Installation of doors to the bathroom and toilet: self-assembly

If you decide to install the doors yourself in the bathroom,that you will have to face some difficulties. First, you need to take into account the fact that a bath and a bathroom are rooms that have high humidity. Therefore, when installing doors in these rooms, you need to take into account some of the nuances. Qualified specialists note that the principles of setting the door to the bathroom are the same as when installing doors in other rooms. It is necessary to understand these principles, so that self-assembly of doors is not difficult even for those who have very little experience.

So, initially you need to decide on the model of the door. Specialists recommend choosing a door after the main repair in the bathroom has been completed, becausetoo bulky bathtub or shower can require additional enlargement of the door connector. Of course, the design concept and the general style of the bathroom and adjacent rooms play a very important role in the selection of the door. But do not forget about some features.

Before you start looking for a door, you need to specify its dimensions. This will take a few minutes and will save you unnecessary doubt directly from the store. It will be necessary to measure the door connector in width, length and depth. In addition to the door itself, you must also choose a door frame. Usually it is sold separately, and is a plate that is cut to size. In total, three of these canvases are required: two of them are cut along the height of the opening and one is cut into two identical parts, equal to the width of the opening.

It is very important to take into account the high humidity percentage of this room and even with a good ventilation system, choose a model that is resistant to moisture and steam, which will significantly extend the life of the door. Another criterion for choosing doors for the bathroom is the presence of heat and sound insulation, which are especially important for bathrooms and bathrooms.

Materials for making doors to the bathroom can be different.

Are the leader in resistance to moisture and steam, becausethey are not afraid of water or temperature and will not be deformed. Glass is also known for its heat and noise insulation properties, besides this material is as environmentally friendly and safe as possible. These doors are made of high-strength glass, so the probability of breaking or deforming such a door is very small.

Very popular glass doors have become not only due to their properties, but also a bright and unusual design. There is a wide variety of models of doors made of glass.

To decorate such doors, use elements made of plastic, wood and metal, decorate them with the help of special paints, mosaics and films. In order to make the design of the bathroom more "easy", the spacious and unusual glass doors will do very well. The disadvantage of such doors can only be considered high prices.

Another material that is ideal for rooms with high humidity is plastic. Such doors are also not subject to deformation. The advantage of such doors is good insulation of heat and noise.

Plastic doors are very diverse in color and shape, they can mimic various materials. The advantages of PVC doors also include affordability and low price. Such doors, of course, are inferior in terms of aesthetics to doors made of wood or glass, but they will be ideal for democratic housing.

The classic doors for bathrooms and bathrooms are doors made of wood. But, unfortunately, such doors are very unstable to moisture and temperatures, as a result of which they can be deformed and destroyed. This does not mean that such doors can not be used in these rooms.

A prerequisite for this type of door is the impregnation of wood with a special antiseptic solution and varnish coating. Wooden doors, of course, will make your interior nobler. On the price segment, these doors are also not cheap.

Widely spread due to the general availability and cost. They are covered with a laminate on top. The variety of models makes it possible to solve almost any design problem. However, like wooden, veneered doors are unstable to high humidity and temperature changes.

You have to choose the most suitable model from the whole variety, but do not forget that by allocating a small budget for the door to the bathroom and saving now, it is quite possible that you will have to change it after a while, which will entail new expenses.

When installing doors, you need:

• hacksaw and stool;
• drills and screwdrivers;
• beads of PH2 or PZ2;
• of the feather drill 16, 18, 20;
• kijanki;
• chisels;
• level;
• pencil( construction or conventional);
• of the construction knife.

From the materials we will need the following:

• wood screws( black / yellow);
• mounting foam;
• carnations for glazing and cashing;
• plumbing silicone;
• substrates( plastic / wooden).

At the entrance to the bathroom there is a small threshold height of 5 cm. It provides additional protection of living rooms in the apartment in case of flooding. The specific feature of installing the door to the bathroom is the presence of a small gap, about 5 cm, between the threshold and the door, which is necessary for additional ventilation of the bathroom.

