Plastic interior doors. Types, application and characteristics

It is difficult to imagine an apartment or house where there are no interior doors, because without them housing gives the impression of the uninhabited. They not only allow them to retire, but play an important role in interior design.  Interior plastic doors are especially in demand, since this material has a number of undeniable advantages.

Features of plastic as a material for interior doors

Consumers choose this particular type of interior doors for the following reasons:

• A variety of design design. Interior doors made of plastic are covered with PVC film, which is represented by a rich palette of colors. Therefore, such products often imitate the texture and shade of real wood and look very presentable. No less rich and decorative design of plastic doors.
• Lightness of care. Plastic interior doors will last a long time, completely maintaining their original appearance, do not require varnishing or painting and are cleaned without problems using a regular soap solution and a rag.

• Great heat and soundproofing properties. This is important if lovers of loud music or small children live in an apartment or house. In addition, the installation of interior doors from PVC will increase the thermal insulation properties of the room.
• Accessibility for all layers of society. High -quality interior plastic doors, the price of which varies from one hundred to several thousand US dollars, allows you to choose a model for every taste and financial capabilities.
• Environmental safety. It is scientifically proven that plastic doors of the interior type do not carry any threat to the health of others and do not distinguish dangerous toxins into the air. Plastic does not contain evaporating substances, therefore, they are environmentally friendly.
• Strength and durability. Scratches and cracks on the surface of the plastic door appear extremely rarely even in the process of intensive operation.
• Moisture resistance. The service life of a plastic door is practically not reduced when they are installed in conditions of high humidity.
• Fire properties. Modern plastic does not support combustion, so these doors are not only reliable, but also safe.
• Universality. Interior doors, as a material for which PVC was used, are suitable not only for living rooms, but also for the bathroom, kitchen, toilet.

Varieties of plastic interior doors

The market presents a wide range of interior doors made of plastic, which are divided into the following types:

• Swinging (pendulum) doors. These products are called so because they open in both directions. However, in the apartments, pendulum doors made of plastic, and from other materials, infrequent guests, since they do not have sufficient tightness and are not able to create a comfortable microclimate. Usually they are installed in supermarkets, at stations, in public places, as well as industrial premises (base, warehouse, workshop). The advantage of swinging plastic doors is that they are easy to open, even if hands are busy. The frame of pendulum doors from PVC consists of an aluminum profile having a tubular shape. A return mechanism is placed inside this profile. The door leafs are made from a special sandwich panel, and their lower part is enhanced by means of polyethylene sheets. In the photo of plastic interior doors, it is clearly noticeable that they have windows from transparent polycarbonate.

• To increase the tightness of the product and reduce the lumen between the doorway and the door frame directly, a rubber elastic seal is installed in the profile. Most of all in the pendulum doors the lower part wear out, so it is protected with a rubber tape or reinforced PVC. The door leafs are both single -winged and double -leaf (size up to 3000x3000 mm). The return mechanism placed in them allows you to flexibly adjust its tension, and hence the effort that goes to open the sash. This gives good results when eliminating drafts.
• Swing doors. This is a classic and therefore most popular option. The door leafs are represented by binopoline (if the width of the doorway exceeds 1 meter) or same -sex, but they are united by the fact that they open only in one direction. Plastic swing doors are divided into right and left, depending on the features of the installation. It is easy to determine the type of product: if the door opens to the right, it belongs to the right and, accordingly, on the contrary. It is necessary to know this in order to purchase suitable door loops and handles. However, the swing doors made of plastic also have a drawback: a large space is required to open them, so installing them in small apartments is not recommended.
• Sliding doors (type of coupe). They are ideal for small -sized housing, since there is no need to provide sufficient free area for opening. This is explained by the special principle of operation: the door leaf moves along the wall or inside it along special guide rails. The plastic compolling door, which opens inside the partition, looks impressive, but technically this is feasible only at the initial stage of construction. In the case of conventional repair, nothing remains of how to install the door leaf on the outer guides. Such rails are located in the lower or upper part of the opening, and sometimes there and there. Often they prefer plastic sliding doors with the upper guide, but it is worth considering that in the draft they often begin to swing slightly. The most reliable design is a door with two guides. Of the shortcomings - the gaps between the doorbell and the box through which smells, light, and sounds penetrate into the room.

