Methods For Attaching A Wooden Door Frame To The Opening And Video Materials

2023 Author: Philip Bishop | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 07:54

• The main stages of installing the door block
• Working with polyurethane foam
• Video on possible door mounting methods
• A hidden way to install doors on foam
• Installation of doors with clamps or spacers
• Fastening doors with Knauf hangers
• New mounting options
• Concealed installation, fastening under the hinges
• Through fastening on anchors or screws
• Training

Each master is faced with the problem of how and what to mount the assembled doors. To install a finished door block, various installation methods can be used. Knowing these installation options, you can easily choose the one that suits you. You will need a small set of tools such as a drill, hammer drill, level, screwdriver and hammer. Also, to directly fix the box in the opening, you need fasteners and foam. Depending on where you need to fix the door block, you may need self-tapping screws, dowels, anchors.

The main stages of installing the door block

At the very beginning, the old door frame is dismantled. It can be carried out using a nail puller (crowbar), having previously made cuts on both sides of each vertical bar, in order to then squeeze this structure from the opening. If anchor bolts were used during the installation of the old box, nails that cannot be unscrewed can be cut with a grinder.

Before installing the box of interior doors, it is necessary to check the verticals of the walls and take into account the differences in the level of the walls and floor. The door frame must be positioned so that if there are irregularities, the walls of the box do not go deeper into the opening. This is necessary to fit the door trims. In order to correctly position the door frame, you should use the building level and take into account all the errors of the opening.

At first, the installation of the assembled door block is rigidly fixed in the opening, in order to achieve the initial level of rigidity, wedges are used. After completing the fixing work, it is worth re-checking the correct location with the level so that the box is level with the door.

Working with polyurethane foam

It is important to know the foam that is intended for the gun, it is much better and more convenient to work with due to the fact that it is more dosed and has a small expansion coefficient, it hardens much faster. Foam, which is supplied with a large amount with a straw, will expand longer. Before starting work, it is better to close the door leaf with masking tape and film, because the foam is difficult to wash. It is important to know, you need to start foaming with fixing individual small areas. After 30 minutes, you can already walk the entire perimeter. All cracks are filled with foam (50% of the total volume). Do not fill with a lot of foam, because during expansion the foam will push the box inward. We recommend using professional foams.

Since the tree shrinks and expands precisely because of the increased humidity, the consequence of expansion is the deformation of the door block. The door will simply stop closing for this reason.

Video on possible door mounting methods

There are several ways to fasten the door frame in the opening, each of which involves the use of a special type of fastening. Various fastening options provide a certain level of reliability and strength of the fixed structure. We hope that video clips on options for installing wooden door frames will help you.

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A hidden way to install doors on foam

The door frame is fixed in the opening, wooden wedges are used for fixing, and the correct location is checked against the building level. Foaming with polyurethane foam should be done little by little, in sections and intermittently to avoid deformation. The door frame is held practically thanks to the foam alone.

To maintain a gap between the frame and the door itself, small 3 mm spacers are used, which are inserted between the door and the frame. They can only be removed when the foam is dry. Usually the door is left overnight.

This method is convenient if you do not need to go into the room, it is quick and does not require much effort. It is important not to overdo it with foam so that you can open the door.

Installation of doors with clamps or spacers

The principle of installation lies in the fact that we use spacers inside to temporarily fix the door block in the opening. These can be both ordinary wooden rivers and special adjustable devices.

Both are very good for light and small doors.

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Fastening doors with Knauf hangers

For these purposes, Knauf direct suspensions, which are used in suspended ceilings, are the best suited.

• First, the plates should be screwed to the box.
• Insert the door into the opening.
• We adjust the level.
• We mark the places for the recess in the wall.
• We make a selection for the plate.

After that, we set the level and fix the plates. For adjustment, we use wedging with wooden bars.

It is also necessary to take into account that with this method of mounting the box on the outer part of the wall, the place of the recess must be hidden under a layer of plaster. That is why this method is only good when there is no finishing.

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New mounting options

This video will show you how to fix the door frame in the opening. This type of fastening is the installation of an interior door box by putting the box on the screwed heads of the self-tapping screws that are located at the ends of the opening. This happens using metal plates with a hole, which are screwed on the outside of the box.

To achieve the final fixation of the frame in the doorway, conventional adjustment means are used.

With this method, the racks of the door block move freely in the opening.

A clear advantage of this method is the full possibility of adjustment and, at the same time, rigid fixation while maintaining the original appearance of the box and the external wall decoration.

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Concealed installation, fastening under the hinges

As a rule, for the rigidity of the structure, screws or anchors are used, which are hidden under the hinges. To do this, a hole is made between the screws in the hinge and through it they are attached to the wall. On the side of the lock, another fastener is attached under the decorative plate. As a result, we get 3 fixation points.

After directly fixing, we put a spacer at the bottom of the doors, since the bottom is not fixed and all the gaps are filled with foam.

A significant plus of this method is the relative rigidity, preservation of the appearance.

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Through fastening on anchors or screws

This is the most common standard installation option for interior doors. For this option, fastening, first, holes are drilled for anchors in the right places of the racks, then the door is fixed in the opening.

Training

• Marking with 4 anchors on each side.
• Drilling with a 14 mm pen to a depth of 10 mm (space for the plug).
• We drill a through hole with a 10 mm pen (place for fixing with an anchor).

After that, the box is exposed and drilled with 10 mm concrete under the anchor. When the box is anchored, it is secure and does not require any struts. The attachment points can be hidden by installing decorative plugs of the desired color and size (14 mm). Screws can be used instead of anchors, this will reduce the diameter of the plug. This option is most reliable for heavy doors. With it, you can align (stretch) the curved rail. The doors can be used almost immediately. It is possible to adjust the gap. The downside is the presence of stubs.

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Tips for installing door accessories

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Conclusion

There are many options for installing the frame of interior doors, but it is worth choosing the one that is the easiest, most convenient and reliable, or the fastest. The choice can be made according to any method of door installation, but these methods can be influenced by what opening the installation is in, taking into account the intensity and other factors.