Door soffings: a good finish

After the installation of the box and the door leaf, in order to complete the installation of the opening, the door slopes must be made out so that the design looks beautiful and organic. This can be done by inviting a specialist, or independently, without spending extra money. Article prompts options for performing operations.

Purpose of slopes

Slopes are the part between the doors and the corner of the wall. In order to hide the unsuccessful elements, to refine the construction, such a finishing touch as the installation of the door slopes is performed.

Their purpose:

• Hide mounting clearancesthat look not too beautiful.
• It is an element of the thermal insulation system.. Through the gaps into the house gets cold air.
• Installation of door slopes increases the operational parameters of the room.
• They reduce noise penetration.
• The use of materials with thermal insulation properties reduces the heat output from the dwelling.
• This is the most effective method to make the interior of the whole room stylish., harmony and expressiveness.
• The doorway can be a bright accent., or combined with other finishing materials in the room.

Types of finishes

In order to properly arrange the door slope, it is worth getting acquainted with their types, advantages and disadvantages of materials.

The main ones are presented in the table:

Benefits	disadvantages
This is an excellent insulation. Easy to maintain. With high strength. Solid view. Ability to give originality slopes. Long service life.	A lot of dirt and debris when working. The long period of drying of the material, which increases the time for finishing works.
Easy installation. High strength. Virtually no sheet deformation. Resistance to the development of harmful microorganisms. Does not exude phenolic compounds harmful to humans. Presentable appearance design.	A small assortment of colors does not always allow to choose the finish to match the color of the door.
Unlike plaster when working there is no dirt. Just use. Durability. To improve thermal insulation, you can hide insulation in it.	Drywall sheets are damaged by sharp blows due to great brittleness.
A large number of colors. The possibility of applying various drawings, which allows you to make the interior quite original. Strength. Dimensional stability. Simple and quick do-it-yourself installation. On flat surfaces glued with glue "liquid nails". Easy to care. The only weak point of PVC panels is the seams.	Poor UV resistance. Low impact resistance. But acquiring quality material this disadvantage can be avoided. For not too smooth surfaces, an additional frame device is required. The presence of butt joints, which can affect the quality of the surfaces.
Low price Easy to care for, they can be washed. A huge range of colors and textures. If one panel is damaged, it can easily be replaced with a new part. Tip: Framing the door slopes with PVC panels, should be made of wood-like material. At the same time, the color should contrast with the shade of the walls in the room.	The need to use metal or wooden crates for uneven surfaces. Fragility. Short life.
Originality. Quick execution of work. High wear resistance Does not fade. Beautiful appearance. Affordable cost.	With frequent changes in temperature and humidity levels, the coating may swell.

Performing apartment renovation, door slopes can be done using the material that best fits the interior of the room and cost.

Alignment of doorway surfaces

Before framing the door slope, it is necessary to level the surface of the wall.

For, this will need:

• High-quality primer.
• Starting putty or cement-sand plaster.
• Finishing putty.
• Construction mixer or electric drill, with a special nozzle.
• Capacity.
• Brush or roller.
• Different sizes spatulas.
• Building Corner.
• Grid for reliable plaster retention
• Masking tape.

Depending on the technology of work, the set of tools and materials may vary. Alignment of surfaces (see How to align the doorway: do it yourself) begins with the removal of the old finishing material, construction foam, various contaminants.

Tip: If there is a large surface drop in the doorway, plasterboard should be used to facilitate tasks. You can fix it on the metal profiles, and in the absence of significant differences, the sheets to put directly on the solution.

How to create slopes

The volume of door slopes can be reduced:

• By gluing a solution of finishing material.
• Sealing with building mixtures and plastering.
• Frame covering facing material.

This separation of methods depends on the choice of materials that will finish the door slopes:

• Drywall (see. We make door slopes of drywall).
• Plaster.
• Panels of plastic.

• MDF.
• Laminate.
• Board for door slopes.

Filling the slope with a mortar is the most acceptable option for sound insulation and protection. In this case, the surfaces do not have voids and do not bend. In terms of decor option is quite poor, but you can use textured plaster or paint.

