To distinguish any space using doors. They can be of different quality and have different parameters. Their functions are also different. Despite this, do-it-yourself wooden doors are very popular. Their technical properties and characteristics are at a high level. The exterior design of such a door leaf can be standard or designed according to a unique design. It all depends on the interior design and the functions of the door.
Varieties of wooden doors
Today there are several varieties of doors that are made of wood:
- entrance wooden doors to the apartment or house;
- interior doors.
The functions of these designs vary. Entrance doors serve not only to decorate the facade of the building, but also protect the house from “unwanted guests”. Interior doors can create a closed space. They are often installed in the bedroom or children's room. In the kitchen, such doors will be simply irreplaceable, since this room differs from all others in the presence of odors that are formed during cooking.
Characteristics of wooden doors
There are certain differences to any wooden doors. They are not only in the functionality and choice of raw materials for their manufacture, but also differ:
- by degree of transparency;
- the number of folds.
According to the degree of transparency there are deaf and glazed wooden doors. Photos of such designs are quite diverse. By the number of door leaves are divided:
And those and other varieties of wooden doors with their own hands can be done quite quickly. The most important thing is to have some knowledge in the field of manufacturing wooden structures.
Types of parameters of wooden doors
In this matter, the classification of door leaves consists of two types:
- standard size doors;
- custom size doors .
Only each type of door (entrance or interior) has its own specific dimensions.
Dimensions of the entrance wooden door
Before you make the entrance doors of wood with your own hands, you need to know their specific parameters. So, there are several standard sizes of wooden doors that are used for the entrance of the building:
- 2100 x 1200 mm
- 2100 x 900 mm.
That is, the doors can be single or double.
Dimensions of interior wooden doors
It is worth considering that the manufacture of wooden doors is carried out only on the basis of the established dimensions. They can be of this type of interior structures:
- 2100 x 700 mm;
- 2100 x 800 mm;
- 2100 x 900 mm;
- 2100 x 1200 mm;
- 2100 x 1600 mm.
This type of door also has a division into single and double doors. The first three parameters are used to make a wooden door with your own hands for such rooms: a bedroom, a nursery, and so on. That is for residential premises. All others are used to equip utility rooms.
Varieties of wooden door designs
The manufacture of wooden doors is based on the design of the room. There are several varieties of door leafs that differ from each other in the way they are opened:
- swinging;
- folding;
- sliding.
Hinged interior doors are characterized by opening the door leaf in one or two directions. Only such structures are not recommended for arranging a room that is small in size.
Folding doors are more practical, and they can be used in the design of any room. They can be folded out and folded, without taking up any space. Opening the door leaf occurs in one plane.
Sliding doors are made according to the folding principle. They also have one opening plane, only in this process they do not add up, but disperse. Such doors can be opened in both one and two directions, if they have two wings.
The advantages of wooden doors
Why are wooden doors so popular today? This is due only to the properties of the raw materials.
So, wooden doors have:
- high strength;
- low thermal conductivity;
- high rate of frost resistance;
- low sound conductivity;
- environmental friendliness.
Also worth noting is a simple way to dispose of these structures in case of uselessness.
But besides the visible advantages, there are also disadvantages of wooden doors. These include:
- low resistance to fire;
- high moisture absorption;
- the presence of knots, cracks and other natural deformations.
To at least slightly reduce these characteristics of the material, modern manufacturers are trying to process it with special tools. Also, after manufacturing, door leafs are varnished or painted. Such actions will help protect the raw material from moisture and thereby extend its life.
What is included in the manufacturing process of a wooden door?
Making interior or exterior doors with your own hands made of wood is not difficult. Initially, you need to select their design and decide on the parameters.
All this is based not only on the stylistic direction of the design of the room, but also on the size of the doorway. If it is large, then it is better to make double doors. In other cases, you can give preference to one leaf of the door leaf.
