An economical approach to the family budget is the independent installation and adjustment of metal entrance doors, as well as door hinges. We can not hide this work is laborious and requires peace of mind. But you do not hang a door often, so you can wait.
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Use quality hinges to install the door
If you think that installing an entrance metal door is a fairly simple exercise, then this is not so. In order for the front door to get in place and work without difficulties, precise adjustment of the door hinges is necessary.
Especially since the considerable weight of the metal door requires the installation of special loops with support-end bearings. The clips and the balls of the support-end bearings are made of hardened, improved steel, so they do not practically wear out, which means that the entrance metal door will last a long time. Therefore, the use of quality fasteners for fastening can be confidently considered a guarantee of its long work.
What are the hinges for the entrance doors
The hinges for the entrance metal doors are made by the manufacturer of stainless or carbon steel. The use of brass for door hinges does not justify the cost side, so it is preferable to use a combination of brass and steel alloy hinges. Door hinges of high quality have a protective and decorative coating of chrome, in some cases with spraying.
Structurally, the door hinge models are divided into the following types:
• classical
• hinges with a ball
• door hinges hidden
• Loop groups with supporting bearings.
Traditional door hinges of the "classic" group are morally obsolete, because they do not provide proper security of the entrance door, quickly wear out, thus contributing to the sagging of the door. Therefore, at present such loops are practically not used and are not installed on the entrance doors.
The most popular are the hinges with a ball, universally installed on the entrance metal doors to the apartment. What are the advantages and the secret of the door hinge with the ball? It's all about the hardened steel ball, which is embedded in the design of the hinges. The movable surface of the ball reduces the area of contact and friction of the contiguous elements of the structure, thereby increasing the durability of the door hinges.
Door hinges hidden are complex enough, therefore require special preparation. "Hang the door" yourself and try to "hang" it on the hidden hinges, but let it be better done by specialists. However, as the practice of installing the entrance metal doors shows, the loop group of the hidden type is able to provide a decent level of security against hacking.
Hack the door, equipped with hidden hinges, on which from the outside of the door leaf can not see any elements, it is difficult and the possibility of cutting loops with a tool is excluded. Especially if the door and the hidden hinges are perfectly adjusted.
Loop groups with bearing bearings on the metal front door give a concise answer to the question: "Good entrance metal doors, what are they?"
An ideal version of the hinges for the entrance metal doors can be safely called hinges with supporting bearings.
Such a loop is a mechanism that has a fulcrum on the bearing. Manufactured by high technology from steel rolling, this type of hinges provide not only a uniform load distribution of a considerable weight of the fabric, but also exclude creaking and backlash. The angle of opening the door with the hinges on the bearings reaches 180 degrees. In addition, the bearing reliably protects the door from sawing and breaking.
How to install a metal front door
Installation of the metal entrance door begins with the installation of the door frame. If there is an old door frame, then it is dismantled. The installation of the doorway is easier and more convenient to produce together. Using the building level, the rack of the box, on which the door hinges are located, is arranged strictly vertically.
Then the box is fixed with wooden wedges on the side of the walls. At this stage of the installation, it is possible to correct misalignments or deviations from the horizontal. Then, through the existing mounting holes in the rack, drill the wall. The drilling depth should reach 200 mm. In the received mounting holes we insert fixing anchor bolts, we check correct position of a door box and we twirl anchors. Then proceed to attach the door leaf to the hinges.
Hanging the door leaf on the hinges
Hanging the door leaf on the hinges depends on a number of factors:
• which way the door will open
• type of selected loops and fasteners.
Traditionally, door hinges of various types are cut or welded, depending on the type of door hinges at a distance of up to 150 mm. from the top and bottom of the door frame. The required marking is marked in parallel with the hinges installed on the door.
Then on the center of the loops mark the places for fastening on the canvas and the wall. Between the marks are half the door hinges. The door is hung in such a way that it has a free stroke. Having specified the correct location of the loops, they are fixed.
Many people are interested in the question of the number of door hinges: is it worth to hang an entrance metal door into three loops or to limit to two? The whole thing will depend on the weight of your door (if the door weight is more than 70 kg, three door hinges are recommended), how correctly the door is installed when hanging and what type of hinges are available.
Strict recommendations no one can give, because hanging the entrance metal door is a laborious process. After all, incorrectly installed doors will create enough problems in the near future, from which it will not be easy to get rid of.
Therefore, be strong and patient, hanging the door on two loops. To the same, hanging the door on two loops is easier than three. Those who do not believe can see for themselves.
The final step is to install the door hardware and check the operability of the locks.
The classic installation of an iron door is presented in the video.
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