Miscellaneous
During repairs, when replacing doors, the frame is dismantled. The actions depend on the installed structure. If you need to keep the block intact, all work is done carefully. When the old door and frame are thrown away, completely different methods are used. Dismantling is not considered a simple job. To get a smooth opening for the new door frame, the old structure must be removed correctly.
Removing door frames
Do-it-yourself dismantling of an interior door
Correct dismantling allows for a neat doorway with a flat surface. Otherwise, there is a risk of damaging the nearby wall, which will greatly increase repair costs. The choice of dismantling technology depends on the purpose of this procedure, as well as on how the removed door will be used in the future (and whether it will be used after that).
Tools and materials
Before disassembling the interior door, you need to prepare the following tools:
If screws rather than nails were used to secure the door frame and trim, you will need a screwdriver for disassembly.
If the canvas is no longer needed
When faced with the problem of dismantling an old wooden door covered with a thick layer of paint, you can use a quick method. This is very easy to do. It is suitable for cases where there is no need to preserve the door leaf and the old door frame will not be used. For quick dismantling you need to follow the instructions:
If the door needs to be saved
In some cases, the owner may decide to reuse the door. Therefore, it needs to be dismantled in a more gentle way. You must follow these instructions:
This method of dismantling will allow the structure to be reused.
If the door was installed recently and screws were used for fastening, then the dismantling process consists only of using a screwdriver to unscrew the fasteners.
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Assemble the door frame
- Place the side posts of the door frame along the edges of the door to avoid confusion. They should be facing a quarter towards the door hinge. That is, you should see the seals.
- Calculate the height of the post for proper trimming. It consists of the size of the leaf (2,000 mm), the gap between the frame and the door (3 mm), the thickness of the frame itself (22–25 mm) and the gap between the leaf and the floor (8–22 mm). The lower threshold is made only in bathrooms; in other cases, a gap is left for carpets and other coverings.
- Calculate the width of the door frame crossbar. To do this, add 6 mm to the width of the door leaf, so that you end up with a gap of 3 mm on each side.
- Carefully cut all planks to size. It's better to use a miter saw, but you can also use a fine-tooth hacksaw.
- Remove the quarters on the side posts to mate with the top rail. To do this, move the seals to the side, make cuts with a saw, and then chop off the interfering pieces with a chisel. Use scraps of the box as a template for greater accuracy.
- Trim the rubber seals on the side posts at a 45-degree angle to avoid an unsightly gap after assembly.
- Place the frame strips together, align the edges and fasten with screws. Pre-drill holes for screws and screw two into each rack. Use box scraps for precise markings.
Dismantling interior and entrance doors: how to do it right
For those who have never done this before, it seems that there are no difficulties in such work; It’s not for nothing that they say that breaking is not building. However, hasty, careless dismantling of doors will cause a lot of trouble in the future. Not to mention the impossibility of reusing a sash or jamb with severe damage, you will have to deal with arranging the opening, restoring its geometry, strengthening and finishing. Especially when it comes to an interior partition (from gypsum plasterboard, plywood, cellular blocks).
Dismantling procedure
Removing trim and sash
It’s easy to understand in what order to do this. Here everything is determined by the type of awnings; how they are installed and secured. With platbands it’s quite simple. It’s not difficult to dismantle new ones, especially if they were installed by the owner himself. As a rule, craftsmen do not stand on ceremony with old panels. It is unlikely that anyone will reuse repeatedly painted boards, since their restoration will take a lot of time, and in terms of money it can cost more than purchasing factory-made products. In the case when interior doors are dismantled to install a new unit, even more so. The set of modern models includes everything, including platbands.
The specificity of removing the canvas is that the canopies differ in design. For example, it is easier to unscrew a “butterfly” by unscrewing all the screws. With a hinged loop it is more difficult. After removing the platbands, the canvas is lifted (with a pry bar or crowbar) and dismantled. In any case, you can’t handle this alone; need help.
Removing from the box opening
Dismantling a wooden door at this stage begins with inspecting the frame. It is necessary to find the location of the parts fixing it (screws, nails). It is unlikely that you will be able to pull them out, especially if they are covered with a large layer of paint and rust.
It is easier to saw a wood frame so that the fasteners remain in a small fragment. Yes, the jamb will be damaged, but otherwise there is no way to dismantle it, especially the old one. To remove a sawn-off segment, simply insert an ax blade between it and the wall and squeeze out little by little. This is done with each nail while simultaneously dismantling the frame posts and its upper part.
