The door leading to the residential premises is his "face", a business card, and creates an initial impression about it. The main mission is the protection of residents from illegal penetration into their territory. But at the same time, it should not be out of the overall style of the design of the room, violate the harmonious setting. To avoid stylistic inconsistencies, you can use special decorative linings on the door.
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What functions perform lining on the door?
The door linings are very different and from the point of view of design, and from the point of view of the material from which they are manufactured, but all of them are common to:
- Protective function. The lining protect the door surface from different types of mechanical damage - blows, scratches, etc.
- Decorative function. With the help of linings, you can upgrade the old door design, give it a gloss or make a suitable for a new interior.
- Saving funds. If the means for repair is limited, you can save on the purchase and installation of a new door, just decorating the overlays old.
Additional advantages that do the doors are decorated with lining:
- resistance to vandalism or not authorized access;
- refractory properties of some materials;
- protection against outsiders;
- holding heat indoors;
- the ability to decorate to your taste just purchased metal door.
Materials from which put overlays, their strengths and weaknesses
There are several basic varieties of door lining for door facing from the inside and outside:
- plastic lining on doors or MDF with plastic coated. Plastic is a durable and lightweight material that does not require complex care and non-mechanical exposure. The lining from this material increases the stability of the door to wear and along with this very practical;
- veneered MDF overlays on the door. Facing from this material is strong, reliable, moisture resistant, safe for human health and for the environment, because Does not distinguish any harmful substances into the atmosphere. Thanks to these qualities, MDF lining on metal doors has been used by unsolicited demand for many years;
- metal pads on the door to the room are very simple. For their installation, it does not need a complex tool. Metal panels. They are more protective overlaid on the door than decorative;
- laminate pads. They are cheaper analogue overlays from MDF. In fact, are a thin board consisting of several layers of chips and compressed paper;
- Pads made of natural wood array. This material is the most expensive of all listed. It looks very effectively due to the possibility of combining it with mirror, glass or forged elements.
Plastic lining have the following positive properties:
- they are less than wooden susceptible to various types of mechanical damage;
- a wide range of all kinds of colors allows you to combine them with various design solutions;
- plastic is not afraid of temperature drops, solar rays, moisture, adverse climatic conditions;
- practically not susceptible to burning;
- resistant to household chemicals, even the one that contains the elements of the abrasive;
- with all the obvious advantages of plastic linings on the door, the price is relatively low;
- plastic coating has great strength and therefore it can be used even in such areas as children's institutions, public areas, pets of pets, chemical laboratories and warehouses where various substances are stored.
The lining from this material can withstand such conditions under which their other types are simply collapsed. In this case, they do not have serious flaws.
Vonted MDF overlap view and color imitate natural wood. Usually they are used if you want to update and decorate the entrance door and not to spend big money. Positive qualities of the MDF lining:
- made from environmentally friendly material;
- the appearance on beauty resembles natural wood, but the functionality exceeds it;
- processed in such a way as to survive when exposed to dampness and temperature jumps;
- the possibility of a wide range of all sorts of shades and textures to exercise fantasy when making the door;
- it is not a favorable medium for breeding microorganisms and mold.
But despite all the advantages of the material has a number of shortcomings:
- sensitive to mechanical damage, which makes an inappropriate facing of a street door;
- may be tamed under the influence of chemical and abrasive substances;
- sensitive to UV irradiation;
- from time to time needs painting;
- may be tamed when exposed to dampness.
From this material it makes sense to make lining on the door, the entrance from the entrance to the residential premises, but not from the street in the entrance.
Laminated lining have such advantages as:
- wear resistance;
- good sound insulation;
- does not fade over time;
- it is easy to clean, does not require complex care;
- it has a large color palette.
This material also has drawbacks:
- it is not the most successful option for lining the input door due to the lack of necessary characteristics for this;
- under the influence of dampness can swell and crack;
- afraid of temperature jumps;
- may have only a smooth surface without the possibility of drawing.
This type of doors due to its simplicity and low cost is suitable for installation in the office.
Coating from an array of natural wood can be found in the following advantages:
- external attractiveness and nobility;
- a large variety of natural shades;
- stability of solid types of damage, solar rays, dampness;
- possibility of treatment with antifungal impregnation;
- ecology.
The minuses include such properties:
- the main function is to give a beautiful view;
- high price;
- the temperature jumps responds to the formation of cracks;
- requires periodic painting or varnish coating;
- may burn under the rays of the sun.
The material of this species is intended for expensive homes and elite entertainment vents. They rather emphasize the status of their owner than they carry some functional load.
How the lining on the door
Consider the installation process of the door linings on the example of the MDF. To perform this task, the following tools and materials are required:
- mDF panels;
- degreaser;
- hammer;
- drill;
- screwdriver;
- selfless.
Before starting the installation, you need to think about the fact that the door with the linings will become much thicker and this will lead to the inevitable replacement of locks and pens.
The process of installing the lining consists of several stages:
- preparatory work. As preparation for installation, it is necessary to clean and degrease the surface of the door to which the panels will be attached. It is also necessary to paint it or enclose the vinyl film. All these actions have a positive effect on the coupling of doors and lining;
- after that, you can start mounting overlays on the door. To secure them with the help of screws, you need to dry the holes around the entire perimeter of the canvas at a distance of about ten centimeters from each other.
- first of all, the pad is installed from the inside, and then outside, while the caps of the fasteners of the inner panel are hidden under the outer. If the door opens inside the room, then the lining should be fixed in the reverse order. To secure them as reliably as possible in addition to self-drawing to use special glue;
- in the last step, set locks. After completion of the work, you can install the door in the opening.
