it and the wall and the correct installation is checked again.
After connecting the door frame parts, it is installed in the opening and fixed using self-tapping screws
- Installing the door on hinges. To do this, check how easily the doors open and close; this should happen easily. There should be a gap of about 3 mm between the canvas and the box.
After installing the frame and checking the correctness of its installation, you can hang the door leaf on the hinges
- Filling seams. The gap that remains between the wall and the box is sealed with polyurethane foam. It is important that there is not too much of it, since during expansion it can damage the box, so fill the gap by about a third. Sealing the vertical seam starts from the bottom.
The gap needs to be filled only two-thirds with foam.
Video: installation of an interior door
Finishing the doorway after installation
There are several ways to finish a doorway.
Using platbands is the simplest option; it is convenient when the width of the wall and the door frame are the same. In this case, it is enough to nail or glue platbands of the appropriate sizes to the box. With their help you will hide the gap between the wall and the box. The sequence of installation of platbands will be as follows:
- Measure the required length of the casing. After determining the parameters, this part is cut off. Please note that it must be secured at a distance of 1 cm from the hinge, otherwise a creaking noise will be heard when using the door.
The edges of the platbands are cut at an angle of 45°; it is easier to do this using a miter box
- Fastening platbands. All that remains is to attach them to the door frame and secure them with glue, self-tapping screws or finishing nails.
If the width of the doorway larger size doors, then you can finish it with plaster and paint. To simplify the application of the composition, it is recommended to install beacons. After leveling the plaster, it can be painted. There is a simpler method - after plastering, a sheet of drywall is fixed required size, which will allow you to get a flat surface.
After plastering and leveling the doorway, it can be painted
Usage decorative stone It is suitable for openings without doors, but can also be used if there are doors.
The doorway can be finished with decorative stone
Plastic or MDF panels are also popular. For their installation, a frame is created from a metal profile. After that, it is sheathed with MDF or plastic panels. This material has good heat and sound insulation characteristics, it is durable and easy to paint. Plastic panels They are light in weight, not afraid of moisture and are inexpensive.
MDF panels are often used to finish the doorway
Video: installation of interior door trims
By installing interior doors with your own hands, you can completely transform your apartment and at the same time save money on paying for the work of specialists. If you have everything necessary elements and skills, then following the rules and following the recommendations of professionals, you will be able to correctly install the frame and door leaf. If a door made of fiberboard is installed, then you can handle it yourself, since its weight is light. When installing products made from MDF or solid wood, you will have to invite helpers, since you won’t be able to cope with the large weight of the structure yourself.
Does the old door not harmonize with the updated interior of the apartment or is it so dry that it is difficult to open and close? Is the door leaf skewed and one of the corners does not fit against the door frame, so the sound and heat insulation has decreased? One way or another, but you have a desire to install a new, more modern door. By following our tips, you will easily cope with this task.
In-apartment wooden doors There are panel and paneled ones. A panel door is less sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity in the room, so it “sticks” and knocks less often than a panel door. In addition, it can provide increased fire safety. Thus, some certified panel wooden doors, manufactured at the N9 woodworking plant, exclude air exchange through the door when the temperature rises above permissible level. This is achieved through the use of a special varnish, which increases its volume and bridges the gap between the door leaf and the frame when elevated temperatures. This varnish increases the fire safety of the door by almost 30%.
But paneled doors are much more beautiful. They consist of a frame (“harness”), assembled in our case from coniferous bars, into which a panel is inserted - a massive or veneered panel.
Sometimes panel door specially imitated as a paneled one using a decorative layout glued to the door leaf.
Both panel and panel doors are either solid or with glass inserts, and their sizes, shape and quantity can be very different.
A wooden door of any design is filled with high-quality coniferous timber and veneered valuable species trees and coated with nitro varnish or enamel. The edges of the door and that part of the frame to which the door leaf adjoins are lined with solid hardwood.
You will need
Drill, drills with a diameter of 8 mm and 12-14 mm, hacksaw, hammer, plane, wire cutters, pliers, chisel, crowbar nail puller, plumb bob, spray can construction foam, seven dowels with long screws, several wedges, for example wooden, 7 decorative wooden plugs 5-8 mm high and 12-14 mm in diameter, about two dozen nails 60 mm long.
