Each house needs reliable and high-quality protection. As a rule, metal doors are used for this purpose. Recently, they are so beautiful that they can easily serve as decorative elements. And therefore, the question of how to choose metal entrance doors is very relevant.
It should be noted that they are all divided into three main categories:
- protective;
- with an armored layer;
- equipped with a refractory coating.
The first category can successfully resist hacking attempts. Naturally, such doors are equipped with especially "tricky" locks, with which even an experienced cracker will be busy for a very long time.
In most cases, the owners of apartments and country houses prefer to buy them (the latter only acquire them at all).
But how to choose metal entrance doors, regardless of their useful qualities?
Firstly, they need to be checked carefully before purchase. Look for hidden loops. The castle design must be fully certified. In total there are 13 classes of such an assessment: the higher the number, the more difficult it is to open the door with the help of master keys.
Before choosing metal entrance doors, be sure to find out as much as possible information about their manufacturer. A good company with a long history is unlikely to supply defective products to the market.
But special attention should be paid exclusively to locks. The most reliable models have long been considered level models.
Locking cylinder devices provide particular reliability in terms of the complexity of key selection. But disk options experienced bear cubs can be opened with any improvised materials.
In order for the entrance metal doors (reviews of which indicate the same) to be as reliable as possible, they must be equipped with at least two locks of different types.
Fittings should also be as reliable as possible. So, the peephole should be chosen curved, which will not allow the outsider to see the door owner. Hinges - only on high-quality steel bearings.
Do not forget about the properties of heat and sound insulation. This indicator for a quality design should be at least 25%. Basalt wool is most often used as thermal insulation.
It must be warned that this material does not provide 100% protection from the cold, and therefore in the northern regions you still have to install second wooden doors.
Finally, let's talk about the cost. As a rule, in private houses it is rarely possible to meet more or less standard openings, and therefore you have to buy metal entrance doors, the dimensions of which are provided by the buyer. Of course, in this case, the product is more expensive.
As a rule, the cost of quality doors of this kind is at least 15-20 thousand rubles. Models of famous manufacturers are even more expensive.
However, in apartment buildings you can buy cheaper options, paying attention to the reliability of locks and hinges. They are unlikely to come to the tenth floor with a ram, but in the case of a country cottage, this option should not be excluded.
So you have learned how to choose metal entrance doors!