How to properly remove an interior door from its hinges with your own hands
There are two methods for removing old doors: neat and damaged.
We recommend that you always use the first option, since the sashes are often replaced with new ones due to a change in the style of the room. Old doors can be taken to the country or sold at a minimal price. Either of these methods takes about the same amount of time. We'll tell you in more detail how to remove an old interior door from its hinges.
Features of sashes removal
To dismantle the door, you will need an assistant with whom you will lift the panel.
It must be removed only in the open position of the sash, so that when lifting it does not rest against the frame. To make the work easier, you may need wooden blocks that you will place under the canvas. Depending on what type of hinges was used, the process of removing the door leaf will have features:
After you have removed the door, you need to carefully dismantle the frame, if necessary. The platbands are removed using a hammer and an axe, using the blade of the latter to pick up the board. Find the places where the box is attached; most often the elements are located under the decorative overlays in the area of the lock or hinges. Unscrew the fasteners with a screwdriver or a simple screwdriver.
Sometimes a timber box is mounted on polyurethane foam. In this case, use a sharp knife to cut off the foam from the boards and remove the entire box. If you want to reuse the box, carefully move it horizontally, lay it on the floor and disassemble it. If you are prepared for losses, you can break the box right on the spot and pull it out in pieces.
How to remove the handle
If you removed the door to facilitate renovation work in the room and do not intend to replace it, perform preventative maintenance on the lock and moving mechanisms.
The hinges can be lubricated with any compound, but reassembling the lock is more difficult. About 15 years ago, convenient but low-quality locks for interior doors appeared. They open easily if they are in good condition. If the lock breaks and jams, all that remains is to break it. In addition, many apartment owners are not satisfied that these locking mechanisms have a latch. Locks that cause you unnecessary trouble are best replaced after dismantling the door leaf. Removing the handle with the lock for repair or replacement is simple:
Installing a new handle lock is carried out in the reverse order. If you are not sure that you can handle repairing a lock or removing a door, then it is best to invite a specialist to do this work. He will service the sash, remove it from the frame and, if necessary, dismantle the trims and jambs.
Remember that whenever we remove a door leaf, we need to check the functionality of the lock and hinges. Do not reinstall damaged parts, otherwise the door may begin to jam after reassembly.
List of tools
If it is necessary to change the door block without carrying out repairs, then dismantling is carried out while maintaining the integrity of the wall finishing. The set of tools for the job depends on the method of removing the box and canvas. If you only need to replace the box, but plan to leave the panel with fittings and trim, then select devices that will allow you to perform all the actions without destruction.
To remove the box without damage, you must follow a certain technology. The first step is to prepare the following tools:
Do-it-yourself dismantling of wooden doors
Every owner who has started a major renovation in an apartment or house is faced with the problem of dismantling entrance or interior doors. It would seem that there is nothing complicated here - remove the door leaf from the hinges and get rid of the frame. But in reality it's not that simple. As practice shows, if you want to get a beautiful and even doorway, you should remove the old structure correctly. And below we will talk about how to dismantle wooden doors with your own hands and consider the following points:
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| Dismantling the balcony and entrance doors. |
Swing
Hinged doors are a movable console. The main feature by which they are classified is single-leaf or double-leaf structures. Everyone is well aware of single-leaf swing doors. This is a simple type that involves the use of one door leaf, which is installed on 2 hinges. The swing door only opens in one direction.
If the interior door consists of 2 door leaves, then there will be 4 hinges - two on each side.
Based on the material from which the doors are made, they are divided into wood, metal, glass, and composite. Metal is rarely used in production. Wood or composite materials - MDF, veneer - are more often used. Glass doors are also rarely used, except to visually increase the living space.
There are also doors with a pendulum mechanism that allows you to open it in any direction. Most often, pendulum systems are used in shops and offices, but not in apartments and houses. Although, you can do this if it is justified.
The main advantages are thermal insulation and sound insulation. But swing doors take up a lot of space. To open them, space is required, unlike compartment doors, which open in one plane.
Breaking - not building: features of dismantling wooden doors
Most inexperienced builders mistakenly believe that removing an old door requires only picking out the jambs from the wall. But in reality, everything turns out to be not so simple. Often, aggressive and incorrect dismantling can damage not only the wooden structure, but also part of the wall. This situation has become especially widespread in old Soviet houses, where fragile gypsum boards are used to construct interior partitions.
