Features of measurements, determination of dimensions, weight and other parameters of the door

03.09.201639410

Many experts recommend choosing an interior door even before the start of repair work in the home. This will allow you to avoid damaging the walls. Now on the market, manufacturers offer a wide range of such designs, so the choice becomes a real challenge for many buyers. It is greatly facilitated by the parameters of interior doors, which should be accurately determined immediately before purchasing. In most cases, when choosing doors of this type, attention is paid precisely to the standard parameters, since in apartments and houses all openings are almost the same size. However, there are also cases when it is required to purchase an interior door with non-standard dimensions. This usually happens when extraordinary design solutions are introduced into the home. This article will tell you about the features of obtaining the exact parameters of interior doors.

Interior doors

• Standard requirements for interior doors
• The role of the material of the interior door in the implementation of measurements
• Interior openings and their size
• How to measure correctly?
• Door structure weight
• Hardware parameters

Door weight

When buying interior doors, we will definitely pay attention to their color, texture, i.e. external signs that tell us how they will fit into the interior of our house or apartment, and, of course, their cost.

What about the functionality of the doors?

This question is also important for many reasons: doors are made of different materials (for example, solid wood or glued wood, MDF, plastic and glass), each of which has its own advantageous and, maybe not very, characteristics: moisture resistance, wear resistance and their weight.

It is about the weight characteristics that will be discussed.

Colors

In addition to size, weight, material and design, doors are also chosen according to their colors and shades. This parameter is important for interior decoration like no other.

Door colors

So, let's consider what the colors of interior doors are. It is absolutely pointless to list all the varieties of existing shades and color schemes, since there are a great many of them, from A (acacia) to Z (ash). According to the main colors, the following can be called: white, black, brown, gray. From them, different shades appeared.

The final color depends on the material and its coating. For example, the entire assortment of wood includes only brown colors (although there are also gray, and almost black, and even painted with red enamel). And plastic - the whole spectrum of the rainbow.

The whole question here is how to choose the appropriate option. Follow these simple rules:

• First of all, the doors should fit into the design style of the hallway, hall. All canvases must be the same for every opening in an apartment or house.
• Wood with a natural pattern is suitable for any interior, as well as pure white. Modern motifs welcome cold shades (light up to white, or vice versa, dark, like wenge).
• If you prefer natural wood, make sure that they match the pattern of the laminate on the floor, wooden furniture (wardrobe, sofa, table, chairs, kitchen set). Geometric patterns can also match perfectly. It is better to order from the same seller or manufacturer where you purchased the furniture. If your floor is tiled both in the corridor and in the bathroom, linens of that color and shade will be a good choice.
• The color should also be in harmony with the shade of the walls.
• Accents can be set with platbands and skirting boards. This will untie your hands and allow you to install a door of any color. If only the accent matches the overall color scheme.

Standard door weights

The weight of the door is determined primarily by the material it is made of. For example:

• plastic used for interior doors - about 1.5 kg. for 1 running meter + 1 kg. for 1 sq. m. - profile reinforcement;
• 5 mm glass weighs approximately 12.5 kg. for 1 sq. m .;
• wood (glued, pressed), usually, it is not very expensive, but rather high quality coniferous (soft) wood species, for example, pine - weight 1 sq. m., about 15 kg. for 1 sq. m .;
• wood (solid), for example, oak or ash - deciduous (hard) species of wood reach a weight of 20-25 kg. by 1. sq. m.

If you do some simple arithmetic operations, you can calculate that a standard blank canvas measuring 2 m by 0.6-0.9 m will have the following weight (taking into account accessories: locks and handles):

• plastic door - about 4.5 kg.;
• glass - 20 kg.;
• a wooden one will range from about 24 kg. up to 40 kg.

But the material is not a “net” measure of weight. It is also important how this door is made.

So, for example, there are blind products with windows (made of glass or plexiglass), hollow (as, for example, all MDF canvases) and solid (made of solid wood or glued), swing or sliding doors.

How does this factor affect the weight of the doors?

Significantly: both in the direction of facilitating and making them heavier.

When calculating the weight of blind swing structures, it is enough to take into account only the weight of the material from which they are made.