It’s high time we replaced our old panel door with a new one. We reached this conclusion by looking at metal plate, which once had to strengthen the door because the latch handle had become unusable. The badly worn door frame was also not pleasing to the eye. Instead, it was decided to install a paneled door with a frame of the same dimensions. Before we went shopping, we once again clarified that our door is “right-hand” and opens “towards you.”
We did the work together - it was much more convenient. It is quite difficult for one person to remove the old door leaf and hang a new one. When we took out the old door frame, it turned out that there was still black in the wall new box. This made our task easier - we began to install the new box directly into it. Note that in any case, whether there is a rough frame or not, the screws for fastening the door must be at least 2.5 times longer than the thickness of the frame.
If the door frame is narrower than the wall, it is installed either flush with the inner (outer) surface of the wall, or in the middle of the wall thickness. The opening in such a situation is usually finished with veneered slopes. The standard door frame is designed so that the door can be installed with a threshold - this improves thermal insulation. However, we didn't want to stumble, so we decided to give it up.
In principle, there are several ways to attach the platband and connect its elements. Now we will consider only one, in our opinion, the simplest - the connection of two vertical posts “in a mustache” with the top crossbar. The platband is installed the same way on both sides of the wall. We will make the platband from a profiled strip, which is usually called “molding”.
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If the trim was attached to the box with nails without heads, remove them with pliers. Do this carefully and the nails can be used to attach the new trim. |
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Remove from hinges old door, after lifting it with a nail puller. |
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After removing the fastening elements, remove the old door frame from the opening. If there are still embedded wooden blocks in the wall, use them to secure the new frame. If they are not there or they are not suitable for reuse, then drill several holes in the wall for dowels or dowels. |
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Saw off the frame block from the bottom so that the vertical posts are 5-8 mm longer than the door leaf. This will allow you in the future, if the desire suddenly arises, to put a carpet under the door. |
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Remove the door from its hinges and place an empty frame in the opening. |
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To fix the door frame relative to the rough frame, start with a vertical block on which the hinges are installed. Using a plumb line, check its verticality in the plane where it will come into contact with the closed door. |
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Using the same plumb line, check the verticality of the outer plane of the box. |
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Drill holes for the screws with a drill with a diameter of 8 mm: three in the vertical bars and one in the middle of the top bar. Holes should be drilled in the rebated part so that these places are not noticeable after installing the door. |
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Using a drill with a diameter of 12-14 mm, drill holes to a depth of 10 mm for the screw heads and screw them in. |
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Recess the heads of the screws into the wood approximately 10 mm, and at the end of the work, close them with decorative plugs. Secure the position of the first installed block using wedges and screws. Secure the other vertical block in the same way. Then screw the screw into the top block of the box. |
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Before hanging the door, remove the technological block from the door frame. |
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Hang the door. Perform this operation carefully so as not to deform or loosen door hinges. If the box is installed correctly, then closed door the entire plane will fit snugly against it. The gap between the door contour and the frame should not exceed 2 mm. If necessary, it can be adjusted using wedges by first loosening and then tightening the screws again. |
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Fill the gaps between the door frame and the rough frame with foam. To prevent the door frame from sagging when the foam hardens, fix the door in height by placing a stop of appropriate thickness under its lower end. After the foam has hardened, saw off the protruding parts of the wedges. |
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Install the casing. To do this, saw off two trim strips at an angle of 45 so that the height of the shorter side of each of them is 5 mm above the top edge of the door leaf when installed. |
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Secure each rail with three nails 60 mm long so that they are 5 mm away from the door leaf. The nails should be driven in 2/3 of the way, and they need to hit the bars of the door frame. |
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Place the top crossbar of the platband under the fixed slats and mark the cutting line with a pencil. Saw off and install the top rail in place. |
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Finally secure the casing. To do this, “bite off” the heads of the driven nails. To avoid leaving dents on the surface of the casing, use a “bite”. It is better not to recess the nails, but to leave them flush with the plane of the slats. Subsequently, they can be painted over with paint to match the color of the platband. |
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If after installation the door slightly touches the frame here and there, carefully trim the end surface of the door with a plane. To do this, mark the appropriate place on the canvas and remove one or two thin shavings with a plane. Keep in mind that it is better to repeat this procedure 2-3 times than to leave it right away big gap between the door and frame. Once the door has stopped “striking” against the frame, the installation can be considered complete. |
Before purchasing a door, you should measure the height, width and thickness of the old door frame. Most often, standard door frames have a height of 2115 mm, and the door leaf is 2000 mm. The thickness of the leaf for a single-leaf door is usually 40 mm, for a double-leaf door - 50 mm. The thickness of the box does not depend on the number of doors and is 74 mm.
