Necessary materials for installing interior doors. How to install a door yourself - detailed instructions

Sooner or later you have to change your interior doors. The procedure is not so complicated that it is necessary to hire a specialist. If you have at least some skills in handling a saw, a level and a plumb line, you can tighten a few self-tapping screws - you can do it yourself. When replacing, before installing the interior door, the old one must be dismantled. And here too there are peculiarities. About all the subtleties - in photos and videos with detailed instructions.

Interior doors are made from different materials. Moreover, the material of both the door leaf and frame is different. The door leaf is:

• From fiberboard. These are the cheapest doors. Represent wooden frame, to which the laminated fiberboard is attached. They have low sound insulation, are susceptible to high humidity, and are easily damaged.
• From MDF. They cost much more, but also quality characteristics much higher. They have better sound insulation, are not afraid of moisture, are stronger and more durable.
• Wood. The most expensive doors. Made from different varieties wood - from pine to oak or more exotic species.

Door frames are also made from the same materials. The worst choice is that boxes made of fiberboard bend even under their own weight, and door leaf hanging on them is sheer torment. So try to take either MDF or wood. There is another material: laminated wood. It is good because it does not need to be processed or painted, but the service life depends on the quality of the film.

Dimensions and equipment

Interior doors are produced standard sizes, it’s just a pity that the standards are different countries are different. For example, in our country swing doors made with a width of 600 - 900 mm in increments of 100 mm. In some EU countries the rules are the same - in Germany, Italy and Spain. In France, others are standard. Here are the most narrow doors 690 mm and further in increments of 100 mm.

Is the difference really that important? If you want to change only the door leaf without the frame, then it is important - you will have to choose from your segment or completely change it along with the frame. There is a much greater choice of interior doors of the same standard as in our country, while in France there is much less choice.

What width of doors you need depends on where you are going to put them. If we talk about standards, the following values ​​are recommended:

• V living room width from 60 to 120 cm, height 2 m;
• bathroom - width from 60 cm, height 1.9-2 m;
• in the kitchen, the width of the door leaf is at least 70 cm, height 2 m.

If, when replacing a door, it is decided to make the opening larger/smaller, permission is not required for this, but it is necessary to remain within the limits specified for each room.

How to determine what width of doors to buy? Measure the door leaf you have and you will know what you need. If there are no doors, find the narrowest place in the opening, measuring it, you can find out how wide you need door block. This is a door leaf + door frame. So external dimensions door frame must be less than the measured value. For example, you got 780 mm, look for a block with parameters of 700 mm. Wider ones cannot be inserted into this opening.

The most full set interior door - with frame, extensions and trims

When choosing a door, pay attention to the equipment. There are three types of assembly:

• Door leaf. You buy the box separately.
• Doors with frame. Everything is included, but the box is in the form of separate boards. You will have to file the corners and connect, hang the hinges yourself.
• Door block. These are ready-to-install doors - the frame is assembled, the hinges are hung. Just cut the sidewalls to the height, align them evenly and secure them.

Even though the quality of the door leaf is the same, the prices for these kits differ significantly. But the difference in the time you spend on installation is significant.

Step-by-step installation of interior doors

In general, there are many subtleties. We will try to describe and illustrate the most common moments in photo or video material.

Step 1: Assembling the Door Frame

If you did not buy an assembled door block, the first thing you will have to do is assemble the door frame. It consists of two long posts located on the sides, and one shorter crossbar at the top - the lintel.

Connection methods

There are at least two options for how to connect these planks to each other:

Regardless of exactly how you plan to connect the elements of the door frame, the first step is to cut down the pillars and lintels on one side. Then they are placed in a box on the floor, checking the correct connection. Next, you need to decide on the height of the side parts of the door frame.

Determining the dimensions

When folded, the required length is measured along the inside of the rack. The racks are not always made the same: the floor is often uneven and this must be taken into account. To do this, take a level and check how level the floor is. If it is perfectly level, the posts will be the same. If there is a deviation, it must be taken into account: make one of the racks longer. Usually this is a few millimeters, but this is also enough for the doors to warp.

When calculating the height, keep in mind that the racks should be 1-2 cm longer than the door leaf (including cuts). Make a 1 cm gap under the door if you are not planning to put a rug under it. If there is a rug/carpet/carpet, it is better to make it larger. Don't be afraid to leave gaps. They are necessary for. Please note once again: the height is measured along the inside of the door frame - from the bottom edge to the cut. Having cut it off, try on the racks in the doorway.

Now you need to saw off the lintel to length and, if necessary, saw on the other side (if the joint is at 45°). The length of the lintel should be such that when folded, the distance between the posts is greater than the width of the door leaf. The minimum gap is 7 mm, but more is often done. 7-8 mm are distributed as follows: 2 mm for hinges, and 2.5-3 mm for expansion gaps. Any interior doors - MDF, fiberboard, wood - change their dimensions depending on humidity. To accommodate these changes, clearances are required. And 5-6 mm is not always enough, especially in damp rooms. For the bathroom, definitely leave a little more, otherwise in high humidity they may have difficulty opening.

