Each of us knows what the summer heat is and how hard it is to lack oxygen in the room. It's just unbearable, and also harmful to health. In addition, in the summer we are bitten by flies, mosquitoes and other insects, which, at the first opportunity, penetrate into the room to disturb sleep and bite the owners.
Contents
- What are the types of mosquito doors
- Features of
- How to choose a mosquito net
- How to make a mosquito door
- How to make a measurement
- How to make a wooden frame
- How to attach a grid
To get rid of these unpleasant moments, there are mosquito nets that are installed on windowsand doors. Mosquito doors have recently become in demand, not only in urban apartments, but also in private homes.
Install such a mosquito door on the balcony or in the doorway is not difficult, the main thing - to decide on the type of door.
What are the types of mosquito doors
Doors with a thin mesh, which protects people from insects, are of two kinds:
- Swing.
- Sliding.
The first can be installed on any doorway. The main thing is to decide exactly where the defense should be: on the balcony or at the entrance. Due to the fact that the balcony door has a smaller size than the entrance door, manufacturers make mosquito doors made of plastic.
For the entrance door, it is better to use a stronger material - aluminum or metal profile. This rule should be strictly observed in the event that the room has a double-leaf door.
In this case, both the balcony and the entrance door, an additional structure with a mosquito net is installed in the opposite direction to the opening of the main door. It turns out that the insect-proof door will open inwards if the main door opens outward, and vice versa. The handle is located on the opening side. If you see the construction of a mosquito door, in which there are ordinary loops( without a door closer), then in that case there should be a small handle on the opposite side, which allows to cover the door.
Sliding models of a mosquito door are made directly under the door itself from the same profile, but instead of glass, a mosquito net is installed.
Features of
Designs Installing swinging mosquito doors on the balcony and loggia is especially important if they are not glazed. It is not necessary to install such structures on plastic doors, it is possible for any, since the door is a separate element with hinges, a latch and a handle.
The door profile can be either standard white or brown. If you choose a color profile, then the cost of the mosquito door will be slightly higher.
Also the price of a mosquito door will depend on the type of protective coating. If you have chosen a net treated with anti-scratch scratches( "antikoshka") or with a smaller cell with dust protection, then the price of the door will be more expensive.
Mounting a mosquito door will cost from 400 to 500 rubles, but if you have the necessary tools, then you can put it yourself if you want.
The design of sliding doors is a movable element, which is mounted on the rails. Moving the door on the rollers in the given direction.
Sliding door is made of the same material as the profile. The price will vary depending on the choice of the mosquito net, but in any case it will be much higher than the swing door.
How to choose a mosquito net
In stores you can see a different grid, which will differ in color and cell size. To make the door harmonize with the general interior of the room, choose a transparent or white grid.
If you are afraid that in the course of time there will be spots on the light canvas( especially in the village), then buy a grid of green or blue.
When buying a canvas, take the material with a stock. This will save you if you have miscalculated a little and made an approximate calculation. Add to your measurements another five or ten centimeters.
Now on sale it is possible to see a grid with different size of cells. Naturally, take the canvas with the smallest hole so that the insects can not enter the room.
In stores you can find a special mosquito net, its price will be slightly higher than that of the usual one. It depends on what composition it is impregnated: with protection from the claws of domestic animals, repellent dust or with anti-allergenic coating.
How to make a mosquito door
If you want, you can make mosquito doors with your own hands. You can buy everything you need at any construction store.
What materials are needed:
- mosquito cloth of the required size;
- wooden bar( four pieces, size thirty to forty millimeters);
- hinges for doors( choose the right direction - left or right);
- wood screws( thirty to forty pieces);
- door handle;
- self-tapping screws in the size of sixty millimeters( twenty pieces);
- hook and eyelet;
- stapler for fixing the mesh and staples( size eight millimeters);
- nails two centimeters long( fifty pieces);
- grease or machine oil;
- cord for attaching mosquito nets.
Tools:
- measuring tape;
- hammer;
- corner;
- screwdriver or screwdriver;
- hacksaw;
- pencil or marker.
Warning! If you want to install a mosquito door in an old house, then study the doorway - it can have a non-standard shape. Therefore, using a construction meter, measure the width of the opening from all sides.
Before starting work, take a sheet and make a drawing of the door, write down the size of the door leaf. Such preparation will help you not to be mistaken in the future.
How to make measurements
Before you begin to assemble the wooden frame, you need to make accurate measurements. The standard width of the profile of the wooden frame is twenty-five millimeters. It turns out that when the leaf is open, the profile will not be visible, so you need to add another fifty millimeters to the opening to the width and height. Make sure that the side( from the side of the house wall) has a distance to install the fasteners. You should have forty-five millimeters above, and forty below.
If you see that the top frame "leaves" for a quarter( the features of the old windows in the "stalinkas"), in this case, attachments are installed on the sides.
How to make a wooden frame
- Use a wood saw to cut a wooden beam into four parts. For the top strips, you need to subtract six millimeters on each side. If this is not done, then the door will be difficult to open.
- Prepare vertical bars. On each side, remove three millimeters from below and from above so that the strips dock with the transverse ones.
- Take the self-tapping screw and dip it into the engine oil. He should easily enter the tree. If you want, you can drill holes in advance with a drill( the size of a drill is two millimeters),
- Now you can assemble the wooden frame so that the screw "hit" in the doorway.
- Using a construction corner, check that all four corners are equal to ninety degrees.
- Now you can insert the frame in the doorway and fix the wood chips in the corners to make sure that it is made correctly.
- An important point after fitting is the installation of loops. Due to the fact that the thickness of the bar in this case is only eighteen centimeters - you will not be able to attach the loops to the screws. The beam can split. Therefore, you need to drill holes carefully, using thin and long screws.
- If you want, you can paint the frame with paint, open with varnish or simply sand the surface.
How to attach the
grid Remove the frame from the hinges and lay it on the floor or on the table. Take a mosquito cloth and put it on the frame. Make allowances of three centimeters on each side. The superfluous net can then be easily removed with scissors.
Fold the resulting protruding edges into the frame and secure them with a stapler with the frame. Fix the grid at the same distance. Make sure that the cloth lies flat, and there are no misalignments.
Now a ready-made mosquito door can be attached to the doorway and screwed with loops along a predetermined pencil mark.
Do not forget to tie the ear and hook from the inside so that no one can open the door outside in the dark.
Now it remains to check the mosquito door in action.
How to make a door with a mosquito net - look at this video:
