How to install the door yourself

Installation of doors from professionals are not always afford it, so people often ask: "How do I install the door yourself?".This requires a smooth doorway door system (box, cloth), accessories, trims, and, of course, knowledge of the case.The door leaf can be anything, but as an example in this article we will tell you how to install a wooden door, and the door-glass (frameless) species.The types of structures considered: swing and sliding.

How to install the door swing type

  1. is prepared doorway (the product of repeated measurements, eliminating gaps and cracks).
  2. going door frame.
  3. marks the location of shelters, cut grooves, loops (and on the door leaf, and in the box).
  4. loop hangs on the door leaf.
  5. are aligned on the level of the door box, then - its installation (with dowels with subsequent foaming constructions in the doorway).
  6. final assembly mounted board.
  7. casings are installed.
  8. is fixed fittings (door handles, locks).

How to install a sliding door

  1. is prepared opening (removing old casings and hinges, a thorough inspection, with the exception of cracks and fissures).
  2. is cut a groove in the bottom of the door leaf.
  3. on a piece of wood (the length of the door leaf * 2, Size: 50 * 50 mm.) Fixed upper guide rail, then this design is fixed above the doorway, inserted into the guide rollers.
  4. Lower guide rail is mounted to the floor, and the rollers are inserted.
  5. Next door leaf paste made: first, the lower rollers, then - at the top.
  6. The guide rails are installed limiters (to stop the progress of the door leaf).
  7. doorway decorated with the help of casings.
  8. Secured hardware (handles, locks).

How to install the door frameless type (all-glass)

If your choice has fallen on the installation of fully glasses designs, you can safely take up the realization of his ideas, so as to establish the door of this type is also quite possible hands.The only difference is in the accessories: her we do not "crashed" into the door leaf, and use it to stifle it.In today's market there are a variety of products specifically designed for frameless doors.And, of course, we must remember that the installation of this design should be treated more carefully to the web.

Installation and swinging and sliding systems, special attention must be paid to leveling the structure in terms of what is done with a special laser device.This will prevent inadvertent opening or closing the door.

Now you know how to install the door with your hands, without the help of professionals.If you are not confident in their abilities, it is better not to undertake such work independently.The result may be not only inevitably damaged material, but the lack of security of this design.Besides watching the master at work on a call, you can once again check the accuracy of the proverb, "Better one time to see than to hear 100 times!", And then perform a similar operation with the full knowledge of the case.