So, we have decided on the minimum clearances during installation. interior doors:

• for hinges - 5-6 mm;
• at the top, bottom and sides - 3 mm;
• bottom - 1-2 cm.

After you have cut all the pieces and made the cuts, fold the box on the floor. If you notice any shortcomings in the connection somewhere, correct them using sandpaper, fixed on a block. The more accurate the match, the smaller the gap.

Assembly

Regardless of the material of the box and the connection method, holes are pre-drilled for the fasteners so that the material does not tear. The diameter of the drill is 1 mm less than the diameter of the screw.

The box is folded and the angles are set to 90°. Holding the stand and lintel in this position, drill holes with a drill. If there is an assistant, he can hold it. If you are working alone, temporarily secure the correctly aligned box with two cross bars - closer to the top and one at the bottom. This will help you avoid mistakes and make the correct connection.

If connected at an angle of 45°, make three holes on each side. Two on top - a centimeter away from the edge, and one on the side - in the center. In total, three screws are required for each connection. The direction of installation of self-tapping screws is perpendicular to the connection line.

If you connected at 90°, everything is simpler. Drill two holes from above, pointing the drill straight down.

Step 2: Inserting the hinges

Most often, 2 hinges are installed on interior doors, but 3 are possible. They are placed 200-250 mm away from the edge of the door leaf. If the frame and door leaf are made of wood, choose a place so that there are no knots. First, attach the hinges to the door leaf. The operating procedure is as follows:

• We apply loops to the selected places and outline the contours. The easiest way to do this is with a finely sharpened pencil, but experts advise using a knife blade. This makes it more accurate and leaves smaller gaps.
• If they have it, if not, take a chisel and select a material for the thickness of the loop. There is no need to make any more sampling, just for the thickness of the metal.
• A loop is installed in the prepared recess. Its plane should be flush with the surface of the canvas.
• The exposed loop is fixed with self-tapping screws.

Having secured two hinges, lay the door leaf in assembled box, set the correct gaps: on the hinge side - 5-6 mm, 3 mm on the opposite side and on top. Having set these gaps, the canvas is fixed using wedges. Positioned exactly horizontally and vertical plane(you can use pads if necessary).

After setting, mark the locations of the mating parts of the loops. Sometimes it is more convenient to remove an already installed hinge and then install it in place. A notch is also made according to the markings. Depth - so that the surface of the hinge is flush with the surface of the door frame.

DIY door hanging is described in detail in the video.

Step 3: Installing the Door Frame

The assembled box must be correctly inserted into the opening. This is a very responsible task. Before installing an interior door, knock down everything in the opening that could fall off. If too loose wall, the surface is treated with primers deep penetration with an astringent effect. If there are too large holes, they are sealed with plaster; very large protrusions are trimmed off. It is easier to insert an interior door into the prepared opening. If this is your first time doing this on your own, make it easier on yourself.

The box is displayed without the door leaf. It is oriented strictly vertically. Verticality is checked not only by level, but also by plumb line. The level often gives an error, so it is more reliable to check with a plumb line.

To prevent the box from becoming warped during installation, install temporary spacers on the floor and bevels in the corners that give high degree rigidity. In order for the doors to open, they are inserted in the same plane with the wall. This is the only way it will open completely. If the wall is uneven, place the box not along the wall, but vertically. Otherwise there will be problems with opening or closing the door.

How to insert an interior door with your own hands - in the same plane as the wall

Once the position is selected, you can secure it. This is done using mounting wedges - triangular wooden or plastic bars. First, wedges are placed on both sides of the lintel - crossbars, then above the racks. In this way, the position of the box relative to the doorway is selected and fixed. Next, the verticality of the racks is checked again. They are checked in two planes so that they are not tilted forward or backward.

Then install the wedges at the bottom, then after about 50-60 cm, checking that the racks are exactly level. The crossbar is also wedged in the middle. Check whether the elements of the box are bent somewhere, and correct if necessary. You can start fastening.

Step 4: Attaching the Box to the Doorway

There are also two mounting methods: through directly to the wall and with mounting plates. If the wall allows and you are not afraid of the fastener caps in the box, you can attach it all the way through. It's reliable.

To install interior doors, it is enough to screw two self-tapping screws into the cutouts for the hinges and, on the other hand, under the plate of the lock mate. Additional holes are drilled in the cutouts. They are made so as not to fall into the holes for fastening the hinges or mating part. Make sure that the head of the screws is recessed and does not interfere with the installation of the hinges and lining.

Installation of interior doors according to this scheme is shown in the video. There are also several interesting nuances regarding the placement of the door frame.

If such a quantity of fasteners seems unreliable, drill through and cover the holes with decorative washers matched to match. Or there is also a special molding made of MDF with removable slats. The fastener is installed in the prepared groove and then closed with a strip.

The second method is secret, the fasteners are not visible. First attach with back side boxes mounting plates. In principle, it can be used for plasterboard, but there are also special ones that are thicker, although when installing interior doors, plasterboard ones will suffice.

Step 5: Foaming

After all the gaps are set and the wedges are installed, the gaps between the frame and the wall are filled with polyurethane foam. For better polymerization, the wall is moistened with water from a spray bottle. Then squeeze out the foam, filling no more than 2/3. Too much a large number of foam may cause the box to blow inward. So don't overdo it.

