Iron entrance doors for a private house: tips on choosing

To protect your country house from intruders, you need to install a reliable metal door with a good lock. The door meets us at the entrance to the house, therefore, in addition to being strong, it should look aesthetically pleasing. The door connects the street space with the house, so it must have thermal insulation and sound insulation.

The door must have the following properties:

• Resist hacking. There are 4 classes of resistance, the best are the 3rd and 4th. Since the doors of country houses border the street, for greater security you need to choose the highest class.
• Thermal insulation. The doors of private houses and cottages have direct contact with the outside air, so they must have good thermal insulation in order to keep their microclimate in the house.

• Wear resistance. It is necessary to provide strength to mechanical damage, resistance to paintwork, resistance to precipitation and temperature extremes.
• Approach the exterior of the house in shape, size and color.
• Should be available: high-quality locking system, anti-cuts, hidden hinges (if the hinges have access to the outside, then anti-pins are used).
• The most suitable overall dimensions: height - 200 cm and width - 90-100 cm.

The models used in country houses are of different types:

• Swing. Thanks to their device, these models almost do not let outside air and noise into the house.
• Sliding. They are a construction of guides along which sections are moved apart on rollers.
• Folding. In this construction, the sections are folded with an accordion. Due to its low reliability, it is rarely installed.

Doors can have various quantity of cloths (shutters), they are:

• Single doors. The most commonly used models.
• Half-leaved. They have two doors of different widths.
• Bicuspid. They have two identical canvases. Such models are used for openings of wide width.

In the house, the street doors swing open both inward and outward. According to the safety rules (in case of fire, other natural disaster), the opening should be carried out to make it easier to run out.

Externally and in form, entrance doors differ in:

• standard;
• arched;
• with the presence of deaf transoms;
• with decorative elements.

Separately, you can select armored doors with fire and bullet-proof device. Such durable, strong products can be considered ideal.

Iron doors for a private house have the following advantages:

• stylistic diversity and variety of forms;
• high tightness and heat insulation;
• duration of operation.

The negative qualities of iron models include:

• folding and complex models have a low security class;
• often after the purchase you have to increase the sound insulation and insulation with your own hands;
• there is a risk of freezing at low street temperatures.

It is necessary to solve the problem of freezing immediately, otherwise it can cause a lot of trouble:

• the house will have low air temperature, which can cause colds in the occupants;
• frost on the door leaf will cause cracking of the outer panel and will lead to early failure of the structure;
• because of freezing, the door lining will deteriorate;
• frost may also appear on the slopes, which will lead to their deterioration;
• the operation of the locking mechanism and door handles;
• Excessive moisture will cause the walls and furniture to sweat, resulting in mildew.

In addition, when the freezing of the door leaf is deformed, for this reason in the future it will not be possible to avoid drafts and eventually the door will cease to function. If you find freezing, you need to remove the door at the first opportunity and warm it. After work on weatherization, the door must be carefully and correctly put in place.

In our cold climate, the problem of freezing is very acute. At negative temperatures frost may form on the doors. Cloth can freeze through, even if there is a vestibule.

To eliminate this problem, you need to build a special layer of insulation inside.They can serve as polystyrene foam or mineral wool. Insulation must be placed in the canvas, and in the frame box. Thus, you can get a very warm door.

But even better if you choose a model with a thermal break in the profile. This door is equipped with low heat inserts. It turns out that the outside temperature does not flow inward. The weak link here is the castle zone, it is necessary to ensure its isolation.

When using thermal break technology, materials such as polyamide, which form an air cell inside the web, are used. This reduces heat transfer. In addition to warming the interior, the iron door is equipped with a double or triple loop of sealing material.

To seal the internal space, it is preferable to use foam or mineral wool, they delay the heat output at temperatures up to minus 25 degrees. As the sealing in the manufacture of doors with a thermal break, fiberglass is sometimes used, which is not recommended for use in very warm climates.

If iron doors with a thermal break are revetted with wood, their heat-insulating properties will significantly improve. If you install doors with thermal break, you will get a significant reduction in energy consumption for heating your home. On such models there will never be condensation, frost and ice. As a result of the fact that the doors remain dry, they do not corrode and look good. In addition, the door can be protected from corrosion with anti-corrosion compounds.

Additional protection against heat loss can be provided by electric heating. This is done with a cable that runs along the perimeter of the canvas, near the locks and inside the box. Despite the cold weather, the structure will remain dry. The disadvantage of this thermal protection are noticeable financial costs for electricity.

The front trim of the iron door is carried out not only to improve its appearance. From the finish depends on the durability of the product. The door covering must withstand precipitation, low or high temperatures, solar radiation, wind.

Finishing of MDF does not last for a long time, so there is no point in doing it.

The choice of the buyer is widely represented models of both domestic and foreign manufacturers. Preference should be given, above all, to the quality of the material: its thickness, integral profile, and good fittings. Domestic manufacturers bribe a lower price (about 200 to 500 dollars) with good quality.

But there are buyers from foreign manufacturers. The price of imported doors ranges from 400 to 1000 dollars. Especially known products from Italy, Germany, Israel and Poland.

The best reviews are famous products of the following manufacturers:

• Gardesa - a factory well-known outside the country from Italy, on the market since the late seventies of the last century.
• Dierre - Italian factory with half a century of history.
• Hormann - A company from Germany, there is its representative office in St. Petersburg.
• The Guardian - a domestic company with a huge selection of models and a wide network of its stores in the country.
• Torex - the plant is located in the city of Saratov, has been operating since 1989.
• "Elbor" - Russian manufacturer, supplies to the market high-security doors.

As you already understood, the choice of the door is a very serious matter. A prerequisite for the purchase of an iron door for a private house, will be the task of securing your home. Therefore, when choosing a door, do not trust unfamiliar companies that will offer you products at a low price. Let the comfort and peace of your household guard the right doors.

In more detail about how to choose entrance iron doors for the private house, you learn from the following video.