Punkers are an integral decorative element of any wooden structure. Their task is to create a neat framing of the door, concealing building defects and technological compounds. There is nothing complicated in installing door platbands, but for a successful result you need to know a few nuances. In this article, we will tell you how to fix the platbands on the doorways and choose the appropriate installation option.
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Methods of trimming
There are two ways to install platbands that differ in the technology of pruning elements: under 45 ° and under 90 °. The appearance of the door structure and the degree of complexity of the work depends on this.
Pruning under 45 °
For this installation method, the ends of the platbands are cut at an angle of 45 °. This is the most popular installation option, since it can be used for platbands with various configuration. We will talk about varieties of products a little later, but to make it clear, their front side can be arched, carved, straight, etc.
The main complexity of the installation of door platbands is the correct and flat cutting of the corners. If there is a discrepancy at least a couple of millimeters, the details will not converge with each other, and the framing will turn out to be a curve. To correctly cut the platbands, you will need to get the end saw - it is this tool that makes clear and even sections. If such a saw in the home arsenal was not found, you can use the usual hacksaw, but act very carefully.
Specialists still recommend not neglecting special tools and, if necessary, take them to rent. In addition to the end saw, you will also need a knock and a manual hacksaw with a rotary mechanism. The knock is a rather primitive tool-a template-paz with slots. The slots help to determine the angle of the saw. Then, a cutting tool, for example, an ordinary hacksaw breaks the slots, and does it not very accurately (this is the main drawback of the struck). By and large, it is intended for one -time work.
It is much more convenient to use a rotary hacksaw. This tool is more durable and cuts the details much more accurately and cleaner. You can learn to work with him in 5 minutes - just turn the saw at the required angle, fix this position and saw a wooden part.
If you have experience working with an electrician or manual hacksaw, you can make a cut manually. First, using the transporter, draw a line of 45 ° on the edge of the platband, and then cut it with a confident movement. However, in this case, the evenness and purity of the cut will depend only on your ability to handle the tool.
Useful trick: experts, in order to eliminate the appearance of chips on the decorative surface during the cutting process, glue transparent tape along the cut line, and then make the cut.
How to cut the platband under 45 °, watch in the video instructions below:
Cutting under 90 °
This method of attaching door platbands is used less often, but still deserves attention. Such unpopularity is due to the fact that not all types of platbands can be cut at a right angle, but only moldings with a clear rectangular cross -section or slightly rounded edges. In other cases, it is best to resort to a saw under 45 °. The essence of the work is to connect the adjacent strips with each other at an angle of 90 °, while the upper platband above the door should be placed between the side. This condition allows you to make a pruning easier and clearly fit the joints.
Despite the apparent simplicity of work, everything is not so simple. To make a neat cut, as in the previous case, without accurate measurements and special tools will not work. For perfect docking, the end parts of the platbands should have a flat rectangular configuration, so calculations of the height of the side parts and the length of the upper platband must be carried out up to millimeters.
If you bought platbands with slightly rounded edges, the situation is a little more complicated, since you cannot do a direct cut. If you directly cut off such a part, then after installation the ends of the upper platband will be visible. To hide them, it is necessary to make an inclined cut, directed from the front side to the back.
Important: if you need to install platbands with a carved or rounded configuration, this method is not applicable and you need to cut parts at an angle of 45 °.
Features of installation
The specifics of the installation of the doorbox platband depends on what material it is made of and what configuration it has. Plates are wooden, plastic or from MDF.
Useful advice: if you cash the door in the bathroom, in the kitchen or in the bath, that is, in a room with a high level of humidity, it is better to give preference to products with a laminated surface. They are more resistant to steam and temperature differences, and therefore will last longer than ordinary ones.
Features of the installation of platbands depending on the material from which they are made:
- Wooden - with wooden door platbands, the easiest way to handle, because many methods of fastening are suitable for them. The most elementary option is to glue them on “liquid nails”. However, it will not be possible to dismantle such platbands correctly, and it will be quite difficult to do it. “Liquid nails” can only be used if your house has perfectly even walls, otherwise the fixation will be weak.
- You can also beat the platbands with special thin cloves without hats. If there were no such ones, ordinary thin nails are suitable, but then the hats will have to be cut independently. If you still use nails with hats, then the fasteners need to be slightly “tired” so that it is flickering with the surface of the platband. After the installation ends, all the fasteners should be smeared with putty wood in tone with the color of the product.