To ensure that the doors are not warped by the foam, spacers are installed. But if you don't overdo it with foam, nothing should happen.

Spacers for fixing the frame - when installing the interior door this way, the frame should stand level

After the foam has polymerized (the exact time is indicated on the cylinder), the spacers are removed, the door leaf is hung and the operation of the door is checked. Next come Finishing work: and platbands, if necessary - additions.

You know how to install an interior door with your own hands. There is nothing overly complicated, but we tried to describe the main nuances. There is a lot of useful information in the video - these are recommendations from practitioners.

Installing an interior door frame is the final stage of apartment renovation. You can cope with the work yourself, you just need to perform the steps correctly at each stage of installation. The most difficult thing is making precise cuts on the platbands.

The quality of further work depends on the thoroughness of the measurements. The door opening, even after finishing, may have deviations from the vertical and horizontal, and the frame will have to be adjusted in height and width. To save yourself from unnecessary work, measurements should be made as follows:

1. Using a tape measure, measure the width of the opening at a height of 10-15 cm from the floor and repeat the measurements at a height of about 20 cm from the top of the opening. If a difference is found in two measurements, then the smaller value should be taken as the width.
2. In the same way, measure the height of the door: at a distance of 10-20 cm from the side walls of the opening. Take the smaller value as the height.

At the time of buying finished doors It may turn out that there is no model that exactly matches the size of the opening or that the door you like is not large enough. In this case, additional elements will be required that will help narrow the opening a little.

Tools and materials

In addition to purchasing an interior door with frame and trim, you will need the following:

• a hand saw with a miter box for cutting at a precise angle;
• screwdriver or drill with attachments;
• for concrete walls you need a hammer drill;
• chisel;
• construction level;
• square, protractor, ruler;
• fasteners: screws and dowels;
• small nails;
• hammer;
• polyurethane foam;
• door furniture(handles, latches, hinges).

Preparing the opening for installing a door frame

Before installing the door frame, be sure to check the verticality of the wall at the opening and inside it. This is done so that the platband is installed in the same plane with the wall and does not move away from it, and the frame fits into the opening without distortion, otherwise the fastening of the door frame will be defective. For measurement use building level with a plumb line.

If deviations are detected concrete wall the vertical will be required to eliminate the defect using finishing putty. Once the wall near the opening is completely vertical, dry it for 24 hours. Detected deviations of slopes from the vertical inside the opening are corrected in the same way.

Box assembly

Most often, the timber for the box is supplied in the form of separate parts that you will need to connect yourself. The door frame is assembled on the floor. To properly assemble the frame, you need to prepare the parts.

Measure the width and length of the canvas. For the door to move freely, you need to make allowances of 5-6 mm when marking the frame parts. This will make it possible to leave gaps between the box and the canvas.

To install the top strip of the box ends vertical elements needs to be processed:

• measure the thickness of the top crossbar at the protrusion location;
• set aside this value from the end cut of the side;
• make a cross cut of the part of the sidewall protruding into the vestibule along this line;
• Using a chisel, cut off part of the material from the end to the cut, leveling the surface of the profile.

After such preparation, you need to try on the cross member to the cut of the vertical sidewall. If the thickness measurement was not made accurately, a gap will form between the edges of the parts. It needs to be eliminated.

Determine the hinge side of the box and mark the hinge locations at a distance of 20 cm from the top and bottom edges. If flat hinges are chosen for hanging the door, make a recess in the narthex. The dimensions and depth of the notch depend on the dimensions of the loop card. When marking the recess on the box, you need to make sure that the hinge pins are directed upward. The hinges can be fastened immediately or you can leave this part of the work for later. Place the door leaf in the frame and mark on it the locations of the hinge parts.

Connect the parts of the box into a U-shaped structure. Use self-tapping screws for connection. They must be screwed through the plane vertical parts at the end of the top bar. In order to avoid cracking of the box profile, first make holes at the screw installation sites with a 3-4 mm drill.

The uprights of the interior door frame have a length reserve (about 5 cm). After connecting the parts, you need to measure the opening again and cut off the excess length of the bars. If wooden box assembled with a threshold, then it is necessary to prepare the lower ends for installing the crossbar at the bottom, as indicated for the upper bar.

Installation

If the work is done without an assistant, it is more convenient to mount the frame without the door leaf and hang the door later. With this method, the frame needs 1-2 spacers, which can be cut from a block or other available material. To prevent the ends of the spacer from damaging the box lamination, wrap them in fabric.

Step-by-step installation The boxes are made like this:

1. Raise the frame and install it in the opening. If the door does not have a threshold, then you need to leave a technological gap between the end and the floor. Its size is 1.5-2 mm. You need to place wood chips of this thickness under the edges of the box.
2. To fix the box, drive small wedges between it and the wall in the upper corners (side and top). Check the structure for verticality and horizontality, and for compliance of the edges with the plane of the wall.
3. Install a spacer across the opening. Secure the box with wedges next to it.
4. Drill holes at two points on the sides to secure the door to the wall. Use a hammer drill to make holes in the concrete and drive capsules of dowels or anchors into them. Screw in the fastening screws.
5. Fill the gaps between the frame and the wall with polyurethane foam. Before this process, it is necessary to cover the frame with wide construction tape, since foam can get on its surface. Fill gaps to ½ of their depth: foam expands greatly. It will take 24 hours to cure. The spacer wedges must be cut or removed.