But already the same deaf, but sliding products (made of solid wood) can reach a weight equal to 125 kg. the dimensions of the door leaf change (from floor to ceiling)

Deaf doors MDF (laminated, veneered and painted), made (by technology) hollow and cellular, like honeycombs (using cardboard), inside, have a weight of about 10 kg. But if you put glass in them, then they will become a little heavier (depending on the area of ​​the glass to be installed).

Why know the weight of a door?

This is important for many reasons: ease of use, very heavy doors can cause serious injuries if they suddenly close in a draft in front of your face, installation features (for doors weighing more than 70 kg. Additional hinges or some other mechanisms for their fastening are required).

You need to take into account everything in order to use it with pleasure and without fear.

Source: dvermezhkom-service.ru

Hardware parameters

Fittings for interior doors can be primary and secondary. It includes door hinges, door handles, rollers for sliding doors. All of them can have a different shape and principle of fixation, but at the same time they must perform their functions correctly. For example, the hinges are required to securely fix the door leaf on the jamb. If the door weighs more than 40 kg, then it is advisable to choose the hinges with bearings, and so that the load is evenly distributed, it is advisable to complete this element with a threaded pin, which will make it possible to adjust the position of the structure in case of sagging.

Handles are another indispensable element of furniture for interior doors. They are divided into cone-shaped (stationary and various types of rotary handles belong to them) and pressure structures (they are fixed on both sides of the door leaf at the same level). The installer must correctly determine the height of the interior door handle. In the standard version, this parameter is about 90-100 mm. But in general, experts advise making the height of the door handle from the floor such that it is convenient for household members.

What determines the weight of the product?

The weight of an interior door directly depends on the quality of the material from which it is made.Factory models are manufactured in accordance with state standards and have typical indicators: size and weight.

Materials, in turn, have such a property as density. The specificity of the material from which the product is made directly affects how much the door weighs. Here are the densities of the most common materials:

Average weight of a door made of this material, kg

1.5 kg per running meter

Glass (thickness 5 mm)

Coniferous wood processing products

Hardwood tree

MDF characteristics

Each enterprise produces MDF boards using various technologies and dimensional standards that determine the technical characteristics of a particular product. Thus, the weight of the sheet will be influenced not only by its size, but also by its density. This indicator ranges from 600-850 kg / m³. The average density of the panels is 780 kg / m³.

Initially, the MDF board looks like this, and the final product depends entirely on the finish

Another criterion influencing the weight of the product is the presence of the outer coating of the board, as well as its type and thickness. It can be one-sided or two-sided lamination with PVC film, laminating with paper film, veneering with natural wood.

For example, wall panels have a protective and decorative coating on one side, and MDF boards, intended for the manufacture of various embossed products (furniture facade, doors, decorative interior items, etc.), are produced simply with a polished surface, which makes it possible to carry out necessary milling operations.

The application of one or another coating is carried out already on the finished elements. There are also various types of MDF with double-sided finishing, most often used for the manufacture of furniture.

A lot of different doors, their advantages and disadvantages

Each of the materials has its own advantages and disadvantages.

The plastic has unrivaled insulating properties. It retains heat well, cuts off odors and noises. Models made of this material are light in weight, they have a reduced risk of injury. Plus they are affordable. The main disadvantage of these models is that they are not environmentally friendly and even toxic. Therefore, it is not recommended to install them in residential buildings. An exception may be products made of high-quality plastic, which are comparable in cost to wooden models.

An interior door with glass looks laconic and attractive. These models allow you to give the room airiness, the interior - lightness, let in a large amount of sunlight into the room. Modern tempered glass or triplex is characterized by high impact strength and safety. However, their price makes you think about the advisability of installing such a model.

Models made with the use of wood processing products are considered a worthy replacement for solid-state counterparts. They are more affordable, moisture and temperature resistant. In addition, the wood-shaving material weighs less in comparison with the solid wood. Finishing of fine wood veneer gives the product a respectable appearance.

