Interior decoration of metal doors

The first thing that outsiders see and evaluate the owner of the apartment or at home the entrance doors. This is not just the main obstacle to the penetration of uninvited guests, but also an eloquent certificate of the viability of the residents living outside the door and the opportunity to take care of the safety of their property. However, the outer side is not only a solid external fence, because the internal metal doors are part of the interior. And if the door does not have proper aesthetic finish and full -fledged insulation, it is easy to do it yourself.

Table of contents:

1. Varieties of metal doors
2. Varieties of door decoration
3. Metal doors decoration properties
4. Independent decoration of metal doors: Useful tips

Varieties of metal doors

The new door is always happy, even if something is not quite happy with, it will definitely be better than the old unusable, with drafts and distortions. For any metal door, special requirements are imposed on the decoration and insulation, for example, it is very important that it does not freeze and easily opens on both sides. The interior decoration of steel doors largely depends:

• reliability;
• thermal insulation;
• tightness;
• sound insulation of the door;
• aesthetics of the appearance of the hallway.

The entrance doors differ in the material of manufacture and finishes, there are different types in design and purpose:

• swing and sliding;
• double, single and one and a half;
• anti -aid and bulletproof (armored);
• specialized (sealed, fireproof, soundproofing), which are extremely rare in private houses.

Metal doors also have several varieties, including sovereigns, aluminum and composite (metal -bended). Usually steel doors are hollow inside, to facilitate weight. The doors also open by the type of lock, for example, there are metal doors of internal opening that cannot be opened outside. And armored doors most often have a complex locking system for several latches. The door opening outside is less safe, because it is possible to slam it to yourself in front of an undesirable visitor. She releases less heat.

High -quality door Metal input internal should be:

• from thick sheets of metal;
• with stiffeners inside;
• with anti -converting pins;
• on the insulation;
• with seals;
• with loops on supporting bearings;
• with 2-3 locks of different types;
• with aesthetic finish inside and outside;
• with the eye of a spherical review.

Tip: If you got a cheap door or not corresponding to the declared characteristics, some options can be added independently or with the involvement of specialized firms.

It is well known that the steel doors are strong and reliable, but more than others need to be finished:

• the sheet metal looks rude and bulky;
• traces of cutting and welding remain on the metal;
• defects that arose during the manufacture and transportation process are difficult to hide (scratches, irregularities, dents);
• cold, create an unpleasant tactile sensation;
• they form condensate on the surface, especially with temperature differences and high humidity.

Varieties of door decoration

Metal doors differ in the type of internal and external decoration. The choice of finishing material for a previously installed metal door depends on:

• personal preferences;
• opportunities independently finishes;
• stylistics of the hallway and adjacent premises;
• preferences for additional characteristics (noise insulation, thermal insulation, tightness).

Most potential buyers look for a special door in specialized stores, that is, not like everyone else, not understanding that the capabilities of manufacturers are largely limited. The finish of the metal door is generally more limited, for example, a relative choice of wooden door facing.

Most of the modern metal manufacturing doors are available with high -quality finishes on both sides. Materials of the inner and outer side are most often different, but can be of the same color of a similar texture. The color palette varies in each type of finish, and is easily selected both under the facade and the interior.

The most common finish:

• laminate (laminated fiberboard, used only for interior decoration);
• powder spraying (used for the front or outer side of the door);
• MDF (suitable for both sides, come for milling and molding);
• painting;
• viniliska or leather vinyl (modern dermantine or durable synthetic analogue of genuine leather);
• log (inexpensive wood) and a natural array of oak (expensive premium finish).

Sometimes after the repair, the interior decoration of metal doors does not suit the morally obsolete. Or does not meet other parameters, for example, has a cold surface, needs insulation and updating. Another reason because of which you have to deal with the cladding of the front door from the metal, the ability to make it yourself, which is much cheaper than purchased. Among other purposes of additional finishing of the input internal doors made of metal are often desires:

• improve thermal insulation and other consumer properties of the door;
• add decorativeness;
• update and disguise mechanical damage;
• strengthen the protection of the metal surface from corrosion.

There are different ways to solve this problem, but usually homemade metal doors are insulated with foam and finish the vinylska. Or immediately during the manufacture, the door is boiled with a laminate or lining. Private workshops involved in the manufacture of wooden and metal doors take into account all the wishes of the customer, including decoration with more expensive materials, for example, genuine skin.

Cheap Chinese doors only look armored and insulated. In fact, it often turns out that it is just a beautiful box of dense tin, from which the lock is easy to cut out with an open key, and the lock at extreme temperatures froze. But is it worth it and your property of such a danger, saving on the replacement of the doors?!

The external finish should be impressive, resistant to mechanical influences and the effects of weather and climatic factors. Even if the outer door is not armored or bulletproof, it is desirable that it looks like that. If there are 2 doors on one door frame, the second is better to make a wooden on a metal frame.

Attention: a single entrance door made of metal without insulation with large frosts from the inside is covered with hoarfrost, and the locks freeze, and it is problematic to get out of the house. It is not as cold in the entrances as outside the front door of a private house, so even a cheap metal door normally opens in winter. Dear high -quality doors do not have such problems.

Tip: if sometimes there are complications with freezing of the keyhole, use a special antifris liquid, which is injected into the castle. But it cannot be used regularly.

