No matter how difficult the task may seem, replacing the front door in the apartment does not require the participation of professionals. Everyone can do it. And having considered the sequence of works, we will be convinced of this. We also offer to prepare for the process, having studied the range and arrangement of modern entrance metal products, get acquainted with the tools necessary for installation, and find out the main difficulties in installing the canvas.
Choice
But first, we suggest turning to the assortment and choosing a product that suits your requirements. And everyone has the same requirements: safety. Therefore, the door should be made of strong material, its hinges should be protected, and the lock should represent the top of reliability. Design is not so important, but the sturdiest upholstery is wood. Take measurements before buying. The door must fit the size of the opening in your apartment.
Door device
Before replacing the front door to an apartment, you should familiarize yourself with the structure of modern doors. In addition to the usual details such as a box, cover, peephole, hinges, lock and handle, the entrance door also contains:
New front door
- dowel pin (below the hinges);
- stiffening ribs (inside the door - the basis of the leaf);
- anti-detachable pin for hinge protection;
- a seal to protect housing from wind and cold;
- finishing corner, crossbars of vertical locking (pass through the main lock, along the door).
The inside of the door consists of a metal structure through which a layer of insulation passes, and on the outside there is a finishing layer. It can be made of wood, upholstery, plastic.
Action plan
If you are confident in your abilities and have the time, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the main stages of the upcoming work.
- Training .
- Installation of the box.
- Installation of a metal product.
Each stage will require effort from you. Take your time, do each step carefully, our instructions will tell you the correct sequence.
Tool
A suitable tool will help you to cope with the task yourself. First of all, these are means of protection:
- for hands - gloves;
- for the eyes - glasses.
Gloves and goggles
When replacing window structures and door panels for filling voids, cracks, polyurethane foam is simply irreplaceable. And also prepare a spray bottle with water.
From a hand tool, you will need a perforator, a hammer, a level for measuring, a grinder for metal or a hacksaw, a screwdriver and screwdrivers.
To install the structure - spacer wedges.
Let's get started
If everything is ready, proceed to dismantling. Remove the old doors from the hinges, after removing the protective mechanism (if you have a metal door, not a regular one). Remove the hinges.
Then remove the old box, using a saw or grinder. Always put a new metal assistant on a fresh one. Any suitable tool (for example, a crowbar) can help to eliminate the structure. Do not be careful, at this stage you can crush and break without fear of anything (unless you damage the wallpaper next to the opening). Walls made of foam concrete are quite fragile, so if you have such, be careful with the tool in the opening.
Then clean the opening, prepare it for installation. The puncher will remove excess mortar, plaster. If necessary, replace the timber at the bottom of the opening (or brickwork), remove old material and collect debris. Form a temporary underlay of the desired height (up to the bottom of the door, close to each other) to make it easier to install the new door.
Installation of the box
The prefabricated purchased structure will have to be disassembled by hand: separate the canvas from the box.
Installation in an apartment will be different than in a private house.
- In home.
Door frame installation
Fastening in this way takes place using special mounting plates. Along each of the racks, 3 such plates are mounted, directly on the walls from the inside (not from the side of the entrance to the apartment). They drive in rods (if there is a welding machine) or fittings or. When using the rods, remember that they will later need to be welded to the plate itself. But this will complicate later dismantling (suddenly you will move and want to take the entrance sheet and box with you). Take with a section from 12 to 15 mm, and a length of more than 100 mm.
When inserting the box into the opening, leave a gap of 1 or 2 cm. The method is also suitable for installing an entrance door in an apartment, but provided that the walls are thick and strong enough.
- In the apartment.
This method involves drowning the entrance canvas into the opening: the doors and the edges of the walls will not be on the same level. No mounting plates are required.
Before proceeding with the installation in this way, check the thickness of your wall. It should not be less than 15 cm. Especially when it comes to a thick metal front door.
We make holes in the box itself according to the marks provided by the manufacturer. We put the box on the anchor bolts and fix it in the opening. We close the heads with plugs, which are also included in the kit.