Simple mathematical calculations, we conclude that the door connector remains at a height of 190 cm, while the height of the classical door is 200 cm. To install the door by all the rules, retaining the gap, you will either have to increase the doorway or shorten the door itself. Note that not every opening can be enlarged and not every door can be shortened.

Consider the first option, when we decide to increase the height of the door connector.

If the structure has a gypsum base, then the opening will be enlarged easily and quickly:

With the help of a grinder or a saw with large teeth, the height of the door opening can be increased within 10 minutes. It is necessary to protect the premises from dust.it will be quite a lot.

In the case when the wall is made of asbestos-cement sheets, the opening can not be enlarged.just above the opening passes a steel strip, removing which we weaken the whole structure as a whole, resulting in the formation of cracks. In this situation, only the reduction of the door itself will help.

If the door opening can not be increased, then the choice of the door is best to stop on the doors made of wood, becausethey can be filed without violating the functional properties of the structure. Naturally, this somewhat reduces our ability to create a conceived bathroom style.

box Before proceeding with the installation of the door frame, it is necessary to complete the work with the door opening. It is important to create a good waterproofing of the door panel to protect it from moisture. Very good for this suited waterproofing diffusion self-adhesive tape, which is easily mounted throughout the inner surface of the opening, the surface of which must be clean and even.

Now go to the next stage - the assembly and installation of the door frame. When the door frame is purchased assembled, it takes a little time to install the door. It will be required only in the right places to screw in the screws and install the door leaf. If the details are acquired in the analysis, then first the box will need to be assembled, and only after that to install the door and perform the final fit.

Steps of collection and installation of the door frame:

1. Shorten the long racks of the lath to 200.5 cm, based on the classical door height of 200 cm plus 0.5 cm on the gaps between the box and the hinged canvas.
2. Shorten the top and bottom of the lath by 60 cm, taking into account the thickness of the box profile, multiplied by 2 and 0.5 cm in the gaps. If the door to the bathroom is larger than the standard, the calculations must be made based on the width of the door.
3. Then cut the profile to the thickness of the lath in the widest place, making a file across. At the bottom edges of the box, remove the excess profile that serves as the gate for the door.
4. The door to the bathroom should be easy to open and tightly closed, so it is important to carefully inset the sheds. At a distance of 20-25 cm from the edges, we designate a slot for the awnings on the right or left side of the door, depending on where it will open. In addition to canopies, you can use hinges, then installing the doors will be much easier, becausethey do not need to be pierced.
5. For convenience, we collect the accessory boxes on the floor, and then install the entire structure in place.

Lutka is ready! If desired, you can do without a threshold( which is often done in apartments where there are children and elderly people), but this makes the installation process somewhat more difficult, and will not protect you from flooding.

In order to install the door in the bathroom you also need to prepare for the installation and door leaf.

This includes:

• tie-in latch,
• hinge,
• handle installation.

If there are no canopies, the hinges are mounted and their questions are not raised.

To establish the latch, it is necessary to make a hole from the end of the door with a drill depth equal to the length of the latch. Using a feather drill, make a hole for the handle( drill neatly and from both sides).Now fix the latches with self-tapping screws.

To install the handle, you need:

1. Insert a square into one and fix it with a small screw.
2. Pass the square into the latch and secure it to the canvas.
3. Place the second part of the handle on the protruding square.

Done!

Installing the box in front of the door, for density and tightness, treat all the slots with mounting foam. Do not forget that the foam has the property of expanding, so let it dry well, about 6-10 hours. In this case, make 3-4 spacers in the doorway, so that later there are no problems with opening and closing the door.

It is recommended to hang the door leaf only after the foam has dried completely. For better ventilation, do not forget to leave a gap at the bottom of the door, or cut the ventilation grille into the cloth itself, this will significantly extend the life of the door.