The products of new technologies are alternative synthetic materials that are used to cover the canvas to give not only an external gloss, but also to increase significant consumer qualities. New generation materials include artificial veneer (laminate), nanoflex and eco-veneer. They are considered an example of environmental friendliness and are highly resistant to moisture and temperature extremes. The polymer coating provides less weight for the veneered door.

Models made of hardwood (hard) wood are considered an attribute of luxury. Their cost is really high, but it is offset by the benefits. These products are reliable, durable and very beautiful.However, wood can quickly lose its appearance due to a sharp temperature drop and high humidity in the room. In order for the wooden door not to deform from unfavorable factors, it is covered with special moisture-resistant compounds. The mass of such products, depending on the type of wood, can reach up to 150 kg. This means that the load on the door hinges will be maximum; you will need especially strong fittings and a high-quality wooden frame.

The numbers

The bare indicators of the mass of different types of structures speak for themselves:

Products from the Middle Kingdom can be very light - only 40-45 kg. However, you can open such a canvas with an ordinary can opener without much effort.

How to choose the right one

The entrance area must not only be well protected from burglary and penetration of thieves, but also made attractive. The hallway is always decorated in a certain style, so the door should fit into it as organically as possible. Or to be bright - this option is often chosen by lovers of contrasts.

To choose the right door, follow these rules:

1. Finishing. Products finished with powder paint look inexpensive and stylish (experiment with textures - crocodile, silk, moire, hammer effect, and colors - any shade from the RAL catalog). An economy class option, almost weightless, while giving the entrance area an exquisite look - vinyl leather on foam rubber. This is the ideal solution for apartment entrance doors. For a private house, not thick (10-15 mm thick) MDF panels are suitable.
2. Thermal insulation. For apartments located on the second floor and above, it is not required to insulate the entrance. But, if you really want to, you can order the filling of the canvas and the box with expanded polystyrene (polystyrene). This insulation material weighs nothing.
3. The amount of sheet steel. Both for a private house and for an apartment, a canvas of 1 sheet, a frame and stiffeners is quite enough.
4. Fittings. Choose the one you like. There is no point in saving on grams here.
5. Locks. For good protection, always order 2 mechanisms - cylinder and lever, plus an internal latch.

It is not difficult to calculate the approximate weight of the door. Multiply the mass of 1 m 2 by the area of ​​the canvas, add the box and fittings.

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Factors affecting the mass of the interior product

Other factors also affect the weight of the door:

1. Blade dimensions (length, width and thickness). Models made of the same material, the same height and width, but differing in thickness by a few millimeters, will have a difference in weight of several kg (depending on the material);
2. Uniformity of the material. Products can be solid and glazed, made of the same material, or contain a combination of materials with different densities. All these nuances are reflected in the mass of products.
3. Its production technology:
   The heaviest will be doors made of solid wood, whose weight can reach 140 kg.
4. Slightly lighter than paneled products. Veneer interior doors contain fragments of wood materials (chipboard, MDF). The upper part of such products may contain inserts in the form of panels, glass, or cellular cardboard. The severity of the model will depend on the quality of the insert. It ranges from 20-40 kg.
5. Panel products have a hollow structure. The cavities are usually filled with honeycomb-shaped cardboard inserts. These models are distinguished by their low weight - 10-15 kg.
6. The quality of the fittings used. Door handles, lock and other accessories add weight to the product in the direction of increasing.

Features of MDF panels for walls

Decorative wall panels come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, which directly affect their weight. There are three main types of sheet materials for wall decoration:

• Rack panels are long strips of various thicknesses, lengths and widths. Each manufacturer has its own dimensional standards. The width of such panels can vary from 150 mm to 325 mm, length - from 2400 mm to 3700 mm and thickness - from 6 mm to 14 mm.
• Tiled panels. This type is characterized by a square shape and a huge variety of standard sizes, from small tiles 30 × 30 cm to impressive sheets of 98 × 98 cm.
• Sheet panels. This material has the largest dimensions. The average size of one sheet is 122 × 244 mm, and the thickness is 3-6 mm.

As for the color and textured finishes, then their choice is almost limitless.

So, for example, one slatted panel with a thickness of 6 mm, with a length of 2600 mm and a width of 150 mm, weighs 1.9 kg. With the same thickness and length, the weight of a 200 mm wide panel will be 2.75 kg, and a 240 mm strip will "tighten" by 3.3 kg.