Specialists also fix the box with rods already known to us. From the inside, they are seized with a welding machine.
Observe the distance to the wall of at least 50 mm, maximum 150 mm, but the same along the entire perimeter!
Door mounting scheme
Door installation
It is easiest to measure on both sides, on the side racks it is easiest with a magnetic level. A magnetic spirit level with a distance of 40-80 cm is ideal for this task.
Take wedges (make or buy) and prop the door frame to secure it. With a drill or a punch, we drill holes 10 cm deep and 1.5 cm wide (diameter). Insert bolts or pins into the holes. We check the work with a level, whether the box has moved. And then comes the welding of the pins or fastening the bolts.
Place a few drops of machine oil in the hinges. Next, we take the door leaf and begin to align it vertically, parallel to the rack with hinges. After making sure, we hang the door on the hinges. If you overdo it with lubrication, some will come out of the hinges. Remove excess with a cloth. In some designs, there are balls, they are put into loops before the canvas is hung on them.
We install the hardware on the door, and then on the counter. Only after that we install the right post with a gap of 2 or 3 mm. After making sure that the doors move freely on their hinges, close and open just as easily, and the fittings give in to your efforts, we fix it, like the left pillar.
Now we need a prepared spray bottle. They need to wet the gap between the wall and the box. Let the water soak around the perimeter. This measure is necessary so that the polyurethane foam adheres better to the opening. If there is no protective film included, cover the walls with masking tape to protect them from foam. After filling the gaps, leave to dry for 1 day.
Choose polyurethane foam with a gun: it is easier to work with. One cylinder of standard size is enough for the door.
And the next day, the final stage is ahead - finishing the slopes, but that's another story.
When is the best time to call professionals
There are several cases in which many have difficulties. In such situations, of course, it is easier to call qualified help.
- The old door cannot be dismantled. Jammed and not removed - a fairly common situation. Especially in the case of outdated metal models.
- There is no strength to lift and install the new door on its hinges: it is too heavy and huge. There are canvases that can only be lifted together. These are the ones that are made to order: wider and taller than usual, thicker, and made of special steel. Many consumers who have money find a door like this to protect them better. But according to experts, this is not more important in a metal friend. Of course, it is better when the canvas is made of high-strength steel, such that you cannot open it with anything. But it is also important that there are important protective parts in the structure. Such as a pin through the hinges. It is designed to prevent the door from being removed from the outside by cutting off the hinges.
- I can't figure out the details. The technology requires the installation of additional parts, and sometimes - the installation of a unique lock (one of a kind). Here you cannot do without specialists. Let them remove the old one themselves and give you true security by installing a unique locking mechanism.
Small renovation
Manufacturers value their products and, reaching new heights in their work, presenting their improved model, they repeat with one voice. Installing a modern metal product at the entrance to an apartment or house is not a whim, but a necessity. For the sake of your safety and for each family member, you need to do this as soon as possible. But if the budget does not allow yet, you can do at least the following:
- Change the upholstery (not attractive, shabby and possibly already cut by hooligans for a modern, aesthetically pleasing one);
- Replace the lock (as described earlier, this option exists);
- Or improve protection by adding structurally important details (such as are found in any modern door).
As the well-known Rockefeller said, what is not worth saving on is the alarm. The same can be said about other methods of protecting your home. Therefore, remember that all these measures are temporary.
Despite all the complexity of the design of a metal product, despite its weight, an adult "handy" owner is able to cope with the task on.
If you urgently need to replace the entrance doors in Moscow or the region, order the services of qualified specialists with the help of Yuda. Experienced craftsmen are ready to travel around the clock to anywhere in the city in order to perform an urgent replacement of an entrance, interior door in an apartment, house or in a municipal institution.
With the help of Yuda, you can call a private specialist or representatives of an installation company at any time to dismantle the old and install a new door (iron, wooden) with the installation of a turnkey lock. An urgent replacement of entrance doors is carried out by experienced specialists in one day.
Features of installing the door frame and door leaf
If the old doors are badly worn out or become unusable for another reason, an urgent installation of a new design is necessary. Order the services of Yuda performers, and the door installation work will be performed at a high professional level.
