How to choose and install accessories for interior doors?
The best and most reliable door is not able to perform its functions if poor-quality fittings are used. In the extreme case, these functions will be performed, but poorly and not for long. Therefore, the correct selection and proper installation of auxiliary elements should be given special attention.
Kinds
Fittings for interior doors are represented by a variety of products, but in any case, it must correspond to the canvas itself in terms of durability and aesthetic characteristics. This combination of properties allows, along with the effective performance of basic functions, to decorate the room visually.
A typical set of door fittings includes:
Castle;
travel stops;
closers;
latches;
pens;
loops.
Even if the door is not locked, there is no closer installed on it, a handle is required. Without this element it is impossible to fully use even the simplest construction. On the door, separating the room, often put handles pressure type. As follows already from their name, the passage opens by pressing the handle.
The swivel version was named knob, resembling in appearance:
sphere;
cylinder;
cone.
To open the door, the knob is cranked. On the back is a button or a well for the key. This allows you to lock the door from the inside, if suddenly there is such a need. Such a device is recommended to put in the bathrooms and toilets. Consumer attention is often drawn to stationary pens. Since they are not tightly connected with the lock mechanism, developers can give them almost any shape.
But confine one handles impossible. It is necessary to use more and latches. These elements will help to fix the canvas in the closed position. When the door closes, the latch hits a groove prepared in advance on the box. As a result, accidental plowing is completely eliminated.
However, both the handles and the hinges will fully perform their task only under one condition: the door will be steadily hinged. They also depend on the smoothness of the opening of the canvas. If good loops are chosen, there should be no sound when moving it. The detachable view of the hinges allows you to remove (dismantle) the canvas without removing the holding mechanism. But one-piece hinges have their own serious advantage - they are universal in execution, they are equally easy to mount on the door with the left and right opening.
Choosing loops, you need to pay attention to their material. Constructions of steel is appropriate to use if the interior doors are quite heavy. But since this situation occurs quite rarely, elements from brass or zinc-aluminum alloy are used more often. Important: brass, due to the lower friction force, less often requires lubrication. At the same time, it in itself ensures the smooth, almost silent movement of the door.
It is necessary to take into account the difference in the design of the loop. The card system is a pair of connected plates that work together and are mounted on a single axis. The pin (also screwed) version is formed by a pair of parts, supplemented with threaded pins.For most interior doors, 3 pin hinges are enough. If you want to install a hidden type of loops, you will need to turn to a professional - you will not be able to do everything yourself with your own hands.
Locks on interior doors are usually not as perfect as the entrance. The only exception is constipation in offices where they work with documents, store money, weapons, and so on. Important: in the interior doors install only mortise locks, as overhead options are too noticeable. Most often used models with clamps to help keep the canvas closed. The locking element may have a different design.
Limiters set in cases where you often have to leave the door open fully or partially. For example, to bring something or make. And also not to do without limiters, if the furniture is located nearby, if the handle or the canvas itself can damage the wall covering. Another function of these devices is to protect young children. They are not aware of the danger yet, they can stick their fingers into the slot - and the limiter helps to prevent injury.
Limiting details can be set:
on the floor;
on the canvas itself;
on the wall.
The mechanical type of construction only determines the limiting disclosure of the web. Magnetic devices can also lock the door open. In addition to these systems, closers play an important role. Until recently, closers put on the interior doors only in offices. But now it is clear that they are very useful in private homes.
Invoice closer can be equipped with a gear drive or a sliding working part. But it is much better to choose the hidden options of such systems, which are the least harmful to the design of the room. Floor construction closers are rarely used. Another option - loops that perform the function of closers. Such devices are recommended to put on lightweight canvas.
How to choose
Knowing the types of accessories for interior doors, you can choose a suitable design. And this should be given no less attention than the selection of the door leaf. By installing a frankly cheap handle on the door of elite wood, you can create a ridiculous feeling. But the installation of expensive hardware (the same handles) on the doors of the budget category is fully justified.This decision allows you to make the situation more elegant.
The selection of loops should take into account:
sound insulation level;
heat preservation;
the preservation of the web (bad loops can deform it).
Butterfly loops are not recommended. These cheap overhead structures should be placed only on temporary doors. With constant use, they provoke a backlash and even mechanical defects. Much better to use hidden loops. Contrary to the fears of some people, any trained master will be able to install such devices. However, it should be noted that hidden hinges provide only a limited angle of opening of the door.
A universal type of loops must be chosen if there are no special wishes for their capabilities. You can be sure that they will work with confidence in most situations. In any case, you need to evaluate the quality of attachment. To do this, open the loop, and the halves of it rocking along the axis. If the gap is greater than 0.1 cm, the purchase of products is impractical.
As for the material, steel hinges are somewhat worse than those made of brass. The problem is the poor quality of attachment and serious play.The coating is most often made under bronze and gold, this product allows you to create a luxurious atmosphere with minimal cost. But, besides the hinges, you need to pay attention to the door handles. Most people prefer the pressure versions, the straps of which can be of two types - the bar and the ball. The choice between them is strictly individual.
If you want to lock the simplest sample, you must choose a device without a latch. In this case, the doors are fixed by using a steel gasket separating the door and the jamb. In some cases, the gasket is equipped with a ball. Even with active use, this design works very stably. Locks and latches are regulated by the handle included in the kit.
The disadvantage of both types is the unreliability of protection. If you need maximum security of the room, you need to choose locks with a key. The button, unlike locks with latches, replaces the hole for the key. Installing such systems is quite difficult. This requires installers to have some experience.
How to install
Choosing a suitable design, it is necessary to pay attention to the installation of fittings.When doing this job illiterately, even flawless components can cause many problems. Moreover, careless movement of the tool often destroys the canvas. Both hinges and overhead strips of door handles should be set “flush”, without leaving the slightest gaps. This kind of work is considered ideal, but it takes a lot of effort.
Another requirement: the landing slot for hinges and locks must be made exactly the same size as the installed structure. Side gaps are not allowed. The maximum deviation is 0.05-0.1 cm. For the preparation of the landing positions, an electric mill is used most often. But it is possible to replace such an apparatus with hand tools, among which the chisel and the hammer are of particular importance.
The hinges are twisted to 20-30 cm from the lower and upper edges of the door. Hold them must screws. Important: it is necessary to mount the hinges on the doors installed in the same room in the same way. More precisely, the distance between them should coincide. Outline loop required with a scalpel.
It should be borne in mind that this tool makes good cuts only along the fibers.If you need to cut the tree in diameter, it will be possible to pierce the veneer with a maximum of 0.5 mm. The chisel manages to increase the depth of excavation by 2-3 mm. This tool will allow you to carefully select a tree from the canvas. Important: if the construction is made of MDF, processing by hand is too time consuming - it is more correct to use a milling machine.
Preparing a landing nest, you can put loops there. The carrier stand is fitted to the canvas; this will help to determine the position of the loops more accurately. The most convenient way is to try on a rack, not a box. Do not be afraid to disassemble it, if the product is already sold in the assembly. But the installation of loops is still quite simple - it is much more difficult to work with handles.
At this point, prepare:
seat for the castle;
pen hole;
latch hole.
Even if the door is made of soft wood, the milling device is much more practical than hand tools. After all, the amount of work to be done is quite large. When this is done, loops, a handle, a lock are placed on the array. Then you can collect the box and hang the canvas on it. Already on the door hung, they note where the lining holding the tongue will be placed.
Reviews
Even carefully selected from the description of the sets of accessories after proper installation can bring a lot of problems. It is much more correct to give preference to the products of reputable companies - they are much less likely than little-known manufacturers to deliver a frank marriage. It is also necessary to get acquainted with the reviews as other people who put the door earlier, and firms that supply door kits to order. Of the modern suppliers, Apecs has an excellent reputation, whose fittings are highly valued.
And also pay attention to products under the brand Palladium. The part of consumers positively responds about the Italian door accessories. If you want perfect quality, you should prefer products of German industry. They are able to maintain their characteristics even after several years of intensive use. Of course, somewhere you should trust your taste - if you don’t like some kind of fittings, it’s better to refuse to buy them.
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