Why do you need to know the weight of the door?

You need to know the weight of the canvas for several reasons.

Firstly, this information is needed for the correct choice of the door frame, if it is not included in the package. If a heavy piece of solid wood is hung on a MDF box, then such a structure will not serve for a long time.

Hinges are also selected according to the weight of the product. Doors of various designs have their own subtleties of location, attachment to the box.

Secondly, the weight of the door will allow the owners of the apartment to plan the correctness of its placement. Heavy items will be out of place in a nursery or bathroom. This will create an unsafe living environment and cause difficulties in operation.

Source: portaprima.ru

Product functionality

Double-leaf wooden doors are heavier than single-leaf doors (suddenly)

This issue is very important for several reasons: interior doors can be made of various materials (MDF, veneer, glass, solid wood, PVC, plastic, eco-veneer), each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages:

• wear resistance;
• thermal insulation;
• moisture resistance.

But special attention should be paid to the weight of the equipment. Indeed, the service life of the door with the frame will largely depend on this parameter.

Weight characteristics of entrance doors

And oak doors are heavier than other wooden doors

The weight of the models is determined by the type of materials used. This parameter affects the usability of the door. Well-known equipment will be very difficult to open and close for young children and the elderly. Therefore, such heavy equipment can be a factor in injury.

Interior doors weighing more than 75 kg require additional fastening systems during installation. Therefore, you have to buy more powerful hinges for fasteners, roller systems and sturdy frames. After all, the significant weight of the door affects not only the ease of use, but also the safety of using the device.

Models made of wood

Hardwood interroom structures are quite heavy. For example, one square. m. oak massif weighs at least 18-20 kg. But the most weighty will be deaf oak models of great thickness.

Softwoods are lighter. So one square. m. pine massif will be 5 kg lighter than oak. In addition, wooden interior fittings with a box, made of softwood, will cost significantly less than oak canvases.

Veneered interior models are much cheaper than solid wood products, and they weigh less. In addition, the veneer is impregnated with special agents that significantly increase the moisture resistance of the material. And for production, as a rule, they choose the best quality veneer.Depending on the type of used fittings and additional equipment, the total weight of the product with the box does not exceed 15-18 kg. In this case, the service life of veneer structures will be at least 20 years.

What you need to consider when calculating the size of facades for furniture

I already wrote about how to calculate the dimensions of the facades of a corner cabinet here. Now we will talk about the usual.

There are two types of facades - overhead and inset (internal).

According to the generally accepted standard, overhead facades of any furniture and of any plan (swing, retractable) should be reduced by 3-4 mm from the dimensions of the cabinet / niche that they cover. For internal facades, the same rule applies, but the internal dimensions of the niche are taken as the basis for the calculation.

To be honest, I am calm about deviating from generally accepted norms in the calculation of furniture facades. The beauty of self-made furniture with your own hands or to order is that you can implement some kind of non-standard solutions.

Is it possible to make the gaps on the facades smaller?

In my memory, there was a customer who very much wanted the kitchen facades to be very tightly adjacent to each other, to form a kind of monolithic effect. Moreover, it was essential to him that the edge of the facades was as straight as possible, without rounding. For this reason, MDF facades were immediately rejected. How the PVC edge with a thickness of 2 mm and even 1 mm "rounds off" did not suit him categorically.

PVC with a thickness of 0.4 mm was specially purchased "for it".

The size of the fronts has been reduced by only 2mm, excluding edge thickness. The customer personally checked and approved all the dimensions of the front part, which went into production - the appearance of the furniture was so fundamental to him. And of course, he was warned about the minimum backlash for opening doors and drawers, in order to avoid them shuffling from each other. The most subtle moment was the large drawers at the bottom of the kitchen. It is natural that they sag a little, it is only necessary to load them "to the eyeballs". They are regulated when installing the kitchen, they are empty. And the loaded ones may well "go" on top of each other, start to shuffle when opening, if the backlash between them - in his case only 1 mm - is minimal. But the customer vowed not to load them heavily and not to make claims in this regard.