If the width of the box is 3 cm or more less than the opening, then additional installation will be required before installing it. These are bars required thickness, which are secured with dowels to the wall inside the opening. After this, install the frame of interior doors with your own hands according to the above instructions.

Hanging an interior door

Installing the canvas and carrying out finishing work is much easier than fixing the box in the opening. For the home handyman All that remains is to do the following:

• attach hinges to the frame and canvas;
• hang the door and check its progress;
• install handles and latches;
• perform finishing work.

Installing hinges

To install mortise hinges, recesses on the box must be made before assembly. You can attach the halves of the mechanism after installing the box in the opening. The hinge parts with the pin are attached to the door jamb in the prepared recess so that the pin points upward.

A notch is made on the canvas according to the markings and another part of the loop with a capsule for the pin is attached there. Its hole is directed downwards. Both parts are fastened with self-tapping screws.

If used one-piece hinges, then they must first be secured to the canvas. Fastening to the frame is done at the moment of hanging the door. A recess is not made for such hinges, since the parts of the cards fit into each other and the gap between the canvas and the box is enough for their installation.

When hanging an interior door, you can also use screw-in hinges. They are fastened using pins, for which holes are drilled with a diameter less than the thickness of the threaded pin. The hinge parts are screwed into the canvas and the box.

After hanging, you need to check the movement of the door: it should remain motionless and fully open, and half-closed or closed. If the canvas moves spontaneously, you need to adjust the hinges by tightening or loosening the fasteners.

Handle attachment

For this part of the door trim, a drill with a cutter attachment with a diameter of 5 cm may be required. If the handle is without locking mechanism, and the fastening is a threaded pin, you need a drill of the appropriate diameter. The overhead handles are attached to self-tapping screws.

Under the handle with a latch you need to make through hole in the canvas and a recess in the edge part for the tongue. Insert mechanism, install decorative overlays. Place a mark on the door frame where the tongue should fit into the lock groove. Use a chisel to make a notch and attach the cover to the screws.

For the handle, a through hole is drilled on the pin in convenient location door leaves. Remove part 1 double design and pass the pin through the canvas. WITH reverse side put on the decorative trims and tighten the handle.

The overhead fittings have standard holes for fasteners. You need to screw the screws into them and tighten them.

Installation of platbands

Before starting work, you need to cut off the foam protruding from the gap between the wall and the frame. Make 45° cuts at the top ends as follows:

1. Carefully measure the length of the vertical strip of the box from its bottom end to internal corner opening.
2. To this value add the width of the casing and another 2-3 cm in case the cut needs to be adjusted.
3. Measure a 45° angle using a protractor or use a miter box and saw off part of the upper end of the sidewall. On the other side of the door, the side panel needs to be sawn off in the opposite direction.
4. At the top casing, you need to make an oblique cut at both ends. Its length must be accurately measured as the sum of the width inside the opening and 2 measurements of the width of the platband. Saw cuts are made from upper corners ends at 45° inside the opening.
5. If everything is carefully measured and neatly cut, then the trim strips will meet in the corners without a gap. If available, you can adjust the cutting line. Cut off the excess length on the sides from the bottom at a right angle.

Attach the prepared platbands to the box, covering its cut and part of the wall. Fastening is done using small nails. Their caps can be removed with wire cutters, and the fastening will be invisible.

Wanting to install an interior door with their own hands, many overestimate their strength. Without the necessary tools and certain skills in working with the material, you can hopelessly damage an expensive product. If the decision is made, you must first familiarize yourself with the installation rules and scrupulously follow the recommendations of professionals.

Installing interior doors with your own hands: step-by-step instructions

The process of manually installing doors between rooms begins with performing certain actions. Let us describe step by step the stages of the work being performed:

1. Remove from hinges old door, then tear off the cash. You can use a hammer and a wide chisel or a small hatchet for this. Using a bent crowbar, you should dismantle the old box.
2. Then you need to prepare an opening for the door to be installed. If its dimensions are suitable, everything remains as it was. If it is necessary to enlarge the opening, use a hammer drill. The width of the opening must exceed the dimensions of the door leaf by 10 cm, and the height by 5 cm.
3. To fit the box you need to use a clean and level surface. First, adjust the upper horizontal part. You can calculate its length by adding twice the thickness to the width of the doors. vertical racks boxes and 6 mm as the required gap to ensure free movement of the door leaf. Then you need to adjust the height of the vertical posts. It should be taken into account that for a door without a threshold the length should be increased by 10 mm. Another 3 mm must be left for the top gap.