It is better to buy a new door together with the door frame - this will make it easier to replace it. However, in this case, be sure to find out how it will open - “towards you” or “from you”, and also on which side the hinges will be hung - left or right (“left” or “right”).
Work clothes should be worn for installation. The floor in front of the door must be covered either plastic film, or an unnecessary piece of thick cloth to prevent accidental scratches.
If you decide to do without a threshold and saw off the bottom block, then in order to maintain the rigidity of the door frame, finally remove the technological block only before hanging the door into an already installed door frame.
Cost of materials
(Prices correct as of March 1998)
Paneled door with door frame - from 1650 to 2500 rubles.
(depending on the shape of the panel and finishing).
Panel door with frame - from 850 to 1800 rubles.
Platband - from 9 to 36 rubles. per meter (we needed 11 meters of molding).
Polyurethane foam - 40 rub. per package (we made do with one can).
A set of dowels with screws - 5 rubles.
After installation
Most likely, when purchasing a door, you will be given instructions from the manufacturer for installing fittings (handles, lock, latch, door opening angle limiter). Naturally, all this work must be done after the door is completely installed.
If, in order to save money, you bought a panel door, then you can try to decorate it with a paneled door using a decorative layout. We recommend that you create a “pattern” from standard fragments according to your taste.
The reliability of entrance doors depends not only on the quality of the structure itself, but also on correctly carried out installation, carried out in compliance with all the requirements of the installation technology. If you carefully study the instructions for installing the door structure and strictly adhere to it, you can replace one door with another yourself.
Why change the front door?
The entrance door is needed to ensure the security of private property. That is why, when moving to new house, new residents first of all change their entrance doors, replacing not very high-quality door frames with steel doors well-known and trusted manufacturers.
In addition, the door to the house should not only be reliable, but also beautiful. After all, this is his “face” by which the owner himself is judged. It should not allow noise to pass through and be distinguished by high thermal insulation characteristics. Therefore it is very important to install correctly door structure so that it fully performs all the functions assigned to it.
But how to change a door if there are practically no installation skills? First, make sure that the width and height of the new door frame is 40-45 mm smaller than the existing doorway. Otherwise, the opening for the new door will have to be widened, which means additional costs and a new headache.
Removing the old door
Usually, any entrance door is changed, adhering to one operating algorithm. And the replacement process begins with dismantling the old door leaf. Most often, the door frame is in good condition and retains its rectangular shape and does not require replacement. It can be repainted or coated with a protective compound if necessary.
Replacing the box itself may simply complicate all the work, so if there is no real need for this, you can leave the previous design. But it also happens that it is warped, rotted and urgently requires replacement. To perform dismantling, you may need a grinder, a hammer drill and a crowbar.
Old jambs should be dismantled carefully so as not to damage the integrity of the wall itself. It is strictly forbidden to hit them hard, as the doorway may not withstand the impact load and crack. To carry out dismantling carefully, you should cut the core in several places and remove it in parts using a crowbar and a hammer drill.
Door fit
In the case when the frame itself does not need to be replaced, but only the door leaf is changed, it is necessary to adjust the door. Of course, this is possible if the replacement door is not only the same dimensions as the old one. It also has pre-cut recesses for hinges that match those on the door frame.