The most common material for the inner surface of the doors is natural wood (array, lining, veneer). However, such a decoration is quite expensive. The interior decoration of an inexpensive factory door often hides defects in the canvas, has a weak insulation or consists of welded sheets. Competent decoration involves insulation and decorative skin of the inner door, the finish of the threshold and slopes.

Metal doors decoration properties

1. Powder spraying (special painting for metal) is applied during the door production, protecting the surface from corrosion, exceeds all varieties of painting in strength. Do not use the usual painting on top of it quality and the effect will be much lower.

2. Plastic decoration is possible on top of the insulation, for example, with a foam with a special component that counteracting fire. Inexpensive finishing material, which is easily attached, but is rarely used at home. Although if this is the second metallic door of the internal opening, then white plastic for the white finish of the interior is quite appropriate. Laminated plastic simulates the surface of wood or other textures.

3. A more expensive view creates a decoration that imitates wood or consisting of a thin layer applied over wood-bruise halva. For example, laminated PVC or chipboard with wood texture, natural veneer or lining. The most luxurious appearance has a veneer, especially lined with a pattern in the form of a socket or mosaic canvases, according to the type of market or with the effect of volumetric blocks. The usual laminate and veneer without special processing are afraid of moisture, so if the doors get wet from natural disasters or due to leakage of the water supply, the surface will be hopelessly spoiled.

4. MDF today remains the most popular finish on the second doors input metal, internal opening, but which are not recommended for exiting the street. This is a dense material on a wood -based, which has impregnation with wood resin, but on the outside under the influence of the weather, it gradually loses its presentable appearance. For insulation and interior decoration of the steel door, the ideal option. The name in the translation briefly denotes the average density of the woody surface, and production is invented in the West. MDF is not subject to decay and fungal lesions, has a moderate price and a wide color palette. It is well laid on top of the insulation and sound insulation.

5. Viniliska or leatherette excellent plastic material for decorating the inner surface of the metallic or any other that requires decoration. Modern synthetic analogues of the skin are much better than ancient furniture dermantine, is not erased and does not wear out for a long time. Such a surface of the interior decoration of the iron door is very practical, pleasant by touch, it is easy to wash with a soap solution. Viniliska has sufficient soundproofing properties, does not support combustion. It is not recommended to the side that goes into the entrance, with intentional vandalism, leatherette can easily be cut with a knife. On the inside of the apartment, the face of the door often suffers from the claws of cats or dogs. To repel animals, the surface is treated with a special zoo spray.

6. The most expensive and respectable interior decoration of the armored or bulletproof metal door is an array or cladding of valuable wood. The cost of such a door can many times surpasses the price tags for average doors, especially if it is a Wenge tree, a rosewood, a fis and other rare varieties. Such an environmentally friendly door will reliably serve more than one generation of households, without requiring a replacement. Unless after decades the door will have to be removed, polished and lacked a little. That is why they are usually made in classical design.

7. Less expendable, but quite environmentally friendly, the interior decoration of steel doors will be trailed from narrow lamellas from inexpensive wood. This will provide the surface with sufficient sound insulation and protection against cold. If desired, it is varnished or painted, finished with overhead decorative elements. However, consumer properties directly depend on the special processing of wood, which will protect the door from fungal lesions and fire.

Independent decoration of metal doors: Useful tips

1. Any variety of a solid surface used for an internal metal door collected in a single shield or panel is attached to the door leaf:

• with a screwdriver on the finished holes in an equal step;
• on top of a layer of insulation with special corners.

2. The fastening with a single block is convenient in that the whole cladding is easy to remove when the time comes to change to a new decor.

3. For gluing a steel door by any material, a primer for metal is required, which will exclude:

• corrosion;
• air gaps;
• slits for falling moisture where the fungus is easily started.

4. The vinylska is easiest to pull on a wooden frame made around the perimeter of the door, it will put the insulation under the bottom, and then mount the corner.

5. Finishing with a laminate or lining suggests:

• dismantling the door and all its accessories for the convenience of cladding, the eye is inserted back upon completion of work;
• Liquid nails are suitable for pashing around the perimeter by rails that are tinted with a suitable shade;
• external finish is knocked into a single shield;
• after the entire structure is collected and fixed on the metal base, the glued shield is placed under the load;
• at the final stage, accessories are installed (eye, loops, locks, handles).

6. The veneer is best taken on a glue basis with a protective layer, and after removing the coating with a sticky side is applied to the prepared even shield of the material that is to be faced. The stripes must be carefully joined or laid according to the previously compiled pattern. The drawing or stripes are glued with a hot iron according to the instructions for the veneered cladding.

7. The perfect cladding includes the finish of the slopes, the replacement of the threshold, the installation of rubber bands for thermal insulation of the door through the cracks. It is easiest to finish uneven slopes with drywall and plastered, filling the voids with mineral wool. The installation foam should not be hardened, it will burst out narrow strips of GKL. Minvata takes water well, but dries poorly, so this excellent insulation is not used where the door is possible. It is better to use non-combustible foam for insulation, PBS-S brands, which includes Antiperen, promoting the foam of polystyrene with a probable fire of the house. To fill the voids of a collapsible metal door for insulation, you can also use:

• old felt;
• the basis of cotton blankets or mattresses;
• fanding polystyrene or glass wool.