How to install the front door yourself: step by step

In this article we will talk about how to set the front door yourself correctly: we will reveal the features and subtleties of this process.

The front door is first and foremost a defender of your home. Therefore, it is worthwhile to approach its installation in good faith and painstakingly to study this article. If you do not want to spend your time on this venture and there is an extra two or three thousand rubles, you can hire a master.

But still, the recommendations from this page may be useful to you, since sometimes professionals also need to be controlled.

How to dismantle the front door

Before you install the entrance doors, you need to dismantle the already standing "protector". To do this, first remove the canvas with loops.

With detachable hinges, this is done simply: open the door wider and lift it with a pry bar or crowbar until it slips off. If the loops are one-piece, then here too there should be no problems: they are disconnected using a simple screwdriver. That is, unscrew.

Next, dismantle the door frame. The complexity and methods of dismantling work depend on what it is made of.

Perhaps 2 options:

• Wooden box. In this case, if possible, first unscrew the mounting screws, pull out all the nails from the vertical bars. After that, using a pry bar or a large nail puller, we tear out all parts of the box from the opening.

You should know! For the convenience of dismantling the wooden door frame, you can make cuts to its side parts. This will speed up the work.

• Metal front door box. Here you have to tinker a bit. Especially if it was attached by welding. To solve the problem, you need a grinder with a disc for metal. At the same time, do not forget about goggles or a mask!

Preparing a doorway

After dismantling, a doorway should be prepared for the installation of a new door.

Perform the following actions:

• Getting rid of the remaining protruding parts: nails, screws, pieces of plaster and insulation materials.
• We measure the opening and door unit. If necessary, increase the opening: use a sledgehammer or a cutting machine with a diamond disc.

You should know! The opening size should be at least 2 cm larger than the box size, maximum 2.5 cm.

• The narrowing of the opening, as a rule, is rarely made. But if there is such a need, then it should be done with the help of cement-sand mixture brand M-300. As the formwork, you can use a metal corner.

Procedure

Material and tools

После того, как вы определились how to install the front door, купили (см. Как выбрать входные двери) и доставили ее, можно начать монтаж.

To begin, prepare the tool:

1. The puncher (the impact drill) with a drill on 15 mm. The working length of the drill should be at least 180 mm.
2. Building level with three eyes.
3. Hammer.
4. Roulette (at least 3 meters long).
5. Screwdriver.
6. A key with a face head on 17 mm. Head length - not less than 4.5 cm.

You should know! From the supporting materials you will need wedges of wood. They are necessary for fixing the door unit in the opening in the first stage of installation.

Next, proceed to the immediate installation. First, we determine how to install the entrance door.

There are two main ways to install the entrance door unit, which depend on the design of the door frame:

1. Fasteners are made using mounting plates. In this case, the anchor is fastened into the hole of the plate or a metal pin is driven in. In the latter case, metal welding is used.
2. The box is secured with anchor bolts through the through holes in it.

Consider the general installation procedure for entrance doors.

So:

• We start with the fact that we insert the door frame into the prepared opening. With the help of wooden wedges we fix it. Wedges are inserted at the top and bottom of the vertical parts of the box.
• We make alignment across and verticals. Use level.
• Once the box is exposed, it should be fixed in the opening. To do this, use anchor bolts (usually included and have a diameter of 15 mm) or pre-prepared pieces of reinforcement.
• Drill a hole punch with at least 120 mm depth. Do it better when the box is installed. So it will be more accurate.
• Next, drive the fasteners into the drilled holes.

You should know! If you use an anchor bolt to secure the front door, then before driving it into the wall, be sure to make a few turns of the nut on the thread.

• Mount first with the hinge part of the door frame.
• After all the anchors are tightened, check the horizontal and vertical again with a level. If all is well, then fully tighten the anchor nuts with the socket head.
• We act in the same way with metal pins: we drive in them, check the level and weld them to the lugs.
• Now you can hang the door on the hinges. Pay attention to the amount of lubricant on them: remove excess, and if they are poorly lubricated, then add a lubricant.

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Complete installation

After the door is fixed and hung on the hinges, double check the level of the whole construction of the door unit. Now you can proceed to sound insulation (see. Noise isolation of the front door with your own hands: make your life comfortable). To do this, it is best to use professional polyurethane foam (PUF), which is wound on a special gun.

If the thickness of the opening is small, then it is possible to use soundproof materials. And already on them foam is applied. Consider the moment that it tends to expand at least 1.5 times. Do not overdo it.

If you leave the recommended clearance of 2–2.5 cm, then a single 1000 ml foam canister will suffice.

You should know! For better “sticking” of PPU, the surface of the doorway can be wetted with water using a hand spray gun.

After about 12–24 hours, you can cut off unwanted foam with a sharp knife. The door is installed and now you can do finishing door slopes.

You now know how best to install the front door and also be able to monitor the work of hired craftsmen, if you do not want to do the installation yourself.