DIY mosquito door installation

In the warm season, one of the best options for protection against insects is a mosquito door. After choosing and buying a mosquito door, the installation process follows. There are several varieties of mosquito doors that differ in the installation procedure. In this article, we will try to make out the question of how to install a mosquito door.

Table of contents:

1. General concept of mosquito doors
2. Varieties of mosquito doors
3. Tips for choosing a mosquito door
4. Mosquito door installation rules
5. Installation of a mosquito door on magnets
6. Mosquito door for the balcony with your own hands
7. Care and cleaning of a mosquito door

General concept of mosquito doors

Mosquito doors are used in the country, in the apartment, most often on the balcony door, in a country house, on vacation.

For the manufacture of mosquito doors, use:

• polyester;
• nylon;
• cotton;
• Fiberglass.

Functional features of mosquito doors:

• protection of the premises from insects, such as mosquitoes, mosquitoes or midges;
• protection of the premises from the hit of large particles of dust and dirt;
• high level of fire safety;
• resistance to atmospheric precipitation;
• ensuring air ventilation in the room in the warm season;
• High strength and ease of installation.

Varieties of mosquito doors

Depending on the appearance and structure, they distinguish:

• swing -type mosquito doors;
• mosquito doors of a roll type;
• mosquito doors on magnets;
• mosquito doors of the pliss;
• Special mosquito doors Antikoshka, Antipyl.

The mosquito door -swing -type doors resemble, according to the type of opening, ordinary doors. Swing doors consist of a mosquito net, which is stretched onto the frame. Rama, made of aluminum profile with a section of 53x18. The mosquito -type mosquito doors have jumpers for reliable fixation of the door in the open position.

The advantages of installing the mosquito doors of the swing type:

• The ease of installation and removal of the door,
• Convenient mount,
• design strength,
• A variety of forms of swing doors: arched, semicircular, trapezoidal.

Mosquito -type mosquito doors have a built -in mosquito net, which is attached to a special aluminum box. Such doors open either horizontally or vertically, depending on where the box is installed. When the process of closing the roll door occurs, the mosquito net under the influence of the inertia of the spring mechanism is easily twisted and folds into an aluminum box.

Advantages of installing mosquito doors of a roll type:

• do not require dismantling;
• No additional place for opening or closing;
• mobility.

A mosquito door on magnets is a special type of mosquito doors, which is a mosquito net, various colors and design solutions. At the edges of which a self -adhesive tape is glued, and in the middle there is a division into which magnets are attached. The mechanism of action of such a door consists in gluing the grid onto a regular door frame, opening the door during passage, and automatic closure using magnets.

Mosquito doors of the pliss are doors with a frame on which a mosquito mesh is attached. Mosquito doors of the pliss are made in the form of an accordion. There are many design solutions of such doors: a variety of colors and drawings that are applied to a mosquito net.

Specific mosquito doors of Antikoshka are used in a house where there are pets, and there is a risk of damage to a mosquito net. A mosquito grid for these doors is made of durable materials that are covered with fiberglass. Mosquito doors of Antipyl are installed in rooms where people who are allergic live. The section of the mosquito cell of such doors is 06-08 mm. Antipyl mosquito doors are able to protect the room from small particles of dust and plant allergens, such as pollen or poplar fluff. The disadvantage of such doors is the poor provision of the room with ventilation.

Tips for choosing a mosquito door

1. A mosquito door is bought in specialized companies that are engaged in the manufacture of metal -plastic windows, blinds or curtains.

2. Before ordering the doors, you need to measure the doorway.

3. Pay attention to the size of the cells of the mosquito door. The smaller the size, the heavier the insect, pollen or other garbage to get into the room, but with too small the size of the cell, air circulation is disturbed.

4. In addition, along with the mosquito door, various sprays are sold, which provide protection against insects.

5. Pay attention to the material from which the mosquito door is made. It should be a strong design that is strict.

6. For a mosquito door, the price is from $ 10 per 1 m. Additionally, services are paid for measurements, installation, color spraying and original design.

7. Select the type of door, according to the size of the room, so that there are no inconvenience when opening or closing.

