Quite often, when installing the front door, there is a need for the installation of extensions. This device completes the opening to perfection, and if used in combination with other components, the design will look complete.
Varieties of door extensions
Before you install the add-ons on the front door, you need to familiarize yourself with the technology and understand the main varieties and design of these elements. Extras are a part of the door frame that connects this element to the platbands. The need to close the wall in the opening may arise when the wall thickness is greater than the dimensions of the box itself. To do this, you can apply the straps attached to the box.
If you will be installing the add-ons on the front door, the types of these elements must be considered. Among them, it is worth highlighting those that are made of:
Extras may or may not have an edge. Another variety of extras are telescopic elements. The first option is the simplest and is presented in the form of a bar without processed edges. Slices at the final stage are closed with platbands, however, this can negatively affect their durability if the humidity level is too high.
Simple extension with an edge has edges treated with a protective coating, which prevents water from entering the internal structure of the material. Telescopic extension is the most convenient option. It has machined edges and tongue-and-groove joints that allow mounting on door frames and platbands.
The need to use add-ons
Installing the extension on the entrance metal door is carried out when it is necessary to enlarge the box in the coverage area. These elements are able to expand the door frame. You can buy trims together with the door block or separately. They do not differ in a complex design, therefore it is possible to make and install them independently.
Installation Methods
The installation of door extensions on the front door can be carried out according to one of several technologies. This can be done to the door frame, to the mounting rail and to the wall in the area of the opening. The second method involves the need for the location of the mounting beam between the extensions and the vertical planes of the opening.
Installation specialist advice
When the installation of extensions, platbands is being carried out on the front door, you may encounter a problem when the box is not able to cover the width of the opening. This part can be glued with wallpaper, coated with plaster or finished with plastic. But the use of add-ons allows you to achieve a better result, because the elements look more attractive, but they are cheaper and do not require repair.
The box beam may have a selected quarter for installation. If one is absent, then the extras can have any thickness. If this mounting recess is present, then installation of extensions on the front door can be carried out , the dimensions of which are 1 cm in thickness.
For the reason that mechanical loads will not affect the extensions, only liquid nails are used for fastening. However, most often you can find galvanized screws as fasteners. If fastening is carried out outside, then caps should be closed with caps or mastic.
Installation of add-ons
You can purchase a door frame with or without a base quarter. In the first case, the installation will be quite simple. To do this, use wood-shaving or wooden planks. Their width should be measured after the box is already in place. After the entire structure has been assembled, the end line of the extension should be flush with the line of the opening.
If you notice the surplus, then you can remove them with a plane, and subsequently decorate cashing. The extension of the door structure with dobers is sometimes carried out using galvanized 25-centimeter nails. This case extends to grooved doors. For fasteners, you can use glue, which is applied to the recesses of the box.
Installation of extensions in the opening with the extension
Sometimes it is necessary to install dobors on the front door with your own hands, when the opening has an extension. For decoration, you can use one of two methods. The first involves gluing along the perimeter of the bar, the length of which can vary from 30 to 40 cm. Next, an extension is installed in the box, and the formed space is filled with construction foam.
The second method involves the need to screw the beam to the wall with several screws. With their help, it will be possible to adjust the position of the resulting frame, and then install the extension in the groove and fill the mounting gap.
Installation of add-ons in a box beam without excavation
It will be possible to select a quarter with the help of a milling machine, however, for this you need to pre-mount the ruler and use a straight cutter. As soon as the box becomes part of the door element, you can begin to install the extension. Its fastening is carried out through holes made by self-tapping screws, which will be located at the end. The diameter of these holes will not be the same over the entire length.
To begin with, the master should use a drill whose diameter is equal to the diameter of the screw head. The next step is to use a drill with a diameter equal to the size of the barrel. The installation of extensions on the front door is accompanied by the installation of a vertical bar, which should be 20 cm away from the floor surface. Further, the elements are fixed after 55 cm. The extensions can be placed together with the box inside the base of plywood or drywall. A box beam can be connected even without a quarter, using trims and extensions. These elements are not strengthened by a continuous strip, they must be installed in separate segments.
Tips for reinforcing each other
Installation of extras on the front door should be accompanied by the fastening of the elements together. To do this, use galvanized screws. If we are talking about elements from MDF, then the holes for fasteners must be made in advance so that the material does not turn out to be damaged during twisting.
The holes must be screwed up with a drill, the diameter of which will be 3/4 of the diameter of the self-tapping screw. If we are talking about wood-based materials, then self-tapping screws should be cut along the entire trunk.
Classic add-on installation
Installation of add-ons on the front door is carried out according to a certain algorithm. First you need to take measurements, paying attention to the fact that for the right and left extension, vertical measurements must be carried out separately. The inner line of the vertical bar must be measured on the box.
It is necessary to fix three additional parts to the installed door frame. Between the extensions and the wall, mounting wedges must be placed , the position of which can be changed to level the structure. Before filling the gap with mounting foam, spacer wedges must be installed between the extensions and the box beam.
Conclusion
Foaming should be done in batches. This is best done in two steps. The curing process in this case will be controlled. If necessary, it will be possible to make adjustments until the composition completely hardens. Work should be completed by sealing the gap between the flooring and the wooden parts. At the final stage, platbands are installed.
Sometimes a false base is made not only of drywall, but also of magnesite plates, moisture-proof plywood or OSB. The false cuts of the box beam can be fixed in increments ranging from 25 to 30 cm. The top panel, which will be located horizontally, must be laid on vertical elements.