Installing interior thresholds with your own hands

An element of the door box, a functional design that is designed to hide the joint between different flooring and changes between unequal floor levels, as well as for ennoble the interior, is called an interior threshold. This part is usually installed near the front door to the apartment or house, between the rooms, at the entrance to the kitchen, the bathroom, in the corridor. Some owners lay anti -slip profiles on the steps of the stairs. The article will talk about how to install interior thresholds.

Content:

1. Advantages and disadvantages of interior rapids
2. Materials for the manufacture of interior thresholds
3. Types of interior thresholds
4. Dismantling of floor thresholds
5. Installing interior thresholds with your own hands

Interior thresholds are an interior detail that is most susceptible to loads and mechanical influences, since it protrudes several millimeters above the surface of the rest of the floor. Therefore, the choice should be taken responsibly.

Advantages and disadvantages of interior rapids

Advantages of interior thresholds.

• A massive wood door absorbs noise, the threshold also copes with this task. To achieve a greater effect, you need to choose a box of threshold that is equipped with a rubber seal.
• Protection from penetration into the room of dust and drafts.
• With a small flood in the bathroom, the threshold creates an obstacle for water overflow, with a significant flood, this design will be useless. So that after the flood the threshold does not become unusable, a stone design should be used. To prevent the occurrence of increased humidity in the bathroom, you can stop the choice on the box without a seal.
• When cooking, the threshold will protect other rooms from the penetration of burning and smoke from the kitchen.

Disadvantages of thresholds.

• Classic thresholds protrude above the surface of the floor and often cause the fall, especially children who forget to step over them.

• Some flooring, such as, for example, laminate or linoleum, look more harmonious without any thresholds in the opening.

Materials for the manufacture of interior thresholds

Before you are accepted for work on installing the structure, it is necessary to decide on the choice of the material from which the rapids will be made. The choice is provided huge.

• Metal interior thresholds.Metal is the most commonly used material for the manufacture of interior rapids. They can be brass, aluminum, steel, bronze and even stainless steel. Each material has its own distinctive features, but all of them can be used on the street, as they are resistant to atmospheric influences. These metals are difficult to oxidize, which means they will not rust, and collapse under their feet.

• Steel.The thresholds of this material are quite strong and resistant to any type of mechanical exposure, painted or anodized elements are found on sale.
• Stainless steel.Products are rarely used for installation on the floor surface, more often used for wall decoration and furniture, since they have a silver color and glossy or matte coating.
• Bronze.This is an expensive material, the rapids from which are made only for individual orders, they are not in free sale. The thresholds for bronze are made from aluminum, they are available for everyone.
• Brass.From this expensive and fairly valuable material, durable thresholds of golden color are produced.
• Aluminum.From the alloy of various metals in which aluminum prevails, reliable and light products are made. They have an unlimited service life and an affordable price.

To give the color with metal rapids, they are usually covered with paint, laminated or anodized. The profile of steel and aluminum is covered with plain paint or an imitation of wood is made. In addition, the aluminum profile is laminated, that is, it is covered with a strong film that copies the appearance of stone, wood and other natural materials. There are three colors anodized thresholds: silver, gold and bronze. The painting procedure is carried out by passing current through water in which particles of a coloring substance are divorced and the product itself is located.

• Wooden interior thresholds.This is the most common option. It is recommended to use oak. Since this is the most durable and wear -resistant wood of wood. Oak thresholds are suitable for any flooring, but quite expensive, require systematic care in the form of painting or varnish and short -lived.

• Plastic interior thresholds.Plastic products are the average version of the durability between metal and wooden, they are attracted by a neat appearance, a variety of colors and affordable cost. But over time, they require replacement, as they can burst as a result of intensive mechanical exposure.
• Interior thresholds from laminate.Most often, they are used in combination with such a material covering the surface of the floor. It is able to gradually deform in conditions of high humidity.
• Concrete interior thresholds.This unsaturated material is used for the manufacture of the threshold when exiting the balcony or from the house. Various substances are added to the concrete that make it plastic and durable.

Types of interior thresholds

• Flat or overhead thresholds are a metal or plastic plate, which can have a variety of shape, it closes the gap between different types of flooring (tiles and linoleum, carpet and laminate). It is fixed on top, so the plate is called the invoice.
• Multi -level or transition thresholds are designed to hide the transition from one floor covering to another if they are located at different heights (from 3 to 15 mm). Most often, such elements have a rounded shape or configuration of a detailed angle.
• The corner rapids, among which the most reliable is aluminum, finish the spring corners of the steps. Porks are of different lengths, widths and colors, which will easily choose the desired option. Most often, they have a perforated surface, which provides the best coupling with shoes and does not allow a person to slide on the steps.