Is it possible to make the gaps on the facades larger?

There was a reverse case in my practice. When huge gaps between the facades emphasized the special design of the furniture. It looked really very interesting and stylish. I only have a photo of the shoe rack and not in very good quality. But the principle of calculating the facades of the cabinet from the picture is visible.

The body of furniture is also adapted for such design techniques. In order not to see the gaps between the doors, into which all the insides "shine".

There is one caveat if you want to use the same solution - to reduce the doors relative to the body so that the sidewalls are visible. If the facades are hinged, then they are not attached to the usual 90-degree hinge, but to a half-overlay, specially designed for opening to the "half-end". You can read more about hinges here. Accordingly, it is necessary to reduce the doors by the amount of "half-end", that is, 8-10 mm.

Profile

Entrance groups made of PVC are produced using a special high-strength reinforced frame base... Inside the profile, there is a steel insert, which ensures the rigidity of the structure and its resistance to external deformations.

The color range of plastic can be very diverse: the material can be painted with the required color or laminated.

The choice of color for lamination of the structure is multifaceted and includes many shades, both repeating the colors of various types of wood, and the usual colors: blue, green, brown. The door can be laminated on one or both sides.

A profile made of metal and PVC is one of the most popular structures in the modern construction market. It is characterized by its excellent appearance and is used universally due to its high performance characteristics. Increased strength and good thermal insulation put it in the first place for use in the arrangement of entrance doors.

How to correctly calculate the front of the cabinet

Summarizing everything written above. It doesn't matter how much to reduce the facade relative to the box. The main principles for calculating dimensions for cabinet doors or cabinets with drawers, chest of drawers are as follows:

• The backlash for hinged and retractable fronts to be able to adjust the hinges should be at least 2mm in width. In height, if there is no limiting visor and / or protruding bottom, this principle is not important.
• It is imperative to take into account the thickness of the edge when calculating the final size of the facade. PVC with a thickness of 2 mm on both sides is already 4 mm! This means that you need to subtract at least 7 mm for the gap on each side to take into account the thickness of the edge.
• The principle of calculating facades must be followed for the entire set of furniture. Especially if there is a certain row, the adjoining of several diverse facades to each other.

The latter principle is especially important for kitchens. Let's consider it in more detail.

Price

The cost of installing a PVC entrance group can vary significantly.

The following factors are of great importance in determining the price of the issue.:

• the initial cost of the raw materials used, taking into account the component parts;
• finishing;
• dimensions of the product, the amount of material spent;
• the complexity of the style solution and the type of door mechanism used. The cost of designer unique doors will be higher;
• number of flaps;
• additional options (intercom, alarm).

How to calculate the facades in the kitchen

The principles of calculating the facades for the kitchen do not differ from others. There is only a certain nuance due to the very design of the kitchen - the presence of a number of different cabinets and drawers next to each other and a corner element. A certain symmetry must be observed in the alternation of heights of various cabinets and drawers.

Otherwise, it will simply look unaesthetic and strange.

Basically, they "fly through" in the calculations, when one figure is subtracted from the swinging facade in height, and another figure suddenly pops up from the boxes, taking into account all the gaps between them. Or when the gap between the hinged facades of one locker suddenly turns out to be less or more than what is formed along its edges when tightly adjacent to the neighboring ones.

Be careful, minus everything correctly and do not "lose" millimeters.

IMPORTANT! A table top is placed on top of the lower tables-pedestals. If this is postforming, then the facades of the entire bottom row will have to be "lowered" by 3-4mm, since there is a drip tray on the inside of the postforming with a 180 degree bend - a convex strip of either silicone or plastic. Therefore, it is undesirable to reduce the facades of the kitchen by less than 4 mm - otherwise, there will simply be no backlash for adjusting it to open freely without touching this very drip tray. With other countertop options, this nuance is not fundamental.

IMPORTANT! Sometimes a protruding visor is placed on top of the upper kitchen cabinets, into which it is planned to embed spotlights. The framing of the soffit also has its own thickness (height). Adequate clearance must be provided to prevent the doors from clinging to it when opening. Often, when calculating facades for upper kitchen facades, it is necessary to reduce their height to 10 mm or even more, depending on the type of soffit.

