An integral part of any room is the doorway, and each owner draws it differently. Someone sets a standard, decorative, or even a metal door, someone prefers the arrangement of the arch, although the latter option involves some difficulties. Recently in the market there were models called "accordions", they are also hinged doors, the installation of which we will consider
Door features
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Significant space saving. Quite often when arranging furniture you have to focus on the location of doorways. Next to them it is impossible to put so the necessary case or for convenience - a sofa, to hang a shelf or a picture. The reason is this will prevent the door from opening. If it is a question of "harmonica", then such a problem does not exist. - Possibility of wall finishing with all materials, without restrictions. The sharp opening door often damages the lining of the surface with its handle: it pierces( for example, plastic panels) or simply scratches. The design of the folding door eliminates such "trouble" in principle.
- Noiselessness."Garmoshka" smoothly slides on the guides, so you do not hear the familiar squeak of the opening door.
- Security. In families where babies are growing, cases are quite common where they manage to pinch their fingers. And not every door a child is able to open. In this regard, the sliding models are ideal.
- Reliability in operation. The opening doors are quite common shortcomings. For example, "sagged", "skewed".Over time or under the influence of fluctuations in temperature, humidity, their geometry does not coincide with the opening. Many faced the situation when in certain seasons the door opens and closes with difficulty."Garmoshki" is not affected by such an ailment.
- It is also important that such products can be equipped with an opening of any size, even where the standard door does not fit.
Regardless of the design, all accordion doors have the same components: guides, stoppers, rollers. Their installation is a simple matter, so it is available to a layman.
Standard kit( option):
- guides( 1 or 2);
- connecting loops and carriage rollers( 2 or 4 pcs.);
- panels;
- accessories and adjusting wrench.
It is necessary to pay attention to the number of panels and their width. Together they must completely cover the doorway. In addition, the correspondence of names and the number of fasteners. Otherwise, the installation will take a long time.
Stages of installation of "accordion"
Assemblage of plates of a door in one whole, for what they lay out on a floor, next to each other. The method of bonding with each other can be somewhat different( depending on the manufacturer), but the principle is simple. As a result, you should get a whole canvas.
Side strips. They are installed vertically( checked by level) and fixed firmly in the opening.
Installation of guides. If their length is longer, then aluminum( plastic) can easily be cut with a hacksaw for metal.
It is necessary to pay attention to the holes in the guides for fastening to the opening. When they are shortened, the part where the holes are located is cut off. You need to prepare the bar so that they are at its ends from the edge about 2 - 3 cm. Then the guide will be fixed securely. Along the entire length between the holes is enough 25 cm, for the upper - no more than 15, since all the load falls on it.
Fastening of guides. After marking, drilling holes and installing the sleeves under the fasteners.
Before starting work, it is necessary to check the "geometry" of the opening. The main thing here is strict horizontality, especially if the guides 2( top and bottom).Therefore, you need to use the building level. Practice shows that when removing the clypeus and dismantling the box, the opening opening is not an ideal rectangle. And the parallelism of the top and bottom, as well as the sides when installing the "accordion" is required.
You need to navigate by the circumstances. Or leave the box and wood level, sand, or remove everything, but horizontal ensure that an additional layer of mortar is laid. But at the same time, the fasteners should be longer so that it reaches the opening material.
After that, the door is hung on the guide( the sliders are inserted into the groove), and the "assembly" is attached to the top of the opening according to the previously made markings. Next - fastening the rear half-panel with the installed vertical bar.
A "magnetic latch" is placed on the "front" half-panel( lock). The door handle is installed last.
Recommendations
- "runners" it is desirable to lightly lubricate with technical petroleum jelly - so they will slip better;
- it is desirable that the "accordion" itself is slightly wider than the opening.
Please note that this is only a general technology of work, as different models have their own design differences( for example, by the method of joining slats, by their material).In each case, follow the manufacturer's instructions.