Experienced specialists will carry out the installation of the door structure, following a certain sequence:
- dismantling the door, preparing the doorway (removing plaster, nails, insulation)
- installation of a door frame and installation of a door (entrance metal and wood, interior)
- fixing the door frame with special wedges, leveling the door, fixing the structure with anchors
- filling gaps around doors
- performing lock installation
If the design of metal doors is of non-standard size, qualified craftsmen will expand the doorway before installation. The exact cost of installing an iron door will be known only after the expert estimates the amount of work.
How much does it cost to call a master in Moscow
To avoid incorrect opening of doors, loosening of the box and destruction of the opening, entrust the installation of the structure to a qualified specialist. Experienced craftsmen registered in Yuda, after the installation of the door block, will check the tightness of the canvas to the box and seal the resulting cracks. The approximate cost of installing the door structure is indicated in the price lists of YouDo performers.
Order from experienced installers such a service as replacing the entrance doors in the apartment - the price will depend on the following factors:
- type of real estate (apartment, private house, municipal or commercial institution)
- type of door structure
- the complexity of dismantling the old and installing a new door block
- urgency of installation work
You can call the master at home to install the door structure with the help of Yuda around the clock. To order the services of a specialist, indicate the type of work and the urgency of the provision of services. After the replacement of the entrance doors is completed, the Yudu contractors provide a guarantee for the quality of the services provided.
A breakdown of the locking mechanism on a metal door always causes stress for the apartment owner. But even if the element is new and of high quality, it may break due to a factory defect. Services for replacing locks in an iron door at low prices, with the departure of a master in Moscow and Moscow Region, we recommend ordering from a reliable service center. Our employee will take with him a large assortment of mechanisms, select a lock according to the wishes of the customer and give out the keys.
It is safe to call the foreman to replace the locks on the steel door with an exit to the apartment
As a rule, replacing a lock is not a matter of chance. There are a number of reasons that precede this. In addition, the price of a good foreign-made locking mechanism cannot be cheap. So the following reasons are distinguished why it is reasonable to use the service of replacing the lock in a metal door, namely:
- the last or only set of keys to the apartment has been lost;
- the locking mechanism has become obsolete, morally obsolete;
- such a need arose as a result of hacking attempts;
- the locking device is out of order, and is no longer subject to repair, restoration by a master;
- change the locks in the apartment after the tenants leave.
An operational call to the master will allow you to resolve this issue in the shortest possible time. All employees of the service have been working in this service sector for over 10 years. In 99% of cases, all work on replacing locks in an iron door is performed in just one visit of a specialist from Zamki-SAO. Our master has all the equipment, tools and high-quality locks with him, which have high burglar resistance.
The average waiting time for the arrival of a master in Moscow is not a few hours, but literally 40 minutes. This will certainly be appreciated by busy people of the capital who do not have a minute of extra time. After that, the service employee will select the most rational solution.
We will change the lock on the iron door in one visit of the master
In most cases, it is not necessary to disassemble the door leaf to replace the locking mechanism. As a rule, it is necessary to dismantle the old device, and in such a way as not to damage the metal door. Then the master carries out the installation of the lock on the canvas. Of course, this will happen if the mechanism is correctly selected, fits the hole in size, as well as the position of the keyhole.
Immediately after installing the lock case in the iron door, the service employee checks how correctly it functions, tests it for performance. It is worth noting that from the moment departure of the master replacement of locks in Moscow does not take too long. Of course, if this work is done by a professional. The call of our specialist is carried out on the day of contact, while he is well versed in all the intricacies of this matter, has the necessary skills and tools. After completing the services, you can get detailed advice on how to strengthen protection against hacking.
Urgently ordering a master with a visit to the house to replace the locks in the iron door is the right decision of every Moscow resident who wants his door to be reliable and life as calm and safe as possible. You will certainly be pleased with branded components, attractive prices for services and prompt solution of the tasks!
