Choose an entrance door to the apartment and a private house

Have you bought your own home and do not know which is better to enter the apartment door?

The entrance door is that piece of interior that is installed in an apartment or a private house for many years, its main task is to protect, but at the same time, design in the selection plays an important role, and in addition, the design should be with good heat- and soundproofing.

Many manufacturers are currently selling and installing metal doors in the market.

Almost all of them have a high rating, they use good marketing moves.

How to choose the entrance door, the filler, which will provide the house with a good noise isolation, how not to fall for the company's advertising trick - we'll tell you in our article, give advice to professionals.

Choosing the door correctly

The entrance doors for the house are divided into the following classes according to the level of protection:

• 1 CLASS - can not be force cracked, for example, scrap;
• 2 CLASS - can be opened, but only by high-power electrical tools;
• 3 CLASS - can not be opened even with a professional electric tool;
• 4 CLASS - bullet-proof doors.

It does not matter if you plan to install a structure in an apartment or a private house, the first thing you need to do is decide on the financial possibilities, functionality, material, and choose the manufacturer.

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The entrance door to the apartment, a private wooden or stone house is constantly exposed to environmental influences, so the material from which it will be made must be resistant to various types of exposure, moisture and airtight.

The market has two main types of entrance doors: wooden and metal. The rating of materials is headed by steel.

Elements of the door structure

The metal door consists of the following components:

• One-piece iron sheets - two pieces, should be no more than 2 mm. This thickness is sufficient to prevent the opening. Steel sheets should not have seams to prevent opening through joints;
• Framework;
• The stiffness with which the structure is strong and stable, fixes the "ribs";
• Platbands - their task is to close the holes that can appear between the door and the door frame;
• Doors on the inside of the door. They perform the same function as the platbands, only with the door closed and protected from mechanical breaking( for example, crowbar);
• Thermal insulation filler;
• Soundproof materials;
• Seal;
• Door hinges, pins protect the product from removal. Their number determines the weight of the door, and in order for the hinges not to abrade, it is better to put them with the bearings;
• Vertical and horizontal crossbars retain the entire structure, and its deformation is prevented by spacers.

These are the most basic components that you pay attention to when choosing doors for your home. On some elements, we will stop in detail.

Thermal and sound protection

Thermal and soundproof materials will provide your home with comfort. When choosing a filler, do not forget the following tips.

The metal door consists of two sheets, inside the hollow space, which must be filled.

The filler will perform functions to protect heat, to prevent cold penetration, and to absorb noise. Soundproof materials must be chosen not inflammable.

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This can be polyurethane foam, basalt or mineral wool. The rating of fillers is headed by polyurethane.

Noise and thermal insulation are affected not only by the filler, but by the correct installation. Slots, distortions, can be a source of drafts, the cause of heat leakage.

For additional protection, use silicone gaskets with a double circuit.

To close the door tightly, one of them must be magnetic. Dense closure will prevent smells from penetrating.

Empty spaces must be filled with mounting foam, they usually occur between the door frame and the doorway.

Which locks to equip the door?

Lock is an important element of the design, it is desirable to choose not one, but several locks with different levels of protection.

The lock needs to be selected according to the weight of the door, it must approach the material from which it was made, it must be correctly positioned.

Locks differ in the way of installation: hinged, mortise or overhead;and by the type of mechanism: cylinder, lever or code.

Popularity rating is divided by the standard and cylinder types. The lock lock can not be knocked out, and under the cylinder lock it is almost impossible to pick up the master key.

The lock lock is a set of plates. The key beard leads them into motion.

The cylinder lock is smaller in size, there are pins inside it, which can be rotated only with a special key.

The degree of protection of such a lock increases the patches on its outer surface in the form of armored plates. The inner or insertion part of the cylinder lock can be replaced if necessary.

To protect a private wooden house, apartment, professionals recommend putting both types.

The warranty period for a lock is usually two years.

Rating of lock manufacturers, according to professionals, is as follows:

1. Manufacturer of locks for entrance doors, balconies and windows German concern lkon;
2. Mul-T-Lock - produce hinged, cylinder locks, as well as machine tools and special machines for cutting keys;
3. Masterlock is a Chinese company producing embedded and hinged aluminum u-shaped locks at inexpensive prices.

Timely key manufacturing technologies also provide protection against hacking. For example, laser keys.

Thanks to special indentations, the code for opening the lock on these keys is given, protection is provided.

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This function is also performed by keys with a punch card, on which special notches are made, which allow forming a lot of combinations.

The lock with the latch will not open the door either with a key or a master key, such a lock can not be knocked out with a sledge hammer.
Therefore, choosing locks, do not forget about the design with bolts, locks and bolts.

Design of the entrance door

The choice of exterior design is purely individual. The outer shell of metal products can be made of plastic, use a polymer, wooden material.

The entrance door for the house can be of different colors, different invoices.

One common is a coating consisting of polymer and metal components, the so-called powder coating.

This coating provides reliable protection, gives the product aesthetic appearance.

The constructions are covered in special chambers, with the help of prepared dies for external coatings they are given a different color.

Decorate products with moldings - convex details, of which are decorative patterns and patterns.

Also with the help of a layer of gold or silver, the upper layer of the entrance door can be galvanized.

Classical lovers will come to the door, covered with leather, lined with lining. However, manufacturers offer such a design now is not very often.

Installing the door correctly

Installing the front door is just as important as the choice of materials.

Professionals are advised to follow the following rules in order to properly install the design:

• Since the metal door is a heavy massive structure, its installation is possible only on a non-crumbling wall, the thickness of which is not less than 15 centimeters. The stability of the door unit will help to provide a specially prepared frame;
• If you need to enlarge the doorway, use a grinder with special disks to avoid damaging the supporting structures that arise from percussive methods;
• Training is compulsory. It is necessary to conduct measurements to determine the appropriate size of the entrance door, prepare a doorway. If necessary, dismantle the previous door;
• With the screed it is necessary to level the floor where the doorway will be located;
• The door box should be anchored. Anchors will be reliable fixatives.
  The emptied voids must be filled with a mounting foam, and after it dries, apply plaster.

Who should I contact?

When you plan to order doors for a private house or apartment, pay attention to the firms that are represented on the market for many years.

In a company that has been producing and installing for a long time and has proved itself with a high rating, it is possible to request an international certificate, ISO, and a quality certificate.

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Steel doors are manufactured in accordance with GOST 31173-2003.Do not forget about the hardware, ask for the documentation.

Which door is better to put, made according to GOST or not, choose you, but trusting the manufacturer, you actually trust him with your apartment or private house.

Today, on the market, door constructions are presented by both domestic and foreign manufacturers.

Domestic manufactures offer cheaper models, but they can not always provide high quality materials and products.

Imported manufacturers give more guarantees in quality, but the dimensions of the doors often do not match the size of our doorways.

The rating of those and others is quite high.

Summing up, we will make a list of recommendations for choosing a company to determine how to choose the right door.

The company should exist in the market for the production and installation of doors for at least 5 years, have sufficient experience, have a high rating.

A solid company will always be able to offer a rich assortment of products. Their lineup is represented by models of different price category - from budget options to expensive exclusive ones.

The company must provide an individual approach to each client. Make calculations, advise and help make a choice, determine the potential complexity will help the geek, leaving the company.

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The organization owning its own production deserves more confidence. Such a company can quickly eliminate possible problems in the design, fulfill warranty obligations.

The manufacturing and installation time is usually 1-2 days. Companies usually meet customers and perform installation on weekends and holidays.

After installing the doors, a reliable company will always provide you with service. Will repair the locks, eliminate the defects in the installation of doors, identified after and so on.