• Folding doors (accordion). The design of such a door consists of several panels folding when opening, the upper (in some cases of the lower) guide rail and rollers. Thanks to the bearings available in the video, the interior -plastic harness doors open and close smoothly and without much noise. The stoppers that are included are designed to fix the door leaf in a certain position. In conditions of limited space, this type of plastic doors will be almost the most convenient. However, it cannot be said that the doors of the accordion type are devoid of negative features: among them are not very good heat and sound insulating properties and a short life, due to the presence of many miniature mobile elements.
• Stable doors. This is a variation of a swing plastic door, consisting of two halves (upper and lower). Each half is equipped with its loops and lock. Typically, stable doors are installed in the kitchen or in other utility rooms. The upper half is opened for ventilation, and the time of the lower door sash blocks the path of pets or small children.

Manufacturers of plastic interior doors

Before buying interior plastic doors, you should verify their quality and read more about what their manufacturer offers. Consider the features of the products of the most popular brands for the manufacture of such doors:

• "Intetexthlast" (Russia). The company arose in 2000 and quickly earned a good reputation due to the constant attention to the quality of the produced plastic interior doors. The company's employees underwent internships in Europe (Belgium, Germany. Great Britain), therefore, the enterprise introduces innovative technologies for extrusion production of PVC profiles. The doors from this company are durable even in conditions of high humidity and are made in many color variations, thanks to the coating of PVC film: under a nut, under the oak, golden, gold and wenge. The manufacture of non -standard sizes is provided. In the catalog there are only swing, rather overall models that require large space. The cost of interior doors made of plastic starts from 190 dollars.

• Salamander (Germany). The company was founded in 1885 in the German city of Cornvestheim and is now holding a leading position in the market of plastic windows and doors. During their manufacture, a closed steel profile of a large section is used. The weakest places of the joints are where the plastic profile is welded in the corners, reinforced with special welded elements that increase the stability of plastic doors to twisting. The company specializes in the production of swing, sliding and swinging doors, but in all of them the door leaf is not a solid panel, but glass, so it is unlikely that you can retire in a room with such a door. The advantage will be excellent sound and thermal insulation properties. The prices for them on average are $ 160 - 300, depending on size and complexity.
• "Sheriff" (Russia). The company specializes on the door of the accordion. For their manufacture, PVC panels made in Germany and France are used with excellent operational characteristics. These models belong to the category of fire resistant, and when heated, they almost do not release toxins. In addition, high humidity is not dangerous for them, so the sheriff doors are installed both in bathrooms and in showers. A decorative film designed to simulate the texture of the tree is well glued to them. In the model range, both deaf and glazed models are represented. However, folding options are inferior in strength to other types of interior doors, which should be taken into account when buying. Also, a feature of these interior doors is the presence of a closing limiter. Their cost is not high, ranging from 40 to 90 dollars.
• "Drops" (Russia). The products of this company are distinguished by a high degree of hydrophobic, therefore it will last a long time even in conditions of high humidity, guaranteeing the absence of deformation and changes in geometric shapes. These interior doors are characterized by increased fire safety, and a polystyrene foam is used as a filler, which has excellent thermal insulation properties. However, only swing -type doors at a price of 210 to 400 dollars are presented in the model range.

In terms of the price-quality ratio, the InteCPLAST interior plastic doors look good, and if the living room is small, then there are few competitors of the Sheriff folding doors.

Installation of plastic interior doors

The following tools and materials will require the installation of interior plastic doors:

• calipers;
• roulette;
• pencil;
• a hammer with a round boy;
• semicircular and flat chisels;
• screwdrivers (slotted and cross -shaped);
• nail;
• pistols for sealant and mounting foam;
• rubber kiyanka;
• knife for cutting mounting foam;
• screwdriver;
• punch;
• grinding machine.

Then we proceed to the door installation process:

1. We score nails into the end part of the door frame so that they protrude from it for several millimeters. This will fix the door frame vertically.
2. We install the door and threshold in the doorway and jam the wooden wedges. The latter should be closed carefully so as not to violate the geometry of the door and not to scratch its surface.
3. We outline the places for holes on the door frame and drill them through the frame until we enter the concrete. Install the dowels in them and twist the methys by means of a screwdriver.
4. We check the correct location of the doorbring in the opening by the construction level and sawn off the protruding elements of the wedges.
5. We blame all the cracks between the door frame and the opening. When the mounting foam dries, we cut its remains with a knife. Small gaps are easily eliminated using ordinary silicone sealant.

The role of plastic interior doors in the interior

Interior doors made of plastic organically fit into any interior: from classic to modern.
The ease of gluing the film coating determines the simplicity of their restoration: if the color scheme or the style of the environment in the room has changed, the old layer of the coating is easily removed, and a new one is glued in return.

In most cases, with appropriate decoration, interior doors made of plastic cannot be distinguished from more presentable wooden. Plastic doors allow the use of a wide variety of decorative elements: from intricate patterns to small windows, and lovers of light and space will appreciate completely glazed doors.