How to calculate the area of ​​facades

The most convenient way to calculate the area of ​​the facades is to put a plate in Excel and fill in the appropriate multiplication formulas for height * length * number and total summation.

It's based on simple mathematics. To calculate the area of ​​the facade, you need to multiply its length by width. Then multiply by the number. And add it up with the rest, if you need to calculate the total area of ​​the facades.

How to calculate the weight of facades

Calculation of the weight of the facades is important if a non-standard size is deliberately taken and there are doubts about the strength of the fasteners. By default, it is recommended not to make the width of the swinging facade more than 500-600 mm. The hinge may not support the weight of the door and over time it will either tear it out or it will warp without the possibility of adjustment. Skewed - that is, the unfixed edge will sag.

But to a greater extent, the weight determines the inability of the hinge to "hold" the horizontal adjustment. Therefore, it is important at the design stage to check everything, to correlate the weight of the front part to be laid in relation to the bearing capacity of the fasteners, voiced in the manufacturer's recommendations. You can calculate the weight of the facades based on the following examples:

• According to Kronospan, a sheet of moisture-resistant laminated chipboard with a thickness of 16 mm in 2800x2070 format weighs 67.7 kg. To find out the weight of one square of laminated chipboard, you need to divide the weight by the area converted from mm to m: 67.7: 2.8: 2.07 = 11.63 kg. calculating the weight of the facade is simple, you need to calculate its area and multiply by 11.63 kg.
• Uncoated MDF sheet of Russian production 16 mm thick with a density of 750 kg / m3 in 2800x2070 format weighs 70 kg. A similar calculation allows you to find out the weight of one square meter: 70: 2.8: 2.07 = 12.08 kg. Plus a few grams will add a coating - PVC film or enamel painting.

Do you use chipboard from other manufacturers and MDF of a different density and thickness in the production? Just find out the initial data on the official websites of the manufacturers and perform similar actions. The calculations will be correct if you use their principle to calculate the weight of facades made of acrylic, glass, solid wood, plywood and other materials.

Source: sdelay-mebel.ru

Technical features of MDF boards

For ease of perception, all data were grouped into tables.

Table 1... Technical characteristics of sanded MDF sheets produced by different manufacturing countries.

Table 2. Technical characteristics of laminated MDF sheets produced by different manufacturing countries.

Table 3. Technical characteristics of MDF sheets laminated with paper film. With double-sided coating, the weight of the products does not change.

Calculating the weight of a MDF door

One of the important characteristics of the door is its weight.

When choosing an interior design, it is recommended to pay special attention to this parameter in several cases.

You are about to purchase a massive product and you doubt whether the standard hardware will support the weight of the door. If we are talking about a swing block, you may have to install not two, but three hinges.

It is very important to take into account the weight of the canvas even if you install sliding doors with your own hands. As you know, heavy blades are not recommended to be used as part of them, however, the load on the rollers and guide tracks can be reduced by using more carriages and reinforced rails. Usually, additional fittings are used if the weight of the structure exceeds 60 kg.

Types of glazing of plastic doors

Different types of glass are used in the production of models:

• embossed. Glass parts have different relief patterns, they are used to create original models;
• triplex. The material consists of several glass parts, glued with a protective film.The inserts can withstand high loads and have good thermal insulation properties. When using triplex, the plastic frame is additionally strengthened;
• matte. Translucent glass gives an original look to plastic doors, transmits light, but prevents unwanted viewing of the interior;
• toned. From the inside, such glass is transparent and opens up a view of the street, but from the outside it looks like a mirror.

The weight of an interior door made of various types of canvases

When installing interior doors, not only aesthetics, modernity of the closing system or design are important, but also characteristics such as weight and dimensions. Ease of use and the fundamental possibility of installing one or another option depend on this. The weight of the door leaf of the interior door varies within a very wide range.

Why know the mass of the sash?

