How to hang the door
It may seem to the majority that installing doors is a complicated process and cannot be managed without the help of qualified specialists. However, in fact, this work can be done independently. Moreover, learning how to hang doors, and completing their installation yourself, you can save your money.
To do this, you need tools:
- Polyurethane foam.
- Set of anchor bolts and screws.
- Level.
- Stameska.
- Stuslo.
- Hacksaw for wood.
- Screwdriver.
- Perforator.
With this set of tools, you can not only easily hang doors, but also carry out all the preparatory work.
Preparatory work - assembling boxes and installing loops
If you have installed the old doors with the box, then the first thing you need to do is to assemble a new box. According to the size of the doors, it is necessary to cut the side and top rack, which are then connected with screws.
Leave a gap of five millimeters when assembling a new box. This gap can prevent friction and looping of the doors when they are installed.
As soon as the box is ready, you should start the installation of the loop. There are some nuances here. For example, if the door is heavy, then it is recommended to install three hinges, although in most cases two are enough. The hinges themselves cut directly into the canvas at a distance of 0.2 mm from the upper and lower edges of the doors. Attaching a loop to the end with a pencil can be drawn around the contour. The depth of the trench under the canopy should fully comply with its thickness, and it is done with a chisel.
The same is done on the door itself, installing the second part of the canopy on it. It is important to correctly measure the desired height of the canopy, screwed to the canvas. To do this, the door is attached to the box and in front of the awnings already installed, an appropriate mark is made. Each loop is screwed with screws. Best of all, they were the color of awnings. It will not be aesthetically pleasing if the canopy is golden and the screw is black.
Before inserting the loops, make sure that they are located exactly in size.
It should be noted that the installation of loops will largely depend on their type:
- Bar hinges.
- Hidden loops.
- Screw loops.
- Overhead universal (without tie-in).
- Laid on detachable (with a sidebar).
Installation of the finished box
From the place where the box will be installed, it is necessary to remove all foreign objects, for example, remnants of cement and plaster. This stage of work is the most crucial, since the final result will depend on its accuracy. Any deviation will result in door jamming.
The construction that you made, install in the opening itself. On two planes align it with the level. To fix the structure, it is necessary to use wedges prepared from wood in advance. They should be driven into the gap formed between the opening and the door frame.
Fixing the box can be done in two ways. If the door is lightweight, then it will be enough to fill the space well in the opening. For massive doors, special anchors are used. To install them, a hole corresponding to their length is drilled through the box. To give an esthetic look decorative caps with which close openings are used. Moreover, in order to make them as inconspicuous as possible, you can drill holes near the shed.
The end of the work is better than its beginning. We hang a canvas
Before you hang the door, make sure that the door frame is well fixed. In the event that at the previous stages of work you did everything exactly to the millimeter, then you will not have any problems. On the fixed hinges just clings to the door leaf.
In order to ensure good performance, open the doors several times and close them. Make sure the doors do not close by themselves. If this happens, then at one of the stages you made a mistake. To fix it, you may need to reinstall the hinges.
If you have already installed doors on your own more than once, we will be glad to hear your valuable experience. Leave your comments on this article!
Video
We recommend to watch the video about the proper hanging of the door.
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