Door linings

There are many ways to decorate the door: paint treatment, imposing slats or laminating the canvas. These methods are very time consuming and require the work of professionals. Another situation with overlays on entrance doors. Lining - one-piece products for the decoration of the door, which can be done independently. The result will pleasantly surprise you, even if you are not a professional builder or interior designer.

The main features of the door linings are:

• Protective lining function (preventing scratches and bumps);
• The decoration element (with the help of such elements you can give the old door a beautiful look);
• Savings (door linings are cheaper than new doors);
• Properties of refractories (lining impregnated with a special composition).

You can select a huge amount of materials from which to make lining the exterior doors. This article discusses the main types of door linings.

The most popular are the lining of MDF panels. You may notice that such details are presented in a wide range of colors and figured options. You can always choose the appropriate option for any door. They have a number of advantages:

• low cost;
• durability and wear resistance;
• guarantee heat and sound insulation;
• attractive;
• are durable.

The strength of these parts is due to special manufacturing technology. At the first stage, the fibers are strongly pressed. In the second - the details are covered with high quality film. The result is durable products that look like wood. Due to the snug fit to the door leaf, moisture does not get under the part.

Often, MDF overlays are used in the interior decoration of doors, sometimes the combination of a plastic door and wood imitations looks beautiful.For outdoor metal doors are ideal armor plates, they have special, anti-vandal properties.

Plastic is ideal for entrance doors. But it is necessary to remember when choosing such elements that only thick plastic will serve you for a long time. Plastic waterproof, tolerates the amplitude of temperature, does not fade in the sun.

Plywood overhead parts are very susceptible to moisture. At high humidity or water ingress, the corners of the veneer plates will round out. Therefore, it is undesirable to choose plywood elements for entrance doors.

Parts of wood are often used for the decoration of doors. Lining of wood must be coated with varnish or paint. They are resistant to sunlight and are not afraid of moisture.

Quite a frequent option - the entrance door with a mirror. Any hallway should have a mirror, and often the way out is to mount the mirror on the door. This saves space in small apartments, also visually makes the corridor more.

The overlay on the door decorates not only the door, but the whole room.It seemed that now the doors and without lining are quite beautiful and have their own patterns. But there are situations when the issue of installing the pads is not only due to updating the appearance of the door:

• The old door does not please the eye, especially after repair. But the canvas itself can last for many years;
• Panel facades are needed for additional thermal insulation;
• If the door is steel and welding seams are visible, then the lining will correct the situation.

In order for the lining to fit the size of the door, it is necessary to correctly and carefully measure the dimensions of the door leaf. Only after you have verified that the dimensions are correct can you buy the parts and then install them:

• Before installation, the door leaf must be cleaned. Sandpaper and a clean cloth are used to clean the surface. Then you need to degrease the surface. To do this, we need either white spirit, or antisilikon, or antistatic (if the door or part is plastic).
• The first step in the process of installing the door trim is to remove the door from the hinges. We lay the door leaf on the floor and continue to work.

• This is followed by the application of foam around the perimeter.Also, the foam must be applied in the center and crosswise. After that, we press the trim plates to the canvas. Foam for drying takes 30-45 minutes. If necessary, after freezing the foam on one side, we carry out the same steps for installing the parts on the second side, carefully turning the door leaf over.
• The third stage - after the final curing of the foam, you put the door in a vertical position for several hours, the time depends on the weight of the lining and the amount of foam applied. On average, this time is 5-6 hours.
• The final stage of fitting is carried out with a jigsaw. It is advisable to choose and install lining on 0.5-1 cm more on each side than the door leaf itself. Following are made holes for the lock and accessories.

The necessary holes should be made closer to the edge of the door, but without spoiling the appearance. For aesthetics, you can use rubber seals, they will also save from the ingress of cold air and wind.Remember that the door along with the lining became 10-12 pounds heavier than it was. This is taken into account when installing on old canopies.

There are also some tips that you can do to make this work faster and more efficiently:

• Work should be done very carefully and carefully. Only the accuracy of the work can guarantee you a great result;
• You can be sure that you will succeed. After all, today all the conditions have been created in order to do this work by myself;
• To do this, you will need a tool such as a jigsaw or a milling machine with a drill and screwdriver. If you do not have this tool, you can easily rent it;

• Remember to follow the step when installing self-tapping screws - 20-25 cm;
• Hats of hardware must be closed with a decorative gasket. It is necessary for not getting air and moisture.

Once you have installed the panels on the old door, you do not need to think that this is forever. The average life of the lining is about 12-15 years.

If this door is an entrance door, then it is exposed to many influences, which reduces the lining life.In addition, the pads are installed on the entrance doors of private houses, where frequent temperature changes, moisture and ultraviolet rays reduce the service life by 2-3 times. Therefore, the question of replacing the lining over time accurately appear.

Replace MDF lining, like others, you can do it yourself. This process is simple, but requires accuracy:

• First, you need to decide whether you will install other linings. It depends on how carefully you need to remove everything from the old door leaf.
• Secondly, you need to decide whether you will remove the door from the hinges. If after removal of the old linings installation of new ones follows, it is better to immediately remove the door from the hinges. If the replacement will occur later or they will not be changed at all, then it is better to leave the door in an upright position so that once again you do not remove the door from the hinges and do not install it back.

The process itself begins with the fact that you need to remove all accessories and all locks. After that, all hardware is removed to carefully remove old parts. It is advisable to remember how you installed these pads and in which places the screws tightened.

In the process you need to remember that when removing old panels, you need not damage the door leaf itself. It is also desirable to sketch or memorize the location of the screws, so that the new lining can be fixed to other places. Old holes from the screws will no longer hold the panel as needed, and the panels will not hold onto the same foam.

If PS conduct the replacement pads, then you can take the sizes from the old pads. This is only possible in cases where the old parts are not mechanically damaged. After removing the old panel, from it you can transfer all the places of the holes to the new panel and make them in advance. This saves you time.

When replacing panels, remember that panel thickness may vary. This is important at the moment when you buy hardware or are thinking about replacing the door hardware with a new look.

When installing door linings, you need to think not only about their functionality, but also about the beauty of the parts. You also need to think about whether the updated door will merge into the interior that has already been created. In this matter, everything depends on your personal preferences, but there are several aspects that must be taken into account.

For example, you can use powder paint. This option will allow you to perfectly match the color, hide scratches and scuffs. Rarely such a method is used because of the complexity of the preparation and the high cost of equipment.

For example, doors with wooden elements will look good in a room made in the Scandinavian style, which is characterized by white color and pastel colors. Also in such an interior, a special place is given to the naturalness of the materials, so wood lining is ideal.

Also, such linings will be well poured into the interior, where there are a lot of wooden elements of decor.In a style like kitsch, where the owner often experiments with combinations of materials, wood can look extremely beneficial.

MDF-lining less environmentally friendly, though imitate wood, but indifferent to moisture and temperature extremestherefore, it is more often used not in the interior, but in the exterior finish of the doors. In private homes, this option is very common, especially if the door is in contact with the environment. Also in the homes of such lining give the effect of weighing the door and create the effect of a wooden door.

The process of replacing the lining with a mirror on the front door you will see in the next video.