How to make a doorway?

If you have conceived to make a capital redevelopment in an apartment or build a house, you will definitely come across the question how to make a doorway. The original form, size and finishing of the opening will complement the interior of the room. If you hire a construction team, then such work will cost expensive. Therefore, it will be advisable to make a decision to make the opening on your own.

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How to calculate the dimensions of the door reception?

Before starting the installation of the door reception, you need to accurately calculate the dimensions and make a drawing. If you decide to make the opening non-standard, with various design elements, consider the overall size of the room. It is also necessary to consult with the project organization and find out whether to increase the height or width of the opening. If you make a doorway using standard parameters, then consider such moments:

standard width 70 cm (for toilet and bathroom), 80 cm for interior door, 90-100 cm for the entrance door (these measurements need to know if you plan to buy doors in the store, as there are selling doors only according to standard sizes);
standard height for apartments - 200 cm;
strengthening the wall - when you make the doorway, one way or another, the wall loses its strength, for this you need to install a jumper or install the stacks.

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Types of openness

Before proceeding with the installation of the opening, you must accurately have an idea of \u200b\u200bwhat kind it should be:

standard rectangular;
for two-dimensional doors (this is an extended version of the standard opening, specially made for two doors);
non-standard design (most often performed from plasterboard);
arch (the most common view of the opening, looks beautiful, as in a small apartment, and in a big house).

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Mounting Tools Opera

Make an opening for the power of absolutely every man, the main thing is to have a small physical training and a standard set of tools:

perforator or drill (take into account that during operation with these instruments a lot of dust and garbage is formed, and an uneven cut can be obtained);
bulgarian (in the case of working with a grinder, the wall of these tools should be processed from both sides);
chisel (the tool is necessarily useful when there is a need to clean the seams on the brickwork);
sledgehammer;
diamond cut (is an alternative to standard grinder, allows you to make work much faster, while cutting the amount of garbage and dust).

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How to make an opening in a brick wall?

As a rule, brick partitions, the most common. Make the opening in such a wall will not work. The main principle of operation - the installation must be started from the top so that during the process there is no problem with the load distribution.

Stage of performance:

check the position where the opening will be installed, with real conditions;
recognize the boundaries of the future opening;
at the beginning of work it is necessary to cut only the outrocity contours (for this stage it is necessary to use the grinder);
after the contours were cut, knock out the future opening sledgehammer;
if the opening is installed in the bearing wall, be sure to install temporary side supports.

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Open in the panel house

The opening in the panel house is much easier than in a brick wall. There is no need to search for joints. But the load on the wall will be much larger, so be sure to place metal jumpers. Installation algorithm is similar to a brick wall:

mark and cut out the contours of the future opening;
we break a sledge hammer, send the site to small squares.

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Design of openings

After the opening was performed, it must be issued. This process is quite laborious, but very interesting. After all, you can arrange it as you yourself wish. The most popular finishing materials for openings are:

natural or artificial stone;
natural tree (looks very expensive and stylish);
plasterboard (fantasies, how to decorate the opening of this material, no borders).