- Plastic ones - such platbands are best glued, because it will not work to carefully beat them with nails. This is the most budget class of products, so you can break them when dismantling without much regret. Unlike wooden strips, the bending plastic can be glued to walls with small irregularities.
- MDF is the appearance of the platbands almost indistinguishable from wooden ones, however, their fastening must be carried out in a special way. Since the MDF is very hard material, it is not so easy to break through it with nails. The holes for fasteners need to be drilled in advance, otherwise there is a risk of damaging the guides. The diameter of the holes should be 1-1.5 mm. As an alternative to nails, you can use adhesive compositions, but, as you remember, it is unlikely that you can dismantle platbands without damage.
The angle for cutting the door platoon directly depends on the shaped relief. So, if the surface is flat, you can make a cut of 90 °. In the same way, you can do when cashing the door with products with a capital. Combination can be either vertical and horizontal.
Useful advice: before the incitement, tonn the cuts with varnish or paint in tone with the front side of the platband.
How to choose a platband
In order for the framing of the door to look aesthetically pleasing and completely hides all the unsightly elements of the door box, you need to choose the right it sizes. According to the rules, the width of the door platoon should be such that it overlaps the gap between the box and the door 3-4 cm. The market is mainly represented by universal models that differ in low cost and are suitable for almost all structures.
But it is important not to forget about the aesthetic purpose of the platband. It should be in harmony not only with the doorbell, but also with the interior of the room. When choosing, you should pay attention to the color, texture and thickness of the door pad. If you choose a too massive option, then a simple door in such a frame will seem even smaller and more incompetent. And, on the contrary, an overly modest platband will be “lost” against the background of a luxurious door.
Usually, for simple laconic doors models, flat platbands are used 5-8 cm wide (universal version of 6.4 cm). The semicircular are also very common, since this form allows you to combine various styles in the interior. Their width is usually 7 cm. As for figured products, their width is determined by the complexity of the thread.
Installation of the platband
You should engage in the installation of the platband only after the end of the finishing work on the walls: wallpaper gluing, plaster, coloring. If you plan to adjust the platbands on both sides of the door, respectively, the walls in both rooms should be repaired. It should also be remembered that the platbands must be fixed before the installation of the skirting board, otherwise the latter will interfere.
Useful advice: begin to attach the platband from the side where the door loops are located. So you will receive a measurement orientation in the form of a bar that closes the door box from the place where they are sang, because because of them the platband cannot stand in a flush with the structure. The distance between the platband and the box should be equal in height. When you attach the platband from the back, the distance is not necessary.
How to correctly install platbands on the door:
- Measure the length of the vertical bar of the box located next to the door hinges. It is very important to consider every millimeter. The interval that turns out when the indent is added to the length and make a mark. The line will begin from this point along which the platband should be made at an angle of 45 °.
- To make the platband for the opposite side of the box, make separate measurements in a similar way. You can’t just cut the exactly the same element by taking the first one for the template, because in most cases there are floors in height in the apartments, and the sizes of the door pads can differ by several millimeters.
- Make the sawn strips with nails. Attach the first nail at the very base, and the second - a meter from it.
- The upper ends of the details will remain unfrozen. Put the workpiece for the upper plate of the platband under them, which will go above the door.
- Mark on the upper bar, indicating where you need to make saws under 45 ° to dock all three details.
- Drink the excess parts with a end saw or other suitable tool to get an even slice.
- Coasten the details, resting the bases of the side platbands on the floor. In some cases, a kind of wooden stand may be a support that is placed under the door salary.
- Fix all the details with nails without hats or studs. The distance between the fasteners can be selected arbitrary, but experts recommend driving nails with a step of 15 cm. This is especially true for doors that often use and clap - if the platbands are poorly fixed, they are very quickly shattered and fall off. If in your house you are used to gently handle the doors, drive nails every 40-50 cm. In this case, you will have to mask the fastening points less.
If you are engaged in the manufacture and installation of platbands for the first time, and you could not get the end saw, almost certainly the cut will turn out not entirely even. If when assembling the parts it turned out that small cracks remain between them, do not be discouraged - there is a way out. Fill the resulting gaps with a silicone sealant, and when it dries, toned with putty on wood or paint in tone with the decorative surface of the platband.
Useful advice: in order not to get everything around with a sealant, but to get a neat result, swing the surface of the platband on both sides of the gap with mounting adhesive tape. After drying the sealant, it can easily be peeled off.
It is not so difficult to attach the platband on the door if there are correct tools at hand, and the right briefing is before your eyes. We hope our article will help you cope with this work and make your house more comfortable.
Door platbands: photo