This value is important for many factors:

• some physical effort is required to open both the swing and the sliding sash. The heavier the sash, the more difficult it is to do it, especially for a weak person - a child or an old man. This point must be taken into account;

• the opening mechanism affects the permissible weight limit. So, moving the sliding sash is much easier. Therefore, with the same degree of convenience in the latter case, a large mass is allowed;

Lightweight door construction

• interior doors are required to be installed both in the main wall and in the interior partition. The latter are not always distinguished by sufficiently high strength parameters. Accordingly, a massive sash cannot be installed here;
• the same applies to old houses, where walls of secondary importance are very light and cannot withstand heavy loads:

Doors in lightweight partitions

• the sash weight is important when choosing fittings: hinges, locks. The larger it is, the more durable and expensive hinges should be used, and the more massive the box is to be installed.

Constructive solution

Where there is a place for fantasy to roam, there are always interesting constructive solutions. Sliding options are very fond of designers and owners of wide apartments. A great variety of them can be found in specialized stores.

What kinds of sliding interior doors are there? Surprisingly, any double-leaf and even single doors can be made sliding using a special mechanism. This is ideal for small kitchens, corridors and rooms. When opening, the doors move along the wall and do not take up space. And it is also possible such a structure in which the partitions go into the wall. This option is preferable, since this way we get rid of the main disadvantage of sliding models - low sound insulation.

Thus, sliding is divided into:

• single and double leaf.
• and according to the mechanism for moving along the wall (compartment) and inside it ("pencil case"), as well as folding ("screens", in which the shutters move along the upper profile or "blinds").

In terms of materials, design solutions, the assortment is as huge as in the case of non-sliding models.

Dimensions (edit)

The dimensions of the product affect the weight of the door leaf and is very significant. And we are not even talking about a two-leaf design, but the most common single-leaf design.

• The standard includes the width of the product in 60, 70, 80, 90 cm with a height of 200 cm. The dimensions of the box are somewhat larger. The width of the door leaf to the bathroom can be less - 55 and 60 cm.

The width of double-leaf interior doors is determined by the total width of the opening, regardless of what value will be, for example, for a blind door, and what for an active one, moving on hinges. The standard includes widths of 120, 140 cm.

• Usually, the height of the products is 200 cm, but it can reach 210 and 230 cm in apartments with high ceilings.

It is worth noting that the weight of a door from an array of a sliding system can be greater than a swing door, since it is much easier to move the sash along the profile.

How to measure correctly?

Often, when replacing an interior door, the consumer does not have to understand the intricacies of obtaining measurements. In stores that sell interior door designs, a specialist measurer is usually employed who can perform such work professionally. He measures out the thickness of the walls, the height and width of the doorway. Based on the measurements taken, the consumer will then be offered door models that are most suitable in the given parameters in the store.

Measurement of the doorway

In addition, if the master has extensive experience, then, in addition to the above parameters, he will necessarily take into account other parameters, in particular:

1. The size of the opening without a threshold;
2. The material used for the manufacture of the door partition;
3. How correct in configuration and strong is the door opening;
4. Is it necessary to install the sill, or you can do without it;
5. Door opening direction (outward or inward).

I must say that in some situations the most appropriate option would be not to select the interior door leaf for the size of the opening, but, on the contrary, to change the parameters of the opening in accordance with the dimensions of the interior door. For example, if you want the swing door to have a smaller opening radius, you can make the opening narrower so that the opening sash does not scratch the furniture.

There is also an option when it is necessary, on the contrary, to expand so that it is possible to mount a double-leaf or wider door structure. In general, if the dimensions of the doorway do not make it possible to install the selected door, then sometimes it makes sense to change its parameters than to change the new interior structure. Modern equipment, with the help of which doors are made for installation inside a house or apartment, has good technical characteristics, which make it possible to create structures according to individual dimensions. However, the cost of such a door will be high, as well as the payment for its installation.

Some homeowners prefer to measure the interior door on their own, without the help of professionals. And in this case, they need to know how this procedure is carried out, what tools will be needed for such work. First of all, when selling doors, the seller in the store asks the consumer to indicate the dimensions (length, width, height) of the structure. Typically, such parameters are indicated in millimeters, but sometimes it is allowed to provide values ​​in centimeters.

So, to determine the width of the door structure, you will need a plumb line (to control the verticality of the slopes), as well as a level. To get a value for the width of the opening, you need to measure the distance between the two vertical lines of the slopes.