Usually the dimensions and location of the hinges are standard and are related only to the dimensions of the door itself. Therefore, replacing a new canvas with an old one will not be a problem. But how do you replace a door if it is custom made? To hang the canvas, it is necessary that the non-standard loops completely coincide with the location of the curtains. And to do this, you need to very carefully measure the position of each loop, taking measurements from top to bottom. In this case, it is worth noting the width between the hinges and their height from the top edge of the door.
Door block installation
Installing a new door with a frame is easier than fitting, but it requires great care. Usually door system It is made of steel, so it is very heavy and expensive. The slightest installation error can lead to serious troubles. And if a poorly reinforced door also moves under the influence of gravity, then such a defect may be unsafe for people.
Therefore, the first thing that is necessary during installation is to create a reliable and durable support for the door frame from below. This can be a specially poured door foundation, laid out of brick, or a regular one. concrete floor. The door frame is placed level on it, taking measurements in two planes.
Checking the position of the door using a level is carried out after each stage of fastening and alignment, since the operation of the door itself and its long-term and trouble-free operation will depend on its accuracy. In this case, the tool is applied on both sides to the door frame, as well as to the threshold and the top crossbar.
The installed new door frame is wedged using wooden spacer wedges in the required position. Wedges are driven in two pieces on each side exactly under the posts. And a cement-sand mortar is poured into the resulting gap. Nails should not be used as spacer wedges, as this may lead to distortion of the structure during further work.
Fastening the box
Next stage of replacement metal doors- fastening the box itself. Usually it is fastened in at least three places on each side, and at the top and bottom - in two, with the side where the hinges are fastened first. For reliable fastening, all-metal wedge anchors with a diameter of more than 10 mm are usually used. After each fixation with a level, it is checked to see if the box itself has shifted.
After the door frame is firmly and securely fastened, the next stage begins - hanging the door leaf. After completing this work, the position of the doors is checked again. The locks and door leaf are adjusted, the ease of opening and closing the door, the size of the door leaf gaps and the tightness of its fit are checked.
When the position of the door is corrected, they proceed to tightening all the anchors, sealing the seam, and check the position of the door leaf again. At this stage, it is important to make sure that the door fits tightly to the jamb, the locks operate easily, and the doors do not open on their own. After which the door frame is foamed with mounting foam around the perimeter. This work should be done carefully, not allowing excess foam to protrude.
No matter how carefully the work is performed, the wall near the door is bound to be damaged. Therefore, it should be leveled using cement-sand mortar, plaster, and after drying, finish and install the casing.
The main thing when installing a new door is to correctly determine the size of the door, correctly level it in the opening and securely fasten it. Experienced workers will do this work quickly and efficiently. Therefore, if you are not confident in your abilities, it is better to invite specialists from the MEDVER company. They will do their work professionally and knowledgeably.
A finished interior door can be purchased as a separate leaf or in a set with a door frame, which is assembled from timber and consists of a lintel and two uprights. This design has a marking for the location of the loops and a U-shape. The range of interior doors is huge. You can buy high doors, double or single, equipped with figured glass, made of various breeds wood and having a wide variety of shades.
Reliable and beautiful doors play an important role in creating comfort in an apartment or house. Convenience during the operation of interior doors is designed to provide quality materials their production, as well as practical locks, hinges and door handles. When choosing doors, you need to consider their size. When replacing doors in a Khrushchev building, their width should be 55 cm and height 1.9-2.3 m, in ordinary houses and apartments, the width of doors for bathrooms is 60 cm, for kitchens – 70 cm, and for rooms – 80 cm with a door height of 1.9–2.3 m, depending on the level of the ceilings. The thickness of the doors, which provides them with strength and insulation from noise, is taken to be 35-45mm.
In Khrushchev the height of the openings is very large. Therefore, for those who want to replace the door, there are two options:
- Buy high doors equipped with transoms;
- Bring the height of the opening to standard size by installation frame structure at its top. After this, the dimensions of the door in the Khrushchev may not differ from the standard sizes.
A door with a transom installed in a Khrushchev-era building visually increases the distance from the floor to the ceiling of the room.
When choosing interior doors you need to pay attention Special attention to the same width of the canvas along its entire length. An error in dimensions of even 1-3mm can lead in the future to squeaks and malfunction of the door, its lock and handles.
