In the article you will learn about tools for installing interior doors, as well as about the features of installation. The quality of work directly depends on how accurately measurements will be taken. Even a slight skew can cause the leaf to jam, cracks will appear. It should be noted that door blocks are sold in stores in two types - disassembled and assembled. In the first case, the installation is complicated due to the fact that you need to collect the ore yourself. But the assembled doors are much easier to install, since it is enough just to clearly align them and secure them in the opening.
Tools for work
The first thing to do is to prepare all the necessary tools for installing interior doors.
And more specifically, you need the presence of:
- In order to put exactly the door, you will need a level and a plumb line. You will also need a tape measure and a pencil (a marker can be used) for marking.
- The installation and assembly procedure consists in the final finishing with platbands. Sometimes you need to use extras. In order to cut the slats, you need to use a hacksaw for metal (with small teeth) and a miter box.
- It is necessary to prepare a power tool: a screwdriver and a drill. Be sure to have sets of drills for wood and concrete.
- The cutter will be needed in order to make fittings for the fittings. But if you don’t have such a tool, you can use a hammer and a chisel.
What materials are needed?
Materials for the installation of doors:
- Self-tapping screws.
- Polyurethane foam.
- Wooden wedges of various thicknesses for spacers.
Immediately decide how the doors will be installed so that subsequently no fasteners are visible. If you prefer the installation of a secretive type, you still need to purchase suspensions. The boat should be fixed with anchors. Hats need to be recessed into countersunk holes, then putty and put a coat of paint.
Do-it-yourself door installation
Now you know what tool you need to install the interior doors , you just go directly to the installation. First, take measurements to prevent distortions in the future.
The installation procedure consists of the following steps:
- If you purchased a disassembled frame, you need to assemble it together. Of course, as you understand, these procedures will increase the time required to complete the work, as well as significantly complicate the whole process.
- Then you need to equip all the elements of the door block with fittings. Replace the lock, handles, heck. If the sash is sliding, then its design has rollers and a rail guide. When mounting swing doors on a boat, the canvas must be fastened with hinges.
- When you assemble the entire structure, you can proceed with the installation of the box. Fixing it must be done using suspensions or anchors, and be sure to blow out all the gaps with mounting foam.
- Hang the sash onto the mounted hatch, then adjust. After that, you can proceed with the installation of platbands with extras.
The importance of taking measurements
If you have the whole set of tools for installing interior doors with your own hands, in the first step measure the opening as accurately as possible. And you need to do this before buying a new canvas. The frame should be smaller than the aisle. Otherwise, you have to expand it a little.
It is recommended that you keep a distance of about 10-40 mm between the wall and the pipe. It is imperative to put platbands, add-ons will be needed if the opening has a depth greater than the dimensions of the frame. All sections of the walls that protrude must be hidden with the help of decorative strips.
How to assemble a box?
The beginning of the installation must be carried out with the assembly of the box and unpacking. First, carefully inspect the accessories. Ludka can be sold both unassembled and assembled. In the first case, the kit contains separate parts with grooves for fasteners. If you bought a basket with fasteners, assemble. On sale, frames can be found from elements strictly sawn in size. Only three frame elements:
- A mock stand.
- Buttonhole stand.
- Upper lintel bar.
Sometimes a threshold is included in the design. Then the kit will be not three, but four elements.
To assemble the frame, you need to knock out the plugs from the end parts of the racks. It is also necessary to knock out the connecting pins. The extreme parts of the horizontal and vertical components must be joined in such a way that all the holes coincide. All connecting pins need to be hammered with a hammer, install plugs from above. When knocking out plugs, it is necessary to strike through a wooden spacer so as not to damage the decorative coating.
Assembly of boxes from blanks
Above, we examined what tools are needed to install interior doors. And if you have them available, then all installation work is quite simple. In the same case, if you purchased a box that consists of a curly beam, you must first process it.
You need to collect the ore in this order:
- Measure the sash. The length of all components must be designed so that there is a clearance of about 3 mm between the door leaf and the inside surface of the boat. In the event that you plan to put a sealing gum, it is necessary to calculate the gap taking into account its size.
- Mark the workpieces, saw them with a hacksaw on wood (preferably with small teeth). The cut angle should be either 45 or 90 degrees. It is worth noting that making direct docking is much easier than oblique. In order to make the cut correctly, it is necessary to install the workpiece in the miter box. The connection of the elements is carried out using long screws. Only drill holes first so as not to destroy the wood.
- If you do not have experience in installing doors, then it is much easier to install without a threshold. After all, connecting the three parts is easier than the four. The box looks like the letter "P". Install the upper jumper on the end parts of the racks, fixation using self-tapping screws.
- Next, the sash is placed in the finished frame, measure all the gaps between the frame and the door. As you remember, it is necessary to adhere to a gap of 3 mm. At the bottom of the rack should rest on the floor surface. The length should be calculated so that between the lower end of the door pillar and the floor there is a gap of 8-15 mm.
- To set the threshold, you need to assemble a design of four elements. The lower jumper is placed between the uprights and fixed with screws. The gap, as in the previous case, should be clearly 3 mm.
Once you make the box, you can lay the canvas. Step back from the top and bottom by 25 cm and outline the location of the loops on the rack. So that the fastening elements do not protrude, it is necessary to make recesses with the help of a chisel.
How to put the canvas?
Now you can prepare a tool for installing interior door locks, since it is necessary to mount the canvas correctly. Before installing it on the box, you will need to equip it with all the accessories. In stores you can purchase any type and color of awnings, the place of their fasteners must be determined in advance. Pay attention to the fact that many experts prefer canopies like "butterfly", as they do not need a tie.
If the canvas is light, then two loops are enough. If its mass is large, it is necessary to put another one in the center. If the fixing method is open, then the anchors must be positioned so that they cannot interfere with the installation of the loops. If you chose the open method using suspensions, then the location of the fasteners can be any.
A gap of 6 mm must be maintained between the stand with hinges and the front of the sash. First, you need to mark a place for fasteners on the end surface of the sash. Under the plate of the door hinge, it is necessary to make a notch with a chisel. Fixture of canopies is made using self-tapping screws.
Installation of the lock and handles
A handle with a built-in lock should be placed at a height of 0.9 m from the floor surface. The locking hardware must be attached to the sash at a predetermined height. Using a pencil, it is necessary to outline the location of the door handle, outline the borders of the castle. Then drill a through hole for the handles, and use a chisel or drill to make a recess.
The nest must be varnished, then put the lock, lock its body with self-tapping screws. Now you can put the pens. At the counter, you need to make samples opposite the place where the castle stands. Now it remains to fix the counterpart and you can use the door.
As you understand, if you purchase a tool for installing interior doors from the above list, then installation will take place easily and naturally. But remember the main rule - do not rush to fasten the elements and cut them, first make all the measurements.