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August 12, 2017 18:06

Door frame with his hands

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When buying a door is not necessary to spend money on a new door frame, because it can make their own hands.The main difficulty is not so much to produce, how much of the frame assembly for door installation as cutting compounds and gashes has its own specifics.In this article we consider in detail the whole process of manufacturing and installation of the door frame.

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design specifications

in most cases, sold separately from the box and find the right model can be difficult to store the door leaf.Also, bought a box may not be suitable for the size of the doorway, especially if you were building a house for yourself or make alterations to the apartment.

Any doorframes have a similar structure - a frame, folds and bars which are attached to each other in a special way.As the fasteners used special bolts or steel plates.

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measurements and sawing

For manufacturing the door frame with your hands, you'll need special locksmith tools and skills of handling.But first you need to make accurate measurements that during the installation of the finished box is not unforeseen difficulties.

There are two ways to remove the measurements:

  • on the door;
  • at the doorway.

For the first method, measure the sides of the door and add to get the size of 5 cm (thickness of the door frame).Then make a threshold measurements and the top, making the same allowance of 5 cm. Calculate the footage and start the production of the corresponding elements of the box.Then fold sawn bars on the floor grooves up, mark the top and bottom face of the door of the future, not forgetting to add the thickness of the nut.To cut the line was clearly visible, make a notch on the bars, which will be applied to the horizontal bar at the top and to the doorstep.

Saw prepared materials and adjust them for the required dimensions.In one of the side pieces make two small holes for the installation of loops using a chisel and hammer.The side on which slots are made to hinge, is selected depending on in which direction the door opens.

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short the whole process of manufacturing of interior door frame as follows:

  1. Smooth board thickness not less than 5 cm being cut into 4 equal parts, two of which correspond to the length of the door (door opening), and the remaining two - width.
  2. All elements are treated with three sides (the fourth side will be hidden in the wall, so pointless to waste time on it).
  3. Depending on the width of the board make the cut where the door will be placed, and do it only on the side where the door will be opened.Thus obtained protection from drafts and noise penetration.
  4. If you want to install a box for double doors, the cuts should be on both sides.
  5. ends of the parts treated with a plane, polished with sandpaper, lightly flatten the corners.

standard dimensions of the door frame: the long frame members is 193 cm, and the bar - 90 cm depth of the cut should be about 1.5 cm at the board width of 5 cm

assembly and installation

to prevent..irregularities in the process of installing the door frame into the opening you need to be able to use the building level and plumb.If the box will stand crooked, the door will not close tightly, or you do and do not get her to hang on hinges.

If you are installing a box in an apartment or house with stone walls, for fixing using wooden pegs and nails.When removing the old door in the Soviet-built houses can be seen that when the box was fixed long nails 120 or 150 mm.More information about this is described in the article "Removing Doors: step by step instructions."

If you are working with walls made of boards, as the fasteners may only be used staples.

gashes doorframe

very important moment in the process of assembling the door frame - the creation of gashes.Gash - it cuts in vertical and horizontal design elements, thanks to which all the parts fit together tightly and securely as possible.Professional collectors doors use two ways filing - 45 ° and at 90 °.Let us consider each of these in more detail.

When filing boxes at 45 ° wizard takes the board and puts on the inner side of each mark - oblique line to remove the excess and get an angle of 45 °.Then remove the unnecessary portion, the angle will be outside 45 °, and the inside - 135 °.The length and width of all the elements are stored.Small transverse bars obpilivayut from all sides, and vertical - only the top (bottom cut is not necessary, because the box will stand firmly on the flat "feet").

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To assemble the door frame in 90 °, you must first locate all the parts of the structure on a flat surface.Corners neatly connected with screws (2 pcs. In each corner).This method is much simpler and faster, but the appearance of such a box is not as aesthetically pleasing as in the case of 45 °."Direct" box basically put in the sheds, cellars, bathrooms and other similar areas.

Installation loops

Before inserting the door frame into the opening, you need to embed a loop.They should not be less than 20 cm from the edge portion of the door leaf.It is important to properly calculate the loop occurrence depth of the box element.Note that when the door is closed between the door frame and the canvas is still a gap of 4 mm.The easiest platform for loop cut electric cutter, but if such a tool is not found, use the conventional chisels and a hammer.

Attach the loop to the bar, circle with a pencil and cut out the desired part.For ordinary wooden door enough two pieces - top and bottom.Bottom loop should be placed at 21 cm from the edge of the frame, as 1 cm must be left at the gap between the floor and the door.

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Screw the hinges to the box and attach the door leaf to move the location of fixtures.It remains only to cut a similar recess in the web and you are ready to install the box.

How to install the door frame

task of the door frame - hold the door leaf in a stable position, so the design itself must firmly "sit" in the doorway.To secure the box are two methods of using experts: strengthening small frame rails positioned perpendicular to the uprights, or add solid wide mounting brackets.By putting the box in the opening, set in her braces, which fix it in the correct position.So it will be easier to screw in screws and finally fasten design.

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During constantly use a plumb to check the verticality of all elements.Also monitor the evenness of the angles until the final fixation.The main difficulty lies in the fact that the web of the door frame is almost never gets perfectly the first time, and the situation has to tinker.To eliminate the gap between the frame and the wall using small wedges or assembly foam.

When you have adjusted to the opening frame, the box should be fixed on the slopes.Check the strength of the structure, make sure that the corners and the sides are not sticking anything extra (wedges, spacers, rods, etc.).To secure the box to the slopes, use dowels.Before spinning to the end, make sure that the angle was 90 °.

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to "elevate" the door frame on top of it, attach trim.For this purpose, screws for wood, nails, or a heavy-duty construction adhesive for wood.If you are using self-tapping screws, the cap can be covered with decorative caps.On sale you can find frames with special slots that should be a snap, so they are firmly held.

Assembling the finished box

Fixing the door frame, as well as the assembly, rather a specific task, which is difficult to handle the person who does not have experience or at least a theoretical knowledge of plumbing.If you are not confident in their capabilities, better to buy a door with a door frame.Such a ready-made kit is sold disassembled and without hinged loops to the buyer to choose which way the door will open.

process of assembling the finished kit:

  1. Lay the bars of the box and make sure that the shortest of them has the slots.If no slots, then fasten all the parts of the door frame will have nails or screws.
  2. Dock top and side bars, and gently knock them together.In order not to harm the wooden structure, use a wooden mallet.
  3. Fix the elements with screws, check the evenness corners and structural strength.
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  4. bars protruding ends cut off a hacksaw, so that they did not prevent the assembly.
  5. Measure the width of the upper part of the design and cut the rail a little longer, and then nail it to the lateral part of the nail.
  6. Remove excess ends of the rack.
  7. On the inside of the top horizontal bar back down to 20 cm, attach the loop and draw around it with a pencil.
  8. Bottom pull back 21 cm and just circle the loop.
  9. Cut chisel platform for mounting hinges, pre-calculating the depth (including 4 mm gap).
  10. Screw hinge screws and attach the box to the door.Transfer marking loops and cut the fixing points on the canvas.
  11. Measure the height of the doorway and make a corresponding mark on the bars.
  12. Carefully lift the U-shaped structure and insert it into the opening.
  13. Check the correct position using a spirit level and plumb.
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  14. If you knock out one of the sides, insert between the wall and the frame bar of suitable thickness.
  15. remaining gap fill with foam - it will not only make the situation even stronger box, but also prevent the possibility of a draft.
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  16. Attach the frame with dowels to the slopes, remove temporary braces, Speel protruding wedges and install the trim.

Video about the installation of the door frame will allow you to more clearly understand the process:

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