The standard height of such doors is the distance between the highest point of the floor of the room (often the floor is uneven and therefore its highest point is determined using a level) and the horizontal line originating from the corner of the doorway. If, even before the start of measurements, it is clear that the configuration at the opening is incorrect, then it is better to correct the situation in advance, before starting the measurement procedure.

And even if the height of the interior doors ultimately turns out to be less (about 1900 mm), then this option will still be better than a non-closing sash. In any case, the purchase of a structure of a standard size will cost the consumer less than the manufacture of doors to order.

If you preferred interior doors of a standard size, then the advantage of such a choice is that you do not have to individually select platbands for them, purchase accessories, choose box details. Below is an example of calculating the dimensions of the opening for the installation of a door structure between rooms. Suppose you have selected doors with the following dimensions in the store:

• Height 2100 mm;
• Width 900 mm;
• The thickness of the box is 30 mm.

1. The opening width for such a door is determined by the following formula: 900 + 2 * 30 + 2 * 15 = 990 mm. The number 15 in this formula corresponds to the size of the technical opening, which must be left between the box and the slopes, which further makes it possible to align the entire structure.
2. To calculate the height of the doorway, you must first decide whether the structure will have a sill. If yes, then the calculation scheme will look like this: 2100 + 30 + 15 + 10 = 2155 mm. In this formula, a value of 10 mm corresponds to the technical gap, which must be left under the door. In the same case, if there is still a sill at the door, then the number 10 in the formula is replaced with the height of the element.

So, the calculations showed that for the given parameters of the door structure, an opening with a width of 990 mm and a height of 2155 mm is required. Changing these parameters by several units up or down will not be so critical.

The above example is applicable in cases where you need to change the configuration of the opening. If the owner decided to simply choose the door for the original dimensions of the opening, then it is better to carry out the calculation work from the opposite. That is, if the dimensions of the opening are available, then the values ​​of the technological gaps should be subtracted from them. The resulting figure will correspond to the parameters of the door leaf with a frame.

The type of selected doors is also taken into account in such calculations. Swing structures will greatly depend on the size of the opening, but sliding doors are less demanding on its parameters. Usually, the height of sliding doors is 5-6 cm higher than that of the opening, and the width of these two elements is made approximately the same.

Manufacturing materials

The decisive factor for the mass of the product is the material of manufacture.

• Solid wood is the most expensive, but also the most attractive material. In this case, the door leaf is made of a solid wooden panel, it is distinguished by excellent heat and sound insulation. However, it has the maximum weight. On average, 1 sq. m. massif weighs up to 20-25 kg. The higher the hardness and density of the wood, the heavier the product made of it. The heaviest are oak doors. In the photo there is an oak interior door.

A sash made of glued or pressed wood is much lighter. In addition, they are made from light soft wood, like pine. Weight 1 sq. m. reaches 15 kg.

Source: dvernoigid.ru

Overview of leading manufacturers

At the moment, the most sold models are Veka, KBE, Rehau.

Company Veka – Subsidiary of the German company VEKA AGmanufacturing PVC products for over 16 years. The products of this company have occupied leading positions for a long time, but recently they have become less popular.

Advantages:

• thermal insulation;
• soundproofing;
• design;
• quality profile;
• different price options.

Disadvantages:

• when manufactured in large proportions, lead oxide is used, which is harmful to health;
• needs a thorough selection of fittings.

CEE - One of the best Russian-made profiles. The brand owes its success to the widespread use of the latest technologies and practices.

Advantages:

• sound absorption;
• energy efficiency;
• compliance with European standards;
• no harmful materials;
• long service life.

Disadvantages:

• high price;
• available in white only.

REHAU – German firm, time-testedknown for its high quality products. The brand has gained popularity due to the optimal combination of price and quality.

Advantages:

• there are security mechanisms against hacking;
• high-quality and safe raw materials are used for production;
• good sound insulation;
• aesthetics;
• wide range of colors;
• no special maintenance required.

Disadvantages:

• a thorough selection of accessories is required;
• you should take a responsible approach to choosing a profile.

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