Upholstery of metal doors do it yourself

The inlet metal door is considered an indispensable attribute of any home or apartment. But often its standard appearance does not suit the owners of the housing. Moreover, there are various options for the upholstery of the metal door - it allows you to make an entrance to the house in accordance with the taste of its owner.

Door upholstery do it yourself

Instruments

When working on the upholstery of metal doors, the following tools and materials will be needed:

• glue - epoxy, "moment Universal";

• hammer;
• passatia;
• construction stapler;
• brush;
• stationery knife;
• screwdrivers;
• scissors;
• marking Tools: Roulette, Pencil or Marker.

To work with laminate, MDF panels and wood, in addition to the listed tools, you will need:

• electrolovik;
• drill;
• selfless.

Preparation for work

1. First of all, the door is removed from the loops. It is then stacked horizontally to support, which can be used four tools.
2. Removable fasteners and fittings: handles, locks, loops, eyes.
3. If the door upholstery is required, the old coating is removed. The surface is cleared of contamination.
4. The door canvas is measured.

More recently, metal doors are simply covered with paint or varnish. But this method is no longer satisfied with the discerning consumers. The upholstery of metal doors is considered a more practical and aesthetic version of its design.

For this apply the following materials.

Vinyl slip

Material

The upholstery of Dermantine doors is the most familiar and familiar way of their finishing, known since the 90s. Modern types of vinylisas are significantly different from the material of that time. It even close is very similar to genuine skin and has properties similar to it. In this case, the value of the material is much lower. The upholstery of the doors of the vinyl crew is the most economical version of their design.

The advantages of vinylisms:

• the most affordable price compared to the upholstery of the doors by other material variants;
• resistance to moisture, fading and temperature drops;
• high elasticity;
• unpretentiousness in care - vinylisk is washed with any detergent;
• good level of wear resistance;
• excellent sound and thermal insulation properties;
• large selection of textures and colors.

Its "vulnerability" refers to very serious disadvantages of the material - the presence in the home of domestic animals increases the risk of damage to the upholstery. When cladding Vinyl scribes should be purchased a lining. It can be a foam rubber, a thickness of 10-20 mm, or isolon - better and modern material.

Upholstery doors of vinyl science

1. A glue is applied over the entire surface of the door. The insulation (foam or isolon) is applied to the canvas and smoothed across the area.
2. Surplus material are cut into the size of the door.
3. Dermatin is cut on prepared sizes. At the same time, its width must be more canvase by 12 cm.
4. If the outer side of the door is risen, the glue is applied to the top protrusion of the sash on the reverse side, and vinylisco is pressed to this place. The use of bar-rules will help stronger fix the finishing material.
5. When finishing the inside of the canvas, the pasting starts from the top end of the door.
6. The upholstery material with a small tension is smoothed from top to bottom and is checked for offset.
7. In the same way, the entire perimeter of the door is seized - first from the loop side, then the side of the sash with the handles and the lock. At the bottom end, the work is carried out last.
8. With the upholstery of the doors on both sides, the material in the places of gluing should not go to the mustache - it will be bad to stay.
9. Cutting the surplus of vinylisodes.
10. Cut openings under accessories. It is better if their size is slightly less necessary.
11. Fasteners and fittings are installed.

Laminate

Properties of material

Initially, the laminate was developed for the floor covering, but its quality was allowed to use material and to upholstery. The blade of the panel has a thickness of 0.7-0.8 cm and consists of four layers:

• nizhny - moisture-resistant paper impregnated with paraffin or synthetic resins;
• the main - fibreboard;
• upper - with resin-impregnated paper with different drawings;
• protective - shiny polymer film, with antistatic properties.

Use laminate as a covering of entrance doors - an excellent solution, since it has many positive qualities:

• Affordable price - despite the fact that, in terms of cost, elite laminate differs significantly from the material of the economy class, such an upholstery will cost cheaper than when using an array of wood or MDF. At the same time, it will have a noble, respectable appearance.

• Resistance to fading.
• Decorative properties - an externally, the door is covered with laminate, it does not differ from more expensive products trimmed with natural wood. It can have a different drawing, but most often uses the imitation of valuable wood wood.
• Easy to care - the laminate is very simply cleaned with the help of detergents.
• High level sound and thermal insulation.
• Resistance to damage and pollution.

In addition to the advantages, the trim of doors with laminate has its drawbacks:

• The impossibility of using the material when finishing doors overlooking the street. The laminate does not tolerate the increased humidity and temperature drops - it swells and loses the appearance. Therefore, the material is used only with the upholstery of the entrance doors in the apartments.
• Care of the use of chemicals during care - their high concentration will damage the door covering. It is permissible to use only weak detergents.

Facing door laminate

• On the perimeter of the door on liquid nails are attached to wooden rails suitable for basic color material.

• From the laminated panels, a shield is collected, which is trimmed with a jigsaw according to the parameters of the canvas between the rails.

• A glue is applied to the door.

• The shield is placed on the canvas and pressed the cargo.
• After drying the glue on the door, fittings are installed.

Plates MDF.

Quality material

MDF (fibreboard) is made of pressed wood crumbs. The bunch is the natural material - lignin. MDF lining have different types of coverage:

• laminated film - enjoys the greatest demand, as it has high operational properties;

• anti-vandal plastic - the most urgent coating option;

• natural veneer is less durable, in comparison with previous materials, as moisture is afraid, but it looks very nice and is also popular;

• powder paint or enamel has its advantages - gives the gloss panel and resistance from chemical and physical impact.

Advantages of MDF panels:

• environmental friendliness;
• strength;
• high level of heat and sound insulation;
• large selection of color and texture;
• easy care.

Like all materials, MDF panels have certain disadvantages:

• the cost of products is higher than previous options - they are cheaper of elite structures from the wood array, but more expensive economy-class upholstery;
• the material reacts poorly to the impact of moisture - like genuine wood;
• it is easily damaged when using abrasive tools, so only detergent solutions are used when careing.

Installing MDF panels

1. The door canvas is cleaned and degreased, then painted. This is done to improve the contact of its surface and the MDF panel.
2. Through the perimeter of the door are made through holes for self-tapping screws, the step of which is 10-15 cm.
3. A glue is applied to the door.
4. The MDF panel is placed on the sash and is fixed with the help of self-tapping screws. At the same time, the screws of the screws that are fixing the inner slab are under outer facing. In order for them not sticking out in the outer panel, the tapping screws are interpreted in tarta.
5. The openings for fittings are drilled, and the installation is made.

Wooden array

Wooden array - an elite type of plating a metal door. It uses various types of wood treated with special means.

This upholstery option has undoubted advantages:

• unique, elite design;
• elegance;
• ecology;
• a large variation of the color scheme;
• good heat and sound insulation;
• high strength.

Disadvantages of wooden sheat doors:

• high price;
• high weight;
• bad moisture resistance.

Installing a wood array on a metal door is similar to cladding MDF-panel products.