Preparing for work
In conditions apartment renovation Replacing interior doors with your own hands should be done only after completing “wet” work, which includes, for example, plastering walls or pouring floor screed. This is due to the fact that in a humid environment, wooden doors are able to change their correct shape. In this case, no one can guarantee quality work from canvases, locks and handles.
The next thing to consider is the dust that inevitably forms when dismantling the old door block. It can seriously spoil fresh paint coatings and stain the furniture. Therefore, before work, you need to carefully cover all this with your own hands, or take what is possible out of the room.
To replace an interior door, you need to have a tape measure, a pencil or pen, a plumb line and a building level, a drill and a screwdriver, a jigsaw, a nail puller, a chisel and a hammer, a grinder and a hammer drill, a chisel and a hacksaw for wood. In addition to the door frame, door leaf and trim, replacing doors in an apartment will require Supplies: dowels, nails, polyurethane foam, spacers, wedges and sealant.
Expensive for installation massive door You will need the help of an experienced specialist. Cheaper doors made of MDF or veneer can be installed in an apartment with your own hands.
Removing old doors
To dismantle an interior door, first of all you need to remove everything that interferes or could be damaged during operation. In this case, it is worth paying special attention to power cables, as well as telephone, Internet and radio wires. It is also worth considering that some interior items may have fastenings on the door frame.
Then you should tear off the platbands using a hammer and chisel, as they are a frequent obstacle when removing the door leaf from the hinges.
After this you can remove the door. This work must be done using a crowbar or a regular board. One end of the tool used as a lever should be placed under the door leaf, and the other end of the board or crowbar should be pressed down. As a result of this procedure, the door will rise and become free from its hinges. If any difficulties arise when performing such work, you can simply cut off the door hinges with a grinder, remove the canvas with your own hands, and free it from the lock and handles.
Then you need to remove the door frame. To do this, its stand should be cut in the middle using a hacksaw and dismantled using a crowbar. If violated in this way closed loop boxes, further work on removing it will be much easier. Using the same crowbar, you need to tear off two horizontal jumpers, and then remove the second frame post.
After finishing work, you can remove the garbage. Wooden blocks, which remained intact when disassembling the box should not be thrown away. They may be useful for subsequent work. Old hinges, locks and handles may be needed around the house.
Installing an interior door
After cleaning the opening from the remnants of insulation and plaster, you need to install the purchased door in it yourself. To correctly determine the gap from the floor to the bottom of the leaf, you need to open the door 3-4 times different sides. The standard height from the floor to the base of the door is 4-10mm. This value can be changed using wedges that are placed under the frame jambs.
Installation must be carried out according to the building level. The gaps left on the sides are fixed with wedges. After this, you need to remove the canvas, and use a drill to make holes in the door frame and mark points through them for the holes in the opening. Then you need to remove the door, make holes in the opening and insert dowels into them. Then you need to install the box in place, insert self-tapping screws into its holes and screw them into the dowels.
The position of the box must be adjusted using a level. Then you should again install the canvas into the block with your own hands and make repeated adjustments and measurements. This work is carried out by lining wedges, loosening or tightening screws.
After installing the interior door, you need to secure the trim on the opening side of the door. For the platbands, cut off part of them to the required length, leaving an angle of 45 degrees, and nail them to the door frame.
Polyurethane foam will help to finally secure the box in the opening. To prevent the foam from warping the canvas when it expands, spacers made of cardboard or plywood should be placed between it and the box. To protect the door, its perimeter should be covered with masking tape. After preparation, the free cavities between the opening and the box should be filled with foam and allowed to harden well.
Installation of handles
Installing handles on new doors does not require much effort:
- You need to buy a new pen;
- Then you need to install the handle mechanism in the door leaf. It is secured with two self-tapping screws at the end of the door leaf.
- After this, the handle itself must be bolted to the canvas.
- Then a decorative element should be fixed on top.
