Installation of metal doors: the eyes are afraid - hands

Repair most often begins with entrance doors. Recently, the manufacture and installation of metal doors have gained considerable popularity.

Установить их самостоятельно под силу практически любому мужчине. В этой статье мы расскажем о том, как провести metal door installation.

Door selection

What is the appeal of a metal door:

• The main advantage is safety in comparison with other materials. In addition to durable material, the safety of residents is guarded by safe locks and other means of protection.
• The availability of any finishing materials.
• Price selection is wide enough, and will satisfy different categories of buyers.
• Long term life.
• Excellent sound and heat insulation performance (see How to insulate the entrance metal door).

Before you install the metal door should consult with friends. Perhaps one of them has already put the door and will tell you a good seller or manufacturer. Ask the seller to show you the documents for the door specifications.

Be sure to inspect the intended purchase for the presence of such moments:

• The door must have a metal thickness of at least 2mm.
• The door in the closed state should have a small gap, closed by a sealant (see Sealant for metal doors - protection from drafts), from the hinge side. If there are no gaps, then in the future not to avoid problems with closing.
• The lock must be equipped with locking pins on the four sides of the web. Such a device will not cut the hinges and squeeze the door.

Note! It happens that low-cost models are not equipped with steel, and plastic pins. It is unacceptable!

• Learn about the anti-corrosion capabilities of the product.

Note! The threshold is the most corroded part of the door. Well, if this item is made of stainless steel.

What tools will be needed

Dismantling and installing metal doors will require the use of a set of tools:

• small crowbar or crowbar;
• perforator;
• Bulgarian;
• level;
• plumb;
• hammer;
• roulette;
• wooden wedges;
• anchor fasteners;
• foam assembly.

Dismantlingные работы

Before installation, you will need to free the doorway from the previous door. Dismantling the metal door is carried out in a certain sequence.

So:

• Remove the door with hinges. In the case when the hinges are collapsible, we open the door wide, lift it up with a slice until it is dismantled. If we have one-piece loops, unscrew the screws that secure the loops to the loot.

• We are dismantling the box. If it is a tree, then we pull out or unscrew all the anchors and nails. Further, using a hacksaw, we saw the side racks in two, squeeze them with a crowbar from the wall. After removing all the mounts, extract the loot.
• For the dismantling of the metal box grinder cut off fixing rods, then we delete the construction.
• After removing the old door, clean the doorway from debris.

Door installation

Note! When installing the door, call someone to help, as the design has considerable weight.

Installation of metal doors in one of two ways. The first is intended for a situation where the door will be placed flush with the wall, the second is used when there are slopes for the door.

First way

Most often, the installation of metal doors is carried out by fixing to the wall using metal plates. Such plates are located in the side profiles of the door frame: three fastenings on each side. This technology is used when the doors are flush with the wall.

So:

•  We put the canvas in the cleaned door opening, align it with the plumb and level. The correct position of the door must be secured with wooden wedges, and then again make a level check.
• We make holes in the attachment points in the wall using a hammer drill or a drill.
• We drive in metal bars of 10–15 centimeter length into the finished holes. Rivets their ends. You can also use, instead of rods, anchoring
• We check the free closing of the door, how tight the canvas is adjacent to the box. If the door is in the wrong position, it may cause the locking mechanism to jam. Therefore, before using the mounting foam, you need to check how easy the latch works and whether the locks close properly.
• Moisten the opening and then fill the cavities with foam.

Note! The external parts of the door that are covered with foam will be very hard to clean.

Therefore, before starting work, it is advisable to close them with masking tape. After installation, the foam must be allowed to dry. At this time, it is undesirable to use the door.

Second way

This method is used in the case when you need to "drown" the door into the thickness of the wall. In this case, it becomes impossible to use mounting plates. To understand the way in which the installation of a metal door in this case, you need to look at the door box.

Most often, manufacturers provide mounting holes in boxes, in addition, plastic plugs in color and anchor bolts are offered in one set with the door.

If you did not find anything like this in your kit, then you will also need a welding machine for installation:

• Install the door on the spacers (as indicated above), drill three holes in the side posts of the door frame (on each side).
• We drive into the wall through the holes pieces of steel rods with a thickness of not less than twelve centimeters.
• Weld rod tips to the door frame. Welding do through the hole in the side of the box. This is necessary in order to prevent surges - they can interfere with the movement of the door.

In the event that the door structure is designed for anchoring, we drill a hole in the wall through the fixing slot and fix the door with anchors. It remains only to blow the foam between the door and the wall, and then wait until the foam dries.

So, you learned how to install a metal door. The main thing in this lesson is to strictly follow the sequence of actions, to be precise in actions, not to rush.

It’s much better to spend a day on installation than to call a locksmith to cut out a jammed lock (see Repairing locks in metal doors on your own). Have a good job!