1. After this, they begin to cut the loops onto the canvas and the box. To do this, at a distance of 200 mm from the edges of the canvas, you need to hollow out recesses. The insertion of loops begins with their application to the canvas to mark the boundaries of the recesses. The work must be done with a router or chisel. It is advisable to treat the resulting recesses with varnish, otherwise the wood will dry out over time. Then you need to put a loop in the prepared bed and mark the places for attaching the screws. It is best to pre-drill them using a drill bit with a slightly smaller diameter than the thickness of the screw. After this, you can screw the hinges with screws, attaching their halves with a protrusion to the frame, and those with a hole to the door.
2. Now you can finally assemble the box, connecting its parts at an angle of 45°. You can fasten the box with self-tapping screws.
3. Carefully lift the box and begin installing it inside the opening. Carefully check the verticality of the product with a level, the perpendicularity of its components and the horizontalness of the bar from above. The gaps formed in the opening should be eliminated using wooden wedges and then polyurethane foam.
4. After installing the box, it must be secured with dowels.

Here are the steps you need to take. The video “How to install an interior door with your own hands” will help you finally understand all the details:

Installation of sliding interior doors

There are many different options for sliding doors. They differ in material, appearance, and other characteristics, although the principle of operation and design remain unchanged. Any such system has a canvas, rollers and guides.

Important: Do-it-yourself installation of sliding interior doors is carried out in different ways, it all depends on the purpose for which it is installed sliding door. It is usually installed to save space, since it frees up the space needed to open the swing door.

Schematically, the installation of the structure is divided into the following stages:

1. Installation of guides.
2. Attaching holders and fittings to the door leaf.
3. Door installation.
4. Installation of closers and limiters.
5. Fastening the extensions and platbands.
6. Final adjustment.

Detailed installation of sliding interior doors with your own hands is shown in the video:

Installation of interior doors with extensions

If the thickness of the existing opening exceeds the width of the box, then to add aesthetics it is necessary to use extensions, attaching them directly to the block. The advantage of such components is the uniformity of all structural elements and quick installation. Before fastening, it is necessary to determine the dimensions of the extensions. To do this, measure the required width of the plank by inserting a box into the opening and measuring the uncovered width of the opening.

Important: Door access Can be cut to size with a circular saw.

To secure the extension, you need to screw it on the reverse side mounting strips and connect them to the box.

It is enough to use three fasteners on each element. Then you should install the box with the addition into the opening and secure it. After this, you need to go through all the existing cracks with professional foam.

Two ways to install interior door panels with your own hands in the video:

Installing butterfly hinges

Overhead loops called "butterflies"– do not require insertion, they are easy to install. It is enough just to attach the product to the door end and to the frame, screw it with self-tapping screws, so that the door is ready for use.

Let's take a closer look at this process:

• We apply a hinge to the door end, maintaining a distance of 20 cm from the edge.
• We use an awl to mark the points where we need to make holes for the screws.
• Interior The hinges are attached to the door, and the outer hinge is attached to the frame.
• Drill holes according to the marks.
• We fasten the hinges.

Installing a lock and handles in the door leaf

To install a lock on an interior door with your own hands, you should follow these procedures:

• Measure 90 cm from the floor and attach the lock body to the resulting point.
• Mark the place where the handles will be attached.
• Use a drill to make a through hole in the place where the handles are attached.
• Mark the boundaries of the lock mechanism niche on the door end, then use a feather drill to drill a recess for it.
• Check the depth by inserting a lock into the recess. Then use a chisel to make a small niche into which it will fit mounting strip lock mechanism.
• Apply varnish to all recesses.
• Secure the lock with screws and attach handles to it.
• Install the counter part of the lock mechanism in the same way.

Cash fasteners

Are ending installation work for installing doors between rooms with casing fasteners. This process is not difficult.

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Good luck in self-installation interior doors can be achieved if you approach this problem correctly. On the one hand, such work is not difficult to carry out, but on the other hand, there are a number of nuances that must be taken into account during the installation process. Before installing an interior door, it is important to think through the algorithm of actions. At the same time, if you carry out work without preparation, this may affect the final result. Great importance has theoretical training in the question of how to install such door structures. Even if you have no experience, you can install interior doors correctly and reliably.

Preparatory work

Before studying the theory of installing interior doors and proceeding with the installation of the structure, it is necessary to consider the issue of carrying out preparatory work. Under no circumstances should this stage be ignored, otherwise a simple and quick installation of doors can turn into a real nightmare. First of all, you need to pay attention to two points.

First you need to make sure that the door block fully matches the opening. The optimal situation would be if, after installing the structure, there remains a gap of 2-3 centimeters on all sides. This will make it possible to easily align the door frame in the same plane as the opening.

This is not difficult to achieve. If the opening is too narrow relative to the door block, it can be expanded using a hammer drill or impact drill. In case doorway too wide, then it is possible to use wooden beam reduce its dimensions. In general, a gap of up to five centimeters is considered normal.

For perfect installation of the door block, you can use one simple device. It is required to attach three even wooden slats. One from below, the second from above, the third - in the middle of the structure. These slats will allow you to align the door block in the same plane with the opening.

To avoid damage to the surface of the door frame, you can fix the slats by placing wooden pads under them. They should be screwed to the end of the box. In addition, the length of the slats must be chosen in such a way that after installing the door frame in the opening, the slats rest against the walls. It would be helpful to say that there are a few more nuances that will help you complete the installation without unnecessary difficulties.