• Flexible thresholds are made of hypoallergenic and safe plastic, which under the influence of high temperatures is made elastic, and after cooling hards, acquiring the desired configuration. This material is quite strong and resistant to mechanical influences, has moisture -proof qualities. Such thresholds cover the joints and mask the drops of flooring. They are used for enveloping columns, pedestals and catwalks, for decorating niches in the walls and arches, to protect the most vulnerable places from moisture.
• T-shaped universal thresholds have different widths, colors, good flexibility, which will create radius transitions between coatings, and hidden installation of profiles, they are completely smooth and practically not noticeable under the feet.
• Pomes with open mount are most often made of metal, less often from plastic. They suggest the presence of holes for attaching the profile to the floor surface, which are drilled every 15 cm and have a conical shape so that the hats of the screws do not protrude above the surface of the threshold and do not cause discomfort to the legs. Even a beginner in repair will be able to cope with installation.
• The thresholds with hidden mount are plates or corners without holes for screws, their fastener system is hidden under the thorough of the thorough, it independently adapts to a possible difference if it does not exceed 15 mm.

• The latest notion is an antiphoral, guillotine or a smart threshold, which is a profile of aluminum in the form of the letter P with a spring device and a rubber seal inserted into the end of the door block from the bottom in such a way that it is not visible with the door open. At this time, it is recessed inside the canvas. When the door is opened, the guillotine automatically silently drops down and closes the clearance between the floor and the door. This design provides noise and thermal insulation, the absence of drafts, independent leveling on an uneven floor. In addition, the threshold does not interfere with free movement in the room, its design is safe and convenient to use and install, is available in price, and can be used in combination with any doors. Guillotine is not suitable for hollow doors, since it is necessary to cut it to a depth of at least 20 mm, and additional carpentry work for installation is perhaps the only drawback.

Dismantling of floor thresholds

• Before laying a new coating on the floor and hide its joints under the vote, the old thresholds should be disassembled.
• For this procedure, you will need to use a crowbar, a hammer and a hacksaw. First of all, you need to saw off the edges of the threshold and knock out its middle. The work should be done very carefully, otherwise there is a risk of damage to the door leaf - it can rush.
• The remains of the old threshold are shaken by bringing a crowbar under them. If necessary, the crowbar drives deeper with the help of a hammer. The weakened pieces of the rock are easily extracted from under the door frame.

Installing interior thresholds with your own hands

There are several ways to attach interior thresholds. But all of them begin with an accurate measurement of the joint length, which is required to cover. After that, the resulting value is marked on the rocking and a grinder or a hacksaw are cut off excess.

• Installation of thresholds with open mount It is quite easy to execute. For this, profiles with existing holes drilled at the same distance are used. It is necessary to attach the threshold to the floor and mark the places where the screws will be inserted. Drill according to the marking of the required size of the hole, attach the threshold and fix it with screws. It is important not to make too large holes, otherwise the self -tapping screws will get loose over time and fall out. If the gap between the coatings is wide, it is closed with a suitable threshold. Self -tapping screws with decorative hats will not stand out too much against the background of the profile.

In the event that the joint of two flooring is at different levels (from 3 mm to 2 cm), you can use a wide threshold that is mounted at an angle, or a transitional (multilevel) profile.

• For aesthetic considerations, consumers choose much more often interior thresholds with a hidden fastener system. It can be strips with internal floating holes for hats of self-tapping screws or a special profile, which consists of two parts: a log of T-shaped and rail.

• To attach the bar, you must first drill holes in the floor according to the markup and insert plastic dowels into them. Self -tapping screws for hats are carefully strung on the holes on the bar, after which it is turned so that the fasteners are in the dowels. On the bar, you need to press a little and fix it, slightly tapping it through a layer of paper with a hammer.
• For fastening the T-shaped spray, the required number of holes is also drilled in the floor, into which the dowels are inserted, after which the bar is attached using screws to the floor, and the upper decorative profile is glued or closed on top.

• Increased attention will be required to pay installation thresholds in the bathroom, since most often the floor in this room is lined with floor tiles. On sale there are special rapids for such finishing material, they do not allow moisture to penetrate into neighboring rooms. Also, the use of the gillotine threshold is an excellent option.
• to install threshold of the interior door on the concrete floor, you need a punch for drilling holes for dowels. First, marking is also applied to the floor, after which the final installation of the threshold is performed by tightening with self -tapping screws.

Installation of the threshold of the interior door video

In addition to aesthetic, decorative interior species also carry a functional load. The installation of interior thresholds not only gives the floor a finished look, but also prevents the accumulation of dirt and moisture in the end between the coatings, and also protects the edges of linoleum and carpet from bending and fractions.