The use of laminate and panels of other materials, which should be mounted on a metal and wooden frame, is suitable for saving time, effort and money. Frame construction allows you to easily make a perfectly flat surface, and maintain the entire structure of the opening in one level, which is important for visual perception.

It is further proposed to get acquainted with the finishing of door slopes with different materials. But for better perception, you should first view the video in this article.

Plastering door slopes

The instruction of performance of work:

• All the gaps that may be between the base of the wall and the door frame are sealed with foam.
• After hardening of the foam, the surplus of blow-outs are carefully trimmed with a sharp knife.

• Carefully all irregularities are sanded with sandpaper.
• A layer of primer is applied to ensure better adhesion of the plaster to the surface.

Tip: Primer should be applied in several layers to obtain a perfectly flat surface. A new coating layer is applied only after the previous layer has dried.

• Plastering slopes, as in the photo. For this you can use facade plaster or prepare a solution of lime mixture, clean fine sand and cement.

Works are performed from the top door slope.

Wherein:

• The mixture is stacked in a thick layer.
• The surface is leveled.
• Excess fillers are removed with a wooden batten.
• Corner door slopes strengthened perforated angle profile, which is pressed a little into the still damp plaster.

• The starting layer is left to dry completely.
• Apply a thinner layer of topcoat. Its main task is leveling small irregularities.

Plastering - the most budget option for the design of door slopes.

Plasterboard slopes

Excellent door slopes can be made of drywall.

For this:

• Along the entire perimeter of the structure, holes are drilled in increments of 200 millimeters.
• Dowels are hammered into the holes and screws are screwed into them, without screwing the elements to the end.
• In this case, three sides of the opening are measured and guide rails are cut off according to the obtained values.

Tip: The top guide should be made to the width of the opening, it will rest against the side sheets, which are made a little shorter.

• The starting guide is screwed with screws to the wall. In this case, a long rim is placed outside the slope, and a short one - inside.
• On a sheet of drywall marked stripes of the desired size.

• For cutting material, a long, even, rigid object is applied to the marking line. Cut through the top layer of paper.
• Tapping gently from the back of the sheet to the cut strip, the plaster is broken.

• A second paper layer is cut through.
• Glue mix is ​​prepared according to the attached instructions for the selected glue.
• A homogeneous adhesive mass is superimposed on the reverse side of the plasterboard parts.

• Glue the pre-mounted dowels.
• The edge of the strip is inserted into the starting rail.
• The trim element is aligned, and pressed against the base.
• Similarly mounted side slopes.
• Excess glue is immediately removed. Otherwise, deformation of drywall sheets may occur.
• At the time of the drying of the adhesive composition of the slopes is better to prop spacers.
• The cracks formed between the base and the plasterboard can be filled with excess glue.
• The slopes are left to dry, and finishing is done: putty, paint or any other of your choice.

Such slopes without problems will last for many years.

Slopes from MDF

Красивые откосы для дверей можно изготовить из панелей MDF.

The installation procedure is as follows:

• Preparing the basis for the door slopes. The base is processed with a lime-cement mixture. After it dries, a primer is applied on top.

• MDF is cut to the required size after careful measurement of the angles of the docking sides of the opening.
• Cut the ends of the elements at the right angles.
• The correctness of the joints is controlled. For this, the connected elements are applied to each other. At the same time it is necessary to try to avoid the formation of gaps that will spoil the appearance of the slopes.
• The required amount of glue is applied to the top of the opening. The corresponding part of the trim is pressed against it and supported before the final drying of the glue.
• In the same way, the side elements are fixed, between which the struts are located.
• Plasticовыми уголками закрываются зазоры между откосами и основанием. Для этого используются жидкие гвозди или другой подходящий клей.

For the manufacture of slopes is recommended to select the panel in appearance as close as possible to the door leaf. In this case, the finish looks the most beautiful and complete.

To trim door jambs and slopes can be of a variety of materials. Choosing the appropriate option, following the instructions, everyone can cope with the work no worse than any specialist.