First of all, the slats need to be secured on the side of the door block into which the door will open. In addition, they must be fixed after installing the door frame in the opening and creating gaps of the required size between the door and the opening.

To secure the box, you can use thick cardboard folded in half. It is very important to perform the two steps described above at the preparatory stage. Without carrying out these procedures, it is not recommended to proceed with the installation of the door block, because in this case the risk of misalignment of the entire structure increases significantly. After completing these manipulations, you can proceed directly to self-installation interior doors.

Self-installation of interior doors

After completing the preparatory work and procuring all the necessary tools, you can begin installing interior doors. The tools you will need are a hammer, a short rack level and a crowbar. In addition, you need to purchase a can of polyurethane foam. low pressure during polymerization. An example is Macroflex 65 foam. Wooden wedges should also be prepared. Today, there is a proven technology on how to install interior doors correctly. You can see the installation process in the video.

The first step is to place the door block in the opening. During this process it is important to pay attention Special attention the side to which the structure is installed. When performing installation, it is advisable to be located where the door will open. Now you should align the structure in the center of the opening. When moving the door block to the right or left, it is necessary to ensure equal gaps between the structure and the walls on both sides.

On next stage You will need to make sure that the vertical position of the door frame pillars is correct. You can use a rack level for this. It must be attached to the bottom of the upper crossbar. If the level is not maintained, you will need to use a crowbar, using it to lift the desired rack and place wooden wedges under it.

After this, the door block should be secured to the partitions. To do this, it is necessary to drill holes with a diameter of 6 mm in the protruding part of the wooden lintels. Then dowels are driven into these holes. During the process of fixing the door block, it is necessary to check the position of the structure relative to the side walls from time to time.

After this, you should wet the door frame and opening with water. This procedure is carried out in order to increase the polymerization of the polyurethane foam and its adhesion to the walls of the opening. Then you need to once again make sure that the correct position of the door frame is maintained. To do this, use a rack level. In addition, it is necessary to check the presence of gaskets made of cardboard between the door leaf and the door. If some fell out during the work, they must be returned to their place.

At the next stage, it is necessary to fill the gaps between the door block and the partitions using polyurethane foam. After this, you need to let the foam set and dry. This will take several hours. Usually, polyurethane foam completely hardens in 6-10 hours. It would be appropriate to say that polyurethane foam is a toxic material. To avoid unpleasant consequences skin contact with it, you can use protective gloves. In addition, it is necessary to protect the surface of the products with masking tape, pasting it around the door block around the perimeter.

After this, all auxiliary products must be removed. Now they are no longer needed. So, using a screwdriver, the dowels and screws that secure the lintels in the door frame are dismantled. Then you need to remove the slats themselves and open the door. The cardboard pads should fall out onto the floor on their own when the door is opened.

Finishing doorways

The question of how to install door blocks correctly is not limited to just installing the structure itself. After the interior doors are installed, it is necessary to carry out finishing work doorway. The method of carrying out this procedure depends on the width of the doorway, as well as the type of mounted door block. In the case of a thin wall, as, for example, at the entrance to a bathroom, you can finish it using only platbands. This option is the simplest and least labor-intensive. The purchased set of platbands is fixed on both sides door design, covering the foam-filled gaps between the box and the partitions.

If we are talking about wide doorways, then they are finished using the same platbands or additional strips. They may differ from the color of the door leaf, especially in Lately Contrasting solutions have become popular. The sentinel strip can be cut to the required width, and it should be secured using construction adhesive.

In addition, it is worth emphasizing that one of the ways to finish a doorway is to plaster the slopes. This method is especially appropriate when installing wooden door blocks. The fact is that cement-sand plaster mortar favorably emphasizes door structures made of natural wood. At the same time, this type of finishing is not recommended for door frames made of fiberboard. This material is not compatible with high humidity materials used for plastering.

After installing the door block, installation of platbands with my own hands does not present any particular difficulty. It is necessary to cut the edge of each platband at an angle of 45 degrees and secure them to the door frame. For these purposes, you can use glue, finishing nails or screws. The nail heads are subsequently rubbed down, and the screws are hidden using decorative plastic plugs.

As practice shows, installing interior doors is enough simple procedure. But, only subject to compliance with the installation technology and the sequence of work. Reasonable approach to the point will allow you to perform all manipulations without special effort and problems.

Caring for interior doors

It is important to remember that technically competent and careful installation of interior doors can easily be offset by lack of maintenance of the structure and improper operation. Interior doors are recommended for use in rooms at temperatures from +15 to +35 C°. In this case, air humidity should not exceed 70%. It is important that the door block is not affected by sudden temperature fluctuations and changes in humidity in the apartment.

It would be useful to emphasize that special attention should be paid to the operation of interior doors in rooms equipped with sealed windows. If you do not ventilate rooms, they may develop excess humidity, which is likely to cause damage structural elements door design. So, the door may swell and the finishing material may peel off.

In addition, installation of MDF doors in those rooms where there is constantly increased air temperature and humidity. Such facilities include swimming pools, saunas and baths. However, it is not recommended to install such structures in rooms without heating, with cement or earthen floors. At the same time, it is allowed to operate interior doors with short-term exposure to moisture. Wherein prerequisite is the ventilation of premises. An example of such an object is the bathroom.

