The design of many modern spaces has one thing in common. They are interior doors of a special sample, which have inserts into the canvas, called panels. The abundance of options in shape and material makes the production of paneled doors interesting and exciting. Next, let's take a closer look at the features of the process, materials and tools.
Structurally, the door is a frame structure, the timber strapping of which is filled with inserts of various materials. Among the most common of them are the following:
- Plywood;
- Glass;
- Massive panel from a wooden board.
For the installation and fixing of inserts into the door structure in the upright (vertical) and transverse (horizontal) bars, the production of longitudinal grooves of the corresponding width and depth is provided. In this case, the elements of filling the door leaf can be installed directly during the production and assembly of the door on glue or fixed on one side with curly glazing beads, fixed with nails without hats.
If it is not difficult to make inserts into the door leaf made of glass and sheet wood materials with your own hands, then the production of a panel panel is a rather complicated process and requires special tools and devices.
The choice of material for the panel
Quality material is one of the most important aspects of work
More than twenty different types of wood are used in modern carpentry production. Each of them has certain properties, aesthetic and technological features. For the manufacture of doors, both soft wood species and hard ones are used. The first group includes pine, linden, aspen. The second - oak, beech, mahogany.
Softwood doors are most common in modern inexpensive interiors. Pine trees are installed in residential and office buildings, linden and aspen trees, which are distinguished by high moisture resistance, are installed in baths, saunas, steam rooms. Their production is not difficult, their low strength does not require frequent sharpening and adjustment of the cutting tool. The cost of pine wood materials allows you to make relatively inexpensive products that are available to every ordinary buyer, including with your own hands.
Hardwood doors have a higher cost due to the high hardness of the material and the complexity of the processing process. Oak or beech lumber is significantly more expensive than softwood lumber. The cost of mahogany wood exceeds them at the expense of additional shipping costs. These aspects classify doors from an array of valuable woods as elite products available to a small circle of buyers.
We make a panel for the panel. Material preparation
A classic solid wood panel is a glued board made of edged boards of a certain thickness. You can do it yourself, provided you have experience with wood and the necessary manual and mechanical tools. We start the manufacturing process with the choice of lumber.
It is better to use fresh, well-dried wood for the production of doors. Its technological humidity should be 8-12%. Only in this case it is possible to guarantee the absence of mechanical stresses in the finished panel, which can ultimately lead to the formation of cracks and the destruction of the panel.
We saw boards with an allowance of at least 10 cm to the required length of the board. This can be