Installation of sliding interior doors: installation by own hands
sliding interior door design The sliding interior door design can consist of one or more door leaves that are attached to the guide rails located only on one side of the doorway. Thus, the sliding door leaves move parallel to the wall, for opening and closing. They do not require free space in the room and like the radius of the circle, like a swing door. At the same time, the sliding door allows you to fully open the doorway, not at all obstructing it with the door leaf, as it does when using the folding interior door.
Advantages of the sliding door( popularly called the door-coupe) have become the reason for its wide use, and today this type of door is actively installed, both in apartments and in country houses, as well as in most public buildings.
Nuances of installing sliding interior doors with their own hands
It is not easy to install a sliding door in the house from the very beginning, but actually installing a sliding interior door with your own hands will be much easier and easier than installing a swinging or even folding door. However, some difficulties can still arise at the initial stages of this process, and more specifically: at the time of choosing the design of the sliding door. But with certainty it can be said that it is possible to choose the right sliding door for the house, only based on the dimensions of the doorway and the architectural features of the room.
Sliding interior doors are made of various materials, wood, plastic, metal and glass can be used for their production, and also the compilation of these materials. But the first thing to look for when choosing a sliding door is its dimensions( height and width).Dimensions of the door leaf should slightly exceed the dimensions of the doorway. If the doorway is large, it is more reasonable to choose a model of a sliding door with two canvases, if on the contrary - the doorway is too small, then a large sliding door will allow it to be enlarged.
Installation of a sliding interior door usually does not require the preparation of a doorway, but if the door model allows to increase the height and width of the doorway, it is from this stage that the installation of the sliding door should begin. When the doorway is ready to install the door, you need to decide which side will be the sliding door. Typically, this door is installed on the side of the room, which includes a person, passing into the house from the central entrance, but in the corridors of the corridors the sliding door is usually installed precisely from the corridor.
It should be noted that for the opening, the sliding door requires free space along the wall, in parallel with which it opens, to prevent the installation of such a door can, and strongly sticking out the casing of the doorway, which again must be taken into account.
Starting the installation of the sliding door is necessary with the installation of its lower guide, one of its edges should extend slightly beyond the width of the doorway, so that the door, resting on its edge, is in the center of the aperture. In cases of installing a sliding door with two canvases, the guide should be placed in the center of the doorway, usually the lower bar is installed in the floor, or in the decorative doorway.
After installing the lower bar strictly parallel to it, it is necessary to mount the upper guide profile to the wall to a height equal to the height of the door leaf with rollers, and it can be mounted on brackets, screws or dowels with screws. After completing the installation of the guides to the door leaf, following the instructions, you need to screw the rollers, hang the door on the top guide and insert into the lower profile. Checking the door for operation, and making sure of its ease of opening - you can mount and door hardware, including the casing profiles, handles, restraints and everything else.