To avoid damaging part of the wall when dismantling interior doors, you need to approach this process creatively. First of all, find out whether you need the old door or if you plan to throw it in the landfill. In the first case, dismantling must be carried out carefully so as not to damage the components, for example, if you are going to move the door to the dacha. If you no longer need the frame and all the door elements, there is a “ruthless” and quick way, which we will talk about below.
However, no matter what method of dismantling wooden doors in a private house you choose, the work must be carried out as carefully as possible, without causing damage to the wall. Otherwise, after getting rid of the box you will have to spend money on plastering and puttying.
The paint has long hidden all hints of the location of nails, screws and other fasteners, but on an intuitive level their location can still be recognized. For example, there is usually a wooden block between the door frame and the wall. Its thickness is chosen so that the vertical posts are perpendicular to the floor surface. Large nails 150 or 120 mm long were driven into such a beam: two into the right vertical post, two into the left and one into the upper horizontal crossbar.
If the doors have not been replaced for 30-50 years, then such nails have time to rust, which means that it will not be possible to get rid of the frame so easily. To prevent part of the wall from being uprooted along with the bars, use a pry bar or a nail puller. In addition, you will need an ax, hammer and saw.
A gentle way to dismantle a wooden door with your own hands
Below we will tell you how to remove the frame and remove the doors so that they can be used in the future. Step by step steps:
Above we looked at one of the most problematic options for dismantling a door with large nails in the form of fasteners. If you see that the elements are secured with screws, then breaking this door frame will not be difficult - just use a screwdriver.
Fast way
If you are going to get rid of the old door and do not plan to install it in another place, we recommend using a faster and easier method of dismantling the frame.
You may need the following tools:
Quick dismantling of wooden doors with your own hands
Don’t forget that if you don’t need the old door frame, the remaining wall may still be useful for installing a new door, which means you need to do the work as carefully as possible.
Features of dismantling a plastic door
Metal and plastic doors have long ceased to be considered a novelty, and much less often you will be able to see a massive panel of wood than an ordinary structure, shining with pristine whiteness. But for proper operation, adjustment and repair, you need to know some secrets that are not known to all owners of such doors.
Sliding
Sliding doors save a lot of interior space. This door is convenient, functional, it looks impressive and fits organically into any interior. These doors have varieties that differ in their opening system. HS portal are doors that, when opened, first rise and then can be moved to the side. The FS portal is a so-called “accordion” - a very interesting look.
Based on the type of doors, structures are divided into single-leaf and double-leaf. You can often find a parallel or radial type. Such doors can open in one or both directions.
The following materials are used in the production of sliding doors:
- plastic;
- tree;
- glass.
This type of door is often decorated by applying photo printing on it, covering it with PVC film, stained glass or natural materials such as veneer, bamboo and others. The frame is most often made of aluminum. This door can be used not only in a private house or apartment, but also in a country house, country house or cottage.
Removing an interior door
Dismantling an interior door is not as simple as it seems at first. It has many features that are related to the material of manufacture, as well as the layout of the apartment.
The old structure is dismantled in order to install a new one, this also applies to interior doors. When breaking down the old structure, prepare a place to install a wooden box for the new one, and to do this you need to avoid accidentally breaking the walls in the apartment.
Most of all, dismantling a door in an apartment creates problems in Soviet buildings:
Important! Carefully remove the old frame so as not to damage the doorway itself. Otherwise, you will first have to restore it, and then proceed to installing the door.
To carry out dismantling work you will need: a pry bar (you can take a nail puller), a hammer and an ax, as well as a hacksaw.
So, let's look at the general rules on how to dismantle an interior door:
Now you know how to remove an interior door yourself; if you follow all the steps, then even the strongest door will give in. To present all the nuances, we suggest watching a video about dismantling interior doors:
If you have a plastic structure installed in your apartment, then to clean the interior doors with your own hands you will need pliers with a large number of screwdrivers.
After you have managed to disassemble the old structure, we proceed to installing a new one.
Decide on the opening and hanging side
If the canvas is installed flush with the wall in the corridor, then it will open into the passage. If there is a wall in the room, then the door will open there. Think about what is more convenient and take this point into account.
To open to the right, the hinges must be hung on the right side, and to open to the left, on the left. To avoid mistakes, stand in front of the door and imagine that you are swinging it open towards you. If it has glass, then the matte side should face the corridor, and the glossy side should face the room.