Installing the front door to an apartment is a task that many face when planning to replace it. There are two solution options: pay for the installation of doors in the same store or company where you buy it or install new doors yourself.
This article is a concrete example of installing an entrance door with your own hands, showing that if you have a couple of hours of free time, desire, and a minimum of tools, many can do this task.
During the renovation of the corridor, it was decided to install a new front door. We decided to buy not ready-made in the store, but to order the size of the opening. After reading the ads and reviews, we chose a company. A representative arrived, took measurements and two weeks later brought in a new insulated metal door. In order to save money, we decided to install the front door ourselves.
Tools
Before starting work, you need to prepare a tool that will come in handy in the future.
We will need:
- mount;
- puncher;
- a drill with a diameter of 10 mm and a length of 150 mm;
- a hammer;
- level;
- grinder with a disc for metal;
- mounting foam;
- spray bottle with water;
- dowel-nails (in our case, 120 mm long and 10 mm in diameter);
- hacksaw for metal;
- masking tape (if there is no protective film);
- screwdriver;
- phillips and flat screwdrivers;
- spacer wedges.
Do not neglect protective equipment. Be sure to put on gloves, and when working with a grinder and a punch, we wear glasses.
Dismantling the old door
With the help of a mount, we dismantle the cashing, if any. Having opened the door leaf by about 90 °, we slide the mount under it, closer to the side with the hinges and, lifting it, remove it. If the hinges are warped or they are rusted and do not pull off, you can try to unscrew them with a screwdriver or with a screwdriver. Also, the loops can be simply cut off with a grinder.
We cut one of the racks of the box with a hacksaw on wood, and dismantle it with a pry bar. We have the upper cross member of the box stretched behind the upper part of the side rack, and the threshold for the lower one. At the end, dismantle the remaining rack.
It is advisable to unscrew or pull out all fasteners. If this is impossible, cut them off with a grinder or a hacksaw for metal, and hammer the protruding parts back into the wall. Remove loose plaster from the walls along the perimeter of the opening and clean the floor surface from debris.
Installation of a new front door in the apartment
We insert a box into the opening, we have it monolithic, after removing the door leaf from it. We set it up by level. First, we apply a level to the side stand, on which the hinges are located, on the front and inside. We used a magnetic level. It is convenient for them to work with metal structures, since both hands remain free. The length should be between 400 and 800 mm. A level of shorter length can give an error, and a longer level is not convenient to work. In addition, it will be problematic to set the horizontal with a level more than 800 mm long, because usually the width of the door leaf at the door in the apartment is 900 mm.
Leveling the box.
If necessary, to reach the level, we drive wedges between the wall and the box, or the floor and the box. Since the frame of the old door was wooden, we did not prepare wedges in advance, but made them out of it.
We use wooden wedges of the correct size.
Having reached the required verticality and horizontalness, we fix the box on the mounting plate located at the upper hinge. To do this, using a punch, we make a hole in the wall and drive a dowel-nail into it.
We hang the door
It is advisable to immediately lubricate the hinges with machine oil. We check the level again. If necessary, knock in additional wedges.
After making sure everything is in order, we fix the rack with hinges on the remaining mounting plates.
We close the door. Align the side post from the side of the lock. We make sure that the gap between the door leaf and the pillar is uniform over the entire height. To do this, we shift the rack until we get the desired result. We check that the locks open and close freely. We attach the rack to the mounting plates by making holes in the wall with a puncher and hammering in the dowel-nails.
We wet with a spray bottle the gap between the wall and the box around the entire perimeter. Let the water absorb.
Fill the gap with foam. If there is no experience in working with foam and the front door frame is not protected with a film, then it is better to paste over it with masking tape around the perimeter so as not to stain it with foam.
We close the door and let the foam dry for 24 hours. On this, the installation of the front door to the apartment can be considered complete. In the future, we carry out the finishing of the slopes of the entrance door with plaster, drywall or panels.
