How to install a metal door

To date, wooden entrance doors begin to gradually replace more reliable - iron. It is not surprising, because their advantages are obvious - these are strength and durability. Firms for the production of metal doors offer their services to measure, dismantling and installing, and this, by the way, work is not cheap. However, if you firmly decided to replace the door, it is quite possible to do it with your own hands.

The very first thing to do is to measure the parameters of the doorway. Do not forget that independent installation will deprive you warranty on the door.

The next step will be the dismantling of the former doors. Remove the door leaf with loops. The place of removal doors thoroughly clean from the old plaster and small pebbles, remove sticking nails and the door frame.

With the correct installation, the opening should be slightly wider the size of the door. This is necessary in order to have a place for alignment.

Next, try on the box in the doorway. With the help of a building level, it is necessary for the vertical vertically to mount the box with hinges. Wedges will be needed in order to fill possible deviations.

Through already available mounting holes, drill the wall with a drill no less than 150-200 mm depth. Referring the position of the rack again. When you make sure that everything is smooth, tighten the anchors by closing their head with special plugs under the color of your box.

Lubricate the door loops and suck the canvas. Next, install the accessories (keys, locks, etc.). After you close the door, check the width of the gap between the web and the rack. Their gap should not exceed 4 mm.

Check the door closing service, the softness of the locks. Wooden clins will help eliminate inaccuracies.

Mounting foam apply on all the gaps between the wall and the box. A day later, cut the extra foam with the mounting knife. After that, you can shut down the opening.