It is also necessary to select equipment to make wooden doors. Photos of them should not be sought in a variety of sources. It is best to develop an individual door leaf design.
Tools for making a wooden door
Doors with interior doors or entrance doors are made using:
- roulettes and a simple ruler;
- square;
- wood milling machine;
- electric plane;
- drills;
- grinding machine;
- hammer and chisels.
How to determine the size of a wooden door?
Before proceeding to the manufacturing process, it is necessary to make a drawing of the door. It is based on parameters:
- doorway;
- future frame (loot);
- door leaf.
Initially, all parameters of the doorway are measured with a tape measure: height and width.
If the doorway has irregularities, then it is better to take measurements along its entire perimeter. This will make it possible to make a door that will definitely enter the opening.
You also need to determine the thickness of the loot. Its width will be similar to the width of the doorway. Collect it is not difficult. It is only necessary to cut the boards of a certain size and use screws and dowels to fix them in the opening.
After such actions, joints and chips of wood should be processed with putty.
Materials for the manufacture of wooden doors
Doing the front door with your own hands is not so difficult. To do this, you need to purchase quality prepared wood. Moreover, it should have the same thickness and length.
Making a simple wooden door
So, the doorway is originally measured. It is necessary to make a loot in it. It is made of wooden blocks of appropriate sizes. The whole structure is assembled on the floor. It is worth considering in the process that not all openings are perfectly even in size. It is for this reason that the loot is made taking into account irregularities. And you can make it proportionally smooth, only the cracks that appear between it and the doorway can be repaired with mounting foam and plaster.
The angles of the loot are cut at 45 degrees. You can just put it together without any incisions. Be sure to coat the joints with putty. Then you need to start manufacturing a simple wooden canvas.
A certain number of boards, which corresponds to the size of the doorway with a groove, is laid out on a flat surface (right next to each other). On top of them, other smaller boards are laid in a horizontal position. They are fixed on each of the boards with nails or wood screws. Such boards are mounted at the top and bottom. To make the whole structure more robust, diagonally fasten another one in the same way. The entire door, along with the loot, is varnished. To give the wood a different shade, it is opened with a stain and only then use varnish. You can just paint the door.
After that, the hinges cut into the door leaf and into the loot. Also screwed handle and a special lock. Then the door is installed.
This door will be a great option for arranging any utility room.
Making a complicated wooden door
Such a process must be approached responsibly. Initially, solid wood boards are dried and processed with special antiseptic agents. They are glued together with a special glue and pressed on each side with certain devices. In order for the glue to dry and securely fasten all the structural elements, several days must pass. After that, you can begin to work on the design of the surface.
Initially, it is determined whether there will be a pattern on the door leaf. If so, then you need to perform it with a planer. Only after that the door surface is processed by a grinding machine to brighten up all the bumps and give it an ideal plane.
Then the door leaf is painted or varnished. Only after this do loops cut into it. Similar work is carried out on the bottom of a wooden door. As a rule, this is how interior doors are made with their own hands. For the front door, wood is selected with a denser structure, and it is better to consult a professional before its independent production. In addition to processing modern antiseptic and protective agents, there are also other ways of influencing the structure of the material in order to increase its strength and reliability.
Door leaf decoration
One-piece door leaf can be with a flat surface. And you can make a variety of drawings on it. For this, cutting or embossing technology is used. Only all this is not carried out at home. For the original design of the door leaf, you can use woodcarving.
Previously, the desired pattern is applied to the surface of the canvas with a simple pencil. After that, it is cut with a special tool. Then it is necessary to process the surface with a grinder and only then cover with varnish or paint.
The situation is completely different in the design of a translucent wooden door. Here it is necessary to cut openings for glass mounting and prepare special impact-resistant glass, which can be of various shades. You can insert them only after the installation of the door is completed.
General recommendations
The size of the loot can exactly match the size of the doorway. But the door leaf should be a few millimeters less. This will make it possible to correctly install the hinges on the frame and then freely open and close the door.