Mosquito door installation rules

The basis for fastening the grid is an aluminum profile. On the profile there are special grooves located on one side of the door. A sunscree cord is placed in the groove, on which the grid canvas is attached.

When installing a mosquito door for a permanent time, consider the following points of operation:

• increased humidity;
• increasing and reducing the temperature regime;
• strong wind.

Therefore, the door mount should be reliable and durable. To assemble the frame of the mosquito door use a transverse type profile. This profile should be made of materials such as the main profile of the door. The transverse profile must be used to add additional stability and hardness of the door structure. The transverse profile is attached to the door in the middle, but if the mosquito doors have quite large sizes, it is possible to use two or even three transverse profiles.

To combine the door frame with the main profile, the connecting corners are used, which are attached at the corners of the mosquito door. This adds stiffness design and provides additional wind protection.

For attaching a swing mosquito door, door loops are used, which have automatic self -coverage mechanisms. The minimum number of such mechanisms in the mosquito door is two. Door loops, after opening the door, bring it to a closed state. This allows you to quickly close the door and protect the room from insects.

Additional structural parts of the mosquito door are fasteners to fix profiles, door handles, screws for fixing parts.

Installation of a mosquito door on magnets

Before you find out the rules for installing a mosquito door on magnets, we will get acquainted with the main advantages of buying this door:

• Lightness and strength of the structure;
• the use of special synthetic materials that provide additional reliability;
• Suitable for installation both on the entrance and on the balcony door;
• easy installation and dismantling;
• instant automatic closure and easy opening;
• the possibility of washing in a washing machine, cleansing with a soap sponge or cleaning with a vacuum cleaner;
• Great air circulation.

Standard equipment of a mosquito door on magnets:

• two sets of mosquito nets;
• magnetic tapes - 2 pieces;
• lambrequins that act as a decorative lining;
• Decorative buttons are designed to attach the door to the door box.

The mosquito door on magnets of cells with a diameter of 0.6-1.5 mm consists. The material from which the mesh is made is polyester. The door is separated in the middle with two sashes that are interconnected by magnets.

Before installing a mosquito door on magnets, prepare tools:

• scissors,
• Double -sided tape or buttons.

Instructions for installing a magnetic mosquito door:

1. Cut into two halves the tape, which connects two halves of the doors. Insert magnetic strips into the resulting pockets.

2. The edges of the pockets must be sewn, in some models, special buttons are used to fix the magnetic strip.

3. At the bottom of the canvas, you must place magnets for weighting the door.

4. Clean the doorway from all kinds of contaminants and proceed to installation of the door.

5. Remove the paper on one side of double -sided tape and attach to the door. Then remove the paper from the other side and attach the door to the tape.

6. When fixing the doors with buttons, you should start fixing from the upper part. Make sure that the edges of the door are tightly adjacent to each other. Observe the symmetry of the right and left edge.

7. Install the lambrequin in the upper part of the attached door.

8. The gap between the floor and the door should not exceed two millimeters.

Mosquito door for the balcony with your own hands

To carry out the construction of the mosquito door, fulfill a number of requirements:

1. Measure the door frame of the main door. Cut the main profile.

2. Connect the profile segments using four inner corners. Return 2 cm from the corner of the main profile and enlighten the holes for installing the corners. The corners are attached with special rivets.

3. In the transverse profile you need to insert the brackets, then all parts are connected.

4. Depending on the size of the door, cut out the canvas of the mosquito net. The fastener cord will help install the grid in the frame.

5. From the bottom of the frame, retreat ten centimeters and drill a hole for one loop, slightly higher for the other. Fix the loops in the frame and adjust the door.

Care and cleaning of a mosquito door

Mosquito doors protect the room not only from insects, but also from dust, so sometimes cleaning should be carried out.

Ways to clean the mosquito door:

• Wipe the door with a wet soap sponge without removing;
• If the pollution remains to be dismantled and washed in the bathroom with a soft brush and detergent.

Do not use aggressive detergents and hard brushes when cleaning the mosquito door so as not to accidentally damage the cells.