We install a door of the standard size: how to do this?

If you decide to install the interior doors yourself, we advise you to reserve yourself with patience, as in this matter much depends on the impeccable exact following of all instructions. If you do something wrong, then even a standard-sized door will not fit into an equally standard door frame . Therefore, we strongly advise you to carefully read our article and only after that start working.

Before installing the doors, you should perform a rough machining of the openings. Simply put, they must be cleaned of the remnants of the old plaster, paint and wallpaper, aligned and zashpatlevany. If you do everything correctly, the door of the standard size will be installed much easier.

Very important! All the "wet" work must necessarily be completed before the installation, and all surfaces by that time already have to be dry. The tree is a capricious material, but from its dampness it is almost guaranteed to "lead". If you plan to do something with flooring, you need to do it again before the door works, otherwise you are tortured with the definition of the height of the thresholds and other similar parameters.

Mount racks

Even a standard-sized door on a crocheted box will look ridiculous. Moreover, even at the slightest roughness, you have to open the door almost from the kick. By the way, it's to this operation that the proverb about seven measurements and one cut fit perfectly. But you do not need to be afraid: if you do it carefully and do not rush, then you will succeed.

Before starting the work, it would be nice to buy a miter saw: with it, you can make door frames with perfect precision. If there is no money for such a tool, you can still scratch the cash for a hacksaw with a small tooth for the best quality and smooth cuts. Immediately measure the required height of the rack, focusing on its internal surface. Saw the ends at an angle of 45 degrees, set the upper jumper and threshold (if necessary). We fix the structure with screws and try on the opening. If everything is in order, and the door of the standard size has approached your box, then we continue to work.

Hinge mounting

No less careful to approach the installation of loops. We measure 20 cm from the top and bottom of the box (on the side you need), then attach the loops to the intended areas and draw a contour with the pencil. The cut is best done with a mill, but in the overwhelming majority of cases one has only to dream about it, so that the chisel is sometimes the only reliable tool. Try to stretch the seats for them as evenly as possible: the standard dimensions of wooden doors assume that the loop will be completely recessed in the end. Otherwise, there may be problems opening and closing them.

Hitch

The box is inserted into the opening, after which it is fixed with the help of self-tapping screws and spacers. With a maximum accuracy level it on the building level, after which we finally put on self-tapping screws. We fasten the hinges to the door jamb. We fix all the defects found, after which the assembly foam (do not be too zealous with its number) we cover the remaining cracks.

Adapted, you can try your hand at installing more serious designs. In particular, having studied the standard sizes of iron doors, personally put such in your house!