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Wooden doors

If you install wooden entrance doors for the house, then you can later encounter a number of disadvantages. The surface of the door needs regular restoration of the protective layer of varnish or paint. In addition, wood is a fire hazardous material. Doors are very expensive. However, the appearance of the product is distinguished by sophistication, the material itself is environmentally friendly.

Only high-quality materials and proper processing will help protect against hacking. Red wood, maple or oak is considered excellent in properties. Pine will be soft in processing and economical. To strengthen the door structure, it is necessary to use metal profiles, for example, aluminum.

Metal doors

The strength of a metal door directly depends on the thickness of the steel used to make it. As a rule, running options are made of metal with a thickness of 1.2 to 2 mm. Doors are equipped with special stiffening ribs.

There are several types of stiffeners: transverse, longitudinal and combined. Longitudinal reinforcement protects the front door from such a breaking method when the corner is bent. The transverse ribs will resist the indentation of the door surface. The combined version combines the advantages of the previous ones.

The highest strength can be achieved by booking the door leaf. In the manufacture of such doors, the technology for the production of safes with a bulletproof surface is used.

In addition, it makes sense to use some means of protecting the door structure: install reinforced hinges.

Insulated doors for the house allow you to avoid the formation of frost or frost at low temperatures. Since the metal has a high thermal conductivity, the room can lose up to 25% of heat. Mineral wool is used, in some cases corrugated cardboard, as well as extruded polystyrene foam.

The special finish of the doors allows you to cope with the aggressive effects of natural factors in the form of direct sunlight, rain, snow, temperature changes. Therefore, the use of chipboard or MDF does not make sense; over time, even a PVC coating will not be able to provide adequate protection.

The best protection is paint with a hammer effect, when the treated metal surface resembles chasing, metal hammering. The pigments and silicone resin present in the composition give excellent moisture protection. The treated surface easily repels dirt, so the door leaf does not require special care.

In addition, the doors covered with paint look spectacular, and the color retains its saturation for quite a long time. You can apply paint using a roller or spray gun, and this procedure is done several times. Multi-layer coating is the key to quality products.

It is possible to use specially processed ship panels made of solid oak, pine or alder. Such a coating gives the doors a chic look, however, its cost is high. High quality wood is treated with a special waterproof glue. Panels of appropriate sizes are made from it.

When choosing a door, it is important to know which locking mechanism is used. Most of the heat in the room is lost just because of the door locks. The best are metal entrance doors to the house, equipped with two types of locks at the same time — lever and cylinder. A lever lock is almost impossible to break, it is extremely difficult to pick up a master key to a cylinder lock.

All mechanisms in terms of protection are divided into several classes. If this is an entrance door, then the 3rd and 4th protection class will be the best option. To find out what class of lock is used for a particular door, you need to refer to the product passport.

Combination of metal and plastic

Doors of this type have sufficient strength, have a long service life, are reliable and easy to maintain. It is undeniable that a steel door has a higher performance, but it is worth remembering that the front door is not the only place from which intruders can enter the house.

To date, PVC doors are very widely used in the construction of low-rise buildings. The advantage of such doors is not susceptibility to icing and condensation.

The production of plastic entrance doors resembles the production of plastic windows. But in general, the technologies are different. Since high demands are always placed on door structures, a special reinforced PVC profile is used in production.

A high-quality door unit must be made of a five-chamber profile with a thickness of at least 70 mm. The metal frame significantly reinforces the entire structure. The rigidity of the frame is provided by strong corner mounts. The high-strength frame enables the installation of powerful hinges and anti-burglary locks. Thermal and waterproofing is provided by a rubber seal, which is located on four sides of the frame and door leaf.

In the photo of the entrance doors to a house of this type, you can see all the variety of finishes, as well as triplex or armored glass inserts. You can find doors with stained glass and tinted glass.

When choosing a door, pay attention to the glazing area. A reliable model will be considered, the glazing surface of which does not exceed a third of the entire product. The top of the door is retracted under the glass to make the view better.

By the number of wings, single-leaf and double-leaf models are distinguished. The latter are used when the width of the opening is impressive and uniform load distribution of the web on the hinges is required. The peculiarity of metal-plastic doors is also that among them you can find arched and round options.

When choosing a model for your own home in the catalog of the best doors, you need to pay special attention to the handle. It is important that in addition to an attractive appearance, it is made of durable material.

Before choosing a particular model, you should inquire about the material of the handles. If silumin is used, then it is better not to purchase such a door, since it is a light and low-strength alloy. Pressed aluminum handles break quickly.

It is also important to pay attention to the number of loops. The door itself is quite heavy (sometimes the weight reaches 70 kg), so it must be hung on at least three hinges.

The question of which doors to choose for a house necessarily arises at a certain stage of construction. There are many nuances of choosing an entrance door, and it will not be possible to give general correct advice.

Consider your own preferences, as well as a number of important factors discussed above. Then the purchased front door will last a long time and will not require special time costs for its maintenance.

Photo of entrance doors to the house