Many stores selling door hardware have a wide range of locks and handles. For interior doors, push-button and push handles are more often used. Handles can be made from aluminum, zinc alloys and brass. In addition to this surface door handles, coated by spraying, can imitate various metals: bronze, gold, nickel and others. Therefore, if desired, you can always find suitable fittings for a new interior door.
You can replace interior doors in your apartment without waiting overhaul. After all, not everyone can afford to undertake such repairs, but partially replacing outdated or failed interior parts is possible and will not be so costly for your family budget. It is possible to install new doors in your apartment in any case, so decide on the model and time for this work, and feel free to get down to business.
Within Temptation
From price value new doors that you want to install in your apartment will depend on the price itself construction work for replacing doors. If you have chosen and purchased a more massive and expensive model interior door, then you simply cannot do it on your own. Without the qualified help of competent craftsmen in installing such a door, your time and money may simply be wasted.
Well, if you liked more simple options, both in quality and price, then you can really save on this by doing this work with your own hands and strength. Replacing interior doors with your own hands at first glance may seem like quite a labor-intensive job, but don’t rush to screw yourself over. Look at the photos of the most modern options interior doors. Choose the option you like best. Next, watch the video, which shows in detail how to do this work step by step in the simplest, accessible and reliable way, with your own hands, without extra costs to the masters.
Replacing interior doors is labor-intensive and painstaking work, which should be carried out step by step, observing all norms and standards. For this work you will need: a new door and its door frame, as well as slopes or platbands that serve as decor in this design.
In addition, it is necessary to prepare small component tools and construction supplies such as a tape measure, a plumb line or level, a drill or screwdriver, a hammer with a pry, a hacksaw, etc., which can be useful in carpentry work. Don't forget about screws of the right caliber, mounting foam and sealing adhesive for sealing cracks and cracks.
Start of dismantling work
If all the components are assembled, you can safely begin to complete the intended work. The first step in replacing an old door is to dismantle it. So that nothing interferes with removing the old door from its hinges, you must first tear off the slopes or trim that decorate it.
Then you can safely remove the outdated version from the hinges, using a pry, a crowbar, or just an ax, slipping one of the options under the bottom of the door and bending it as far as your strength will allow. Then the door will move and be removed very easily.
And the completion of the dismantling work will be the removal of the door frame or base using a puller and a hacksaw. Slowly and carefully saw through its vertical parts on both sides, and then, helping yourself by pulling out, remove unnecessary elements without unnecessary effort, thereby preparing the doorway for installation of a new door.
Getting started with proper assembly and installation
The second stage in replacing interior doors will be the design the desired option new door. Using a tape measure, take the exact width and height measurements from the doorway. Cut the door frame openings to the required length from materials prepared for this purpose.
The U-shaped doorway should be constructed in a horizontal position to achieve a more accurate option. Each of the four corners of this box must correspond right angle. If this position is achieved correctly, then feel free to fasten all the parts of this layout together using a screwdriver or drill and self-tapping screws of the required length and diameter.
You need to install this door frame in place using a drill for drilling required holes, a plumb line or building level to accurately establish the door, and again self-tapping screws of the required length and quality, with which this structure is secured.
Nearing completion
When the doorway is completely installed and mounted, you can safely begin hanging the new door. Before this, hinges and part of the door are securely attached to both side parts of the door frame. mortise lock. The opening for the lock can and should be made with a chisel, lined with a metal platband.
To install hinges on the wall and door, first measure and mark the place where the hinges will be located for the accuracy of this work. Lightly work these areas with a chisel to ensure that the new canopies fit snugly. At your request Entrance door can open in any direction regardless of the location of the rooms. After necessary details doorways will be completely installed and hung, you can also hang the beauty itself - the new door.
This work is almost complete. All that remains is to seal the door between the wall and the frame using high-quality polyurethane foam, filling the empty gap on the sides with it. Allow sufficient time for the foam to dry thoroughly. The very next day with the help stationery knife remove excess foam and cover the consequences of the work being carried out cladding panels or slopes, preventing them from coming into close contact with the door.
The replacement of interior doors has come to an end, now you have a completely new design, suitable for long-term use indefinitely. You can easily handle this replacement yourself by consistently following the tips from this article. And the results will certainly pleasantly surprise you.