When using interior doors, opening and closing the door leaf should be done exclusively in ways that do not entail damage to the structure and platbands. In addition, even if the door is equipped with a wear-resistant finishing coating, rough mechanical impact on the structure should be avoided. Otherwise, chips, cracks, burrs and abrasions are likely to occur. Such defects will significantly worsen the aesthetic appearance of the door block.

An interior door, like furniture in a room or other interior items, needs care and attention. To maintain aesthetic appearance it is enough to apply the design periodically special means care It is necessary to clean the door block from dirt and dust using soft fabric or a wet wipe. Contact of the structure with various solvents, acidic and alkaline compounds should be avoided. If you stick to these simple rules, then interior doors will delight their owners with aesthetics and for a long time services.

In conclusion, it is advisable to emphasize that the entire process called “installing interior doors yourself,” carried out in compliance with the technology and recommendations of professionals, will take about three hours. True, this does not count the time spent on preparatory work before you start installing the structure yourself.

Interior doors sooner or later become unusable and have to be replaced. This procedure is not too complicated, so it is not necessary to use the services of hired workers. Anyone who has even the slightest idea about a saw, screws and a level can handle it on their own. In this article you will learn how to install an interior door with your own hands.

Types of interior doors

The construction market offers great amount interior doors, which are made from various materials. The most common are: fiberboard, MDF and natural wood. I would like to consider the advantages and disadvantages of doors made of such materials in more detail.

Fiberboard doors

The frame of such a door is made of wood, and the casing is made of fiberboard sheets.

The advantages include:

• low price;
• the lightness of the material, which allows you to take the door home from the store without any problems;
• ease of installation.

Such advantages increase the popularity of these doors among the population. Construction stores have quite a lot big choice fiberboard doors, as they are in greatest demand.

Among the disadvantages it should be noted:

• Fiberboard material is not strong enough, so doors can quickly become unusable;
• Poor resistance to moisture, therefore not suitable for installation in bathrooms.

MDF doors

Doors made from MDF material, is the most acceptable for the population and corresponds to price and quality. Compared to fiberboard, such doors have certain advantages, namely:

• high resistance to moisture;
• high level of sound insulation;
• high strength of the material.

The only disadvantage we can note is the higher cost compared to fiberboard doors. At the same time, the quality more than justifies the means.

Natural wood

Such interior doors have always been and are held in high esteem. The material is quite durable to use. The cost of the door will directly depend on the type of wood from which it is made. Classic interior and the author's design is perfectly complemented with the help of such doors.

Step-by-step installation instructions

For example, how to install an interior door step by step, we will take doors made of fiberboard.

Step 1

Before starting work, prepare necessary tools And Consumables such as: saw, screwdriver, electric drill, tape measure, polyurethane foam, dowels, level, wood screws, handle, drills and drills of the required diameter.

Step 2

Draw up a diagram for installing the door frame in the opening. It is worth paying special attention to the threshold. If you cannot hide it in the floor, then it is better to choose a box without it, that is, in the shape of the letter P. Such a box does not have a crossbar at the bottom, which will ensure walking without any obstacles.

Step 3

Installation of the box. Before attaching the door frame, make sure there are hinges. The door must have a cutout for a handle and a lock. Assemble all the parts of the box together and fit them into the opening. For convenience, place all the parts on the floor as they will be installed in the opening.

Step 4

Installing the door frame in the opening. At this stage, the assembled door frame is installed in the opening and leveled.

Step 5

Fitting the door on the hinges. This process is quite simple. Doors are hung on hinges manually; it is better to ask someone to help you at this point.

Step 6

Foaming the gap between the wall and the box.

Step 7

Finishing doorways. The type of finishing of such an opening is selected taking into account the type of the door frame itself and the width of the opening.

In order to install interior doors without hiring hired workers, it is necessary to consider some steps in more detail in order to avoid unpleasant consequences in the future.

Box assembly

The most painstaking and crucial moment in assembling an interior door is installing the frame. But before you install it, you need to assemble it correctly. At this stage, the proverb about measuring 7 times is extremely relevant.

So, to assemble the box U-shaped, You need:

1. A false post or beam.
2. Looped timber.
3. Ceiling strip.

To carry out the assembly as accurately as possible, you need to measure the size of the opening and the canvas itself, down to every millimeter. Next, you should calculate the dimensions of the racks and lintel, taking into account the size of the gaps. After this, saw off the individual bars and connect them into a single whole. It is worth noting that the thickness of the timber should not be less than the thickness of the canvas. When taking measurements, do not change the tape measure, use only one. Having tried on the canvas with right side, try on the left one too, don’t expect an exact match. All deviations will be taken into account in further work.

Calculation of interior door installation

When taking measurements, it is worth considering the following:

• WITH external parties All timber (ceiling, hinge and recessed) that are in contact with the opening must be left with a gap of 1 cm wide for the mounting foam.
• WITH inside There should also be a gap in the entire beam, but a little less, 0.3 cm. If the box has a threshold, then such a gap is necessary around the entire perimeter.
• The bottom plane of the door frame and the floor should have a gap between them. On average, its height should be 1 cm. For linoleum, 0.8 cm is enough, and for fleecy coverings, 1.5 cm.

If the opening is not sufficient in size, it should be enlarged and, conversely, reduced if it is too large.

Insertion of loops

Usually two hinges are enough for interior doors, but sometimes three may be needed. The hinges are installed at a distance of 250 mm from the edge of the fabric. If both the canvas and the box are made of wood, then the place for the hinges must be chosen so that there are no knots there. Initially, the loops are attached only to the canvas.

The order of inserting loops looks like this:

1. We select the places necessary for the loops and outline them using a knife blade.
2. You can work with a router or a chisel; in this case, the material must be selected to match the thickness of the loop.
3. We prepare a recess and install a loop in it, the plane of which should be flush with the canvas.
4. The loop that is already inserted into the hole must be secured with self-tapping screws.

When you have installed the hinges in the door leaf, it is placed in the door frame and the necessary gaps are set.

On the hinge side the gaps should be 5 mm, on the opposite side and at the top 3 mm.

When the gaps are set, they are fixed with wedges. It is also necessary to set the canvas itself, exactly horizontally and vertically.

When everything is set up, you should note the location of the mating parts. Sometimes it’s more convenient to remove installed loop and then put it back in place. According to the markings, you need to make a excavation. The depth should be such that the surface of the door frame coincides with the hinge.

Installation of accessories

Installation of interior doors cannot be done without installing fittings. According to all safety regulations, interior doors should always open outward. The installation of handles, like hinges, begins with markings, which should be done extremely carefully. First, mark the level of its height. Usually it is 90 cm. On one side, use a pencil to draw a line, 60 mm from the edge. Using a ruler, draw a line at the end and make a similar marking on the other side of the door. All marks must be pierced with an awl.

Using a drill, drill a hole half the thickness of the blade. Do the same on the other side of the door. At the end of the canvas you need to make a hole using feather drill. Make sure that all measurements match and do not allow deviations of even 1 mm. Take a chisel and lightly tap to make a deep mortise for the latch. Screw it on with screws. Now all that remains is to insert 2 parts of the product. Place the parts on both sides and try to get the guides into the holes, then tighten everything with bolts.

Finally, you will install the metal plate on the end of the door frame. Cut out the notches for the plate. Make sure that the frame fits snugly against the end and secure the frame with screws.

Installation of the box

How to install the box correctly? This process requires you to be extremely careful and patient. It is better if someone helps you, then the measurements and installation will be much more accurate.

Installing a door frame in an opening includes the following:

• In advance assembled door it is necessary to carefully lift it, preferably with an assistant, and install it in the opening.
• In order to leave the necessary gaps between the wall and the frame, you need to make wedges from the remaining material.
• Next, screw in the screws.
• We clearly align the base in all directions. There should be no distortions or discrepancies in the gaps. But if there are any, they can be leveled by loosening or tightening the screws.
• We hang the door leaf on the hinges and check.
• Where the polyurethane foam will be poured along the box, we seal the canvas with construction tape. Stick cardboard into the gap and close the door.

As you can see, the process is not that complicated, however, it requires precise measurements and compliance in all sizes.

Foaming

This stage is quite important. Filling the gaps between the frame and the wall with foam should be done after installing the door. Do not forget that as the polyurethane foam dries, it increases in volume. If you suddenly go too far with the amount of it, it may well tear out the screws and even bend the frame, after which you will not be able to close the door. If this happens, the door installation will need to start again. During foaming, it is important to fill the gaps between the wall and the box with something.

Applying construction foam to gaps is not hard work. The vertical seam must be filled from below. Be extremely careful with the amount of foam you use.

Only a third of the opening needs to be filled. In addition to deforming the door, foam can come out and ruin the appearance of the door.

The foam dries within a day at a temperature of 20 degrees.

Finishing of openings

Once the door installation is complete, the openings require finishing to bring the overall appearance of the space into order. The type of finish should be selected based on the width of the opening and door frame.

With a thin wall, when its width is equal to the width of the door frame, you can use platbands for finishing. This is usually how bathroom doors are decorated. This option is the simplest and most common. A set of platbands is attached to all sides of the box and covers the construction foam. If the platbands are made of wood, then they must first be attached with screws and only then painted. If the trims are laminated, then they must be secured using nails without heads or using screws with plugs.

If the doorways are wide, then they can be finished using the same platbands or additional trim, which can be cut to the width you need. This plank is attached to the wall using construction silicone. The plank and platbands may have different colour with a door. Recently, it has become quite important to choose contrasting solutions.

If the door frame is made of wood, then it can be finished using slope plaster. Cement-sand plaster will ideally highlight the natural texture of your doors. But this method is not entirely suitable for finishing fiberboard boxes. This is due to their incompatibility with high humidity which includes plastering work.

Thus, we can say that installing interior doors with your own hands will not take you as much time as it would seem at first glance. Detailed step-by-step instruction will help you avoid the most common installation mistakes. Correctly performed measurements will guarantee successful installation doors. In addition to your own efforts, do not forget to choose quality materials during the work being carried out, so that your efforts do not become a waste of time due to an unsuccessful choice of construction foam or self-tapping screws.