DIY Tips on Home Doors Part 1
You are repairing your flat and haven’t chosen the room doors. Or you just want to change the old ones, but don’t know which to buy. There is a great variety of materials and production methods. So which door to choose so that it will be durable, convenient, beautiful and had a nice design? We will try to answer these questions in this article.
Braced doors are recommended because of many reasons. This construction is durable, but of course its durability will also depend on the choice of wood. This type of doors has self-blocking joints, without glue. Even if some components dry up, the door keeps its form. The most popular are doors made of oak, walnut, hornbeam. Purchase and mounting of such door will be quite expensive, but you’ll be satisfied. These doors, as any other, need care and certain temperature and humidity level maintenance.
MDF is more sensitive to moisture and temperature changes, that’s why it is reasonable to mount this door only in certain conditions. It is important not to damage the veneer sheet, then you can forget about the purchase of new doors for at least 50 years.
Panel doors
Panel doors with cellular (above) and entire (below) infill Panel doors are also widely used in many houses. They are made of panels with entire or interstice infill. Panel doors have smooth surface and can be covered with veneer sheet, veneer or plastic. Doors with entire infill are not used in rooms. They are too durable and too heavy. Panel windows and doors with interstice infill from particle boards, strips of wood, glassware, veneer sheets, veneer or cardboard are used in the rooms.
Varnishing
Before varnishing every door is polished. Then two or more varnish lays are put to protect doors from moisture and temperature changes. Natural look of the wood is achieved by the use of especially hard varnish. To get a tint, special dye is used, and only then the door is varnished.
Types of opening
Book – a type of opening Before mounting room doors, decide how will they open. The most popular are wing doors. They can be single-, double- or triple-winged (one wing is bigger then the other). It is better to choose beforehand the way of opening: push or pull, to the right or to the left. Otherwise you’ll have to change the hinges or the whole door.
Sliding door can consist of one or two wings. Wings are connected to the lower or both guides. Sliding doors on the upper guide look more esthetic, but they can rattle because of vibrations and draughts. To prevent vibration, it is recommended to mount the doors with lower guide. Lower guide is visible, but it can be lowered in the floor.
Resource: Which Room Door to Choose
