Few people dream of living in a beautiful house made of timber, which is so cozy, warm and smells of tar. But all the romance disappears as soon as it comes to repairs in such a home. If sticking wallpaper is not so bad, then replacing the door in a wooden partition is already a real problem. But because of this, you should not chop off your shoulder and give up your dream. Just when carrying out construction work, take into account the specifics of wooden structures.
Features of wooden houses
Unlike their brick counterparts, log or timber structures require more attention, care. This is due to the natural properties of natural materials. Along with environmental friendliness, durability, wooden houses have a number of features:
- Shrink over time. The largest change in geometric parameters occurs in wood growing in moist forest belts. Buildings of dried timber, logs are not so much susceptible to this process. The situation with glued beams is even better: the size of houses is almost unchanged. So that over the years the door leaf does not squint and does not jam, it must be installed 12 months after construction.
- Wood varies in volume. This occurs under the influence of the environment. Absorbing and giving away moisture, it either swells or dries out. Temperature differences also not in the best way affect the geometry of the building. Therefore, at a certain time, a door that opened well several days ago begins to scuffle on the floor.
- Mounts may weaken. If fixing anchors immured into concrete cannot be pulled out even with a special tool, then in the case of wood it is just the opposite. If the fasteners are not installed correctly, the tree may crack or crumble.
- Strength indices are higher for blind walls of wooden structures.. Along the contours of the opening, they decrease. Therefore, an improperly installed box will contribute to the formation of cracks, crevices, through which insects and mice will enter the house.
Without neglecting these simple rules, you will be able to avoid such troubles as deformation, damage to the door structure. Otherwise, the elimination of defects that have arisen will significantly affect the family budget.
Installation instructions for interior doors
To correctly install the interior door in a wooden house, you need to clearly follow the diagram.
Preparatory process
Before you undertake the work, arm yourself with a set of construction equipment:
- nail clipper;
- scrap;
- level;
- hacksaw or chainsaw;
- chisel;
- fastening;
- foam for installation.
When everything is at hand, start the process by installing a pigtail.
Assembly of casing
An upsetting box or pigtail is a structure consisting of vertical posts, horizontal rungs. In simple terms, this is a simple frame that is assembled from dry, thick boards.
Without a door, a door cannot be mounted in a wooden frame. The design performs a number of functions:
- prevents skewing of the opening;
- minimizes the load of the walls on the opening;
- prevents the destruction of paintings;
- does not allow the appearance of gaps between the logs.
The casing box is made and installed by several methods. Consider the 2 most popular:
- “Mortgage bar”;
- "In the deck."
The “mortgage block” casing is performed as follows:
- At the end of the opening, a groove of 5 cm depth is selected by the milling cutter.
- A wooden beam with a cross section of 5x5 cm is inserted into the recess. The length of the beam depends on how long the log house was made. For fresh, it should be 3 cm less than the recess, and for dry - 2 cm.
- Next, the beam needs to be grown with a board 65 mm thick, the width of which is equal to the thickness of the wall end. Fasteners are made with nails.
- Horizontal crossbars are installed, forming the threshold and the upper face of the box.
Installation of the casing in the deck also takes place in several stages:
- Using a hacksaw or chainsaw, make a spike at the end with a width of about 3.5-3.8 cm (this is the height of the comb).
- To replace the casing, a timber bar of 10x10 cm cross section is used.
- Select a notch in the beam, the width of which is equal to the width of the tenon, and the depth is 4 cm.
- To fix the casing, make a groove from the bottom in the opening with a depth of not more than 0.5 cm.
- The upper bar is driven in completely between the bars and fixed.
Door mounting
Mounting the door structure is carried out in stages.
Box assembly
The box is part of the kit. It can be at the discretion of manufacturers in the finished form or consist of individual elements: a loop bar, a narthex, a lintel, a threshold. As a rule, the second option is more common.
The most difficult when assembling the box is the correct conduct of cuts and the connection of vertical and horizontal beams. The beam is attached in different ways. However, the threaded connection is recognized as the most reliable method. Fastening with spikes involves making ridges and grooves on the bars.
Assembling the box with your own hands, decide at what angle the docking will be performed: at a straight line or 45 degrees. If you are a beginner, the first option is the easiest.
After connecting all the structural elements, you need to check the correctness of the work. To do this, put the box on the floor, and on top of it sash. If it freely enters, while leaving a small gap, the connection is good.
Box installation
Insert the box into the opening and secure it with wedges. After that, adjust the structure vertically and horizontally.
The box is attached with screws to the pigtail. This must be done very carefully so that the screws do not pass through the casing bars through. Otherwise, the skew of the door when shrinking the house can not be avoided.
Gaps may appear during installation. Cover them with foam for installation.
Installation of hinges and door hinge
Loops are right and left. They are selected depending on where the door opens. They are installed at a distance of 20-25 cm from the end of the canvas. The canopies are disassembled into two components: a large part for the box and a small part for the door.
After that, the loop is attached to the end of the sash and circle it around the contour first with a pencil, and then with an office knife. The canvas must be constantly attached to the box to check for coincidence of marks.
The edges of the sash and hinges are connected so that distortions do not appear. Hinges should look in the direction where the door opens.
With a chisel and a hammer, make a depression of 5 mm and install the loops. Hang a door leaf on them. If it opens and closes without problems, it means that you coped with the task perfectly.
Handle and Lock Installation
The final stage of work is the installation of the locking mechanism and the handle. The construction market is represented by a large assortment of fittings. Products differ in color, shape, design, operating principle, installation method. When choosing, be guided by the design of the door and the style of your interior.
Features of installing a metal door
To put the front door of high-strength metal - this means creating reliable protection against sudden entry into your home.
Installing a metal structure in a wooden house consists of several steps:
- Arrangement of the opening. If the opening was not provided during the construction of the house, then it is cut out in a blank wall with a chainsaw. When non-integral crowns are installed in its place, then mark and trim the extra protrusions of the tree.
- Installation of pigtails. Crests are made on the sides of the opening, on which carriages with a groove are subsequently mounted. Then the cross bars are attached.
- Installation of the box and sash. If necessary, the metal box must be insulated. After it is inserted into the pigtail, align the structure and secure with screws. The number of fixing points must be such that the load is evenly distributed over the entire wall. After installing the box on four loops, hang the canvas.
- Sealing joints. It is made by polyurethane foam.
- Dressing aperture. To make the opening look more attractive, it is decorated with patch strips. They are not attached to the wall, but to a metal frame.
Inserting a metal door is difficult alone because of its heavy weight. Therefore, it is recommended to call someone to help you. A strict adherence to instructions and the presence of desire will allow you to cope with this not very easy job, even in the absence of experience.