The number of situations when it becomes necessary to replace the entrance doors in the apartment is very large. The most typical ones include, for example, the purchase of housing in a new building, when the contractor usually installs the simplest and cheapest product that does not imply long-term operation. Another similar situation is a malfunction of the entrance structure, when it is much easier to purchase and install a new metal door than to repair the old one. In any case, the owner needs to seriously approach the solution of the issue, especially since not only the comfort of living in the apartment, but also the safety of its inhabitants depends on it.
Step-by-step instructions for replacing the front door in an apartment
Any homeowner strives to ensure that the replacement of the front door in the apartment is done quickly, efficiently and without the need to solve numerous problems. To do this, experts recommend using the following step-by-step instructions. It describes the actions of the owner, which he must consistently carry out:
- Step # 1. Selection of a manufacturer or supplier. Today, this does not require personally visiting the showrooms of various manufacturers, since it is quite possible to get all the necessary information on the Internet. That is why the most popular online stores are enterprises that act as suppliers of products for several of the most popular domestic and foreign manufacturers;
- Step # 2. Measurer call. Having chosen a company for further cooperation, you need to contact it by phone or by leaving a message on the website. A prerequisite for ordering an entrance apartment door is a free visit of a specialist to take measurements. The need for this measure is due to a characteristic feature of domestic builders, who do not differ in their desire to comply with the design dimensions;
- Step # 3. After obtaining the exact dimensions of the future metal door, it is required to make the final choice of a suitable product for the subsequent manufacture or purchase of an already finished model. In this case, it is advisable to consult with the specialists of the company with serious experience and qualifications. Reputable suppliers are always willing to meet the client, providing any necessary assistance;
- Step # 4. Determination of the method of delivery and installation of the finished product. An important stage, on which the final result of the event in question strongly depends. Today, the most popular service is considered to be a complex service, when the front door in a turnkey apartment is replaced. In other words, the supplier company not only sells the product, but also delivers it to the installation site, and then carries out installation, adjustment and further maintenance under warranty.
Of course, the owner of the apartment has every right to independently handle the delivery and subsequent installation of the purchased entrance metal door. This will allow him to save a fairly noticeable amount. However, this does not guarantee the quality of installation work. In addition, the possible savings do not play a special role in relation to the cost of the steel product. It is important to note that the price for replacing the front door in the apartment, set by reputable supplying companies, starts from 2.0-2.2 thousand rubles, therefore it is quite reasonable and affordable for a large number of potential customers.
Criteria for choosing a suitable apartment entrance door
Of great importance for the subsequent successful operation is the competent choice of the entrance structure for installation in the apartment. In this case, it is recommended to use several of the most essential and significant criteria. First, the degree of security provided by the product. The safety of living in an apartment is a mandatory requirement for any steel door.
Secondly, the insulating parameters of the entrance structure. The installed door should protect the apartment from cold, noise and unpleasant odors. This is a condition for achieving the required level of housing comfort. Thirdly, the durability and reliability of the product. A lot of money is usually spent on buying a metal apartment door. Of course, the owner plans to use it not one or two years, but several decades.
Fourth, the appearance of the product. The apartment entrance door is the business card of the owners. In addition, it plays an important role in the formation of a beautiful interior of the hallway, therefore, serious attention is always paid to the design of the structure. Fifth, all the previous criteria should be considered in conjunction with the financial factor, which in modern conditions is still often the most significant and, often, decisive.
Price for replacing the front door in the apartment
The cost of replacing a steel apartment door is determined by two important factors. The first one is the price of the entrance structure. Today's Russian market offers an extremely large assortment of various products, seriously differing in characteristics, both operational and cost. The range of existing prices is extremely wide - it starts from 7-8 thousand rubles and, in fact, does not have an upper limit, since many manufacturers provide customers with the opportunity to manufacture products according to individual sizes and projects.
The second factor affecting the cost of replacing the door that is installed at the entrance to the apartment is the installation method. Work can be performed both by employees of a specialized organization, and by the owner himself. In the first case, the minimum price for the installation at the beginning of 2018 is slightly more than 2 thousand rubles, in the second, the indicated funds are saved by the owner. Of course, the choice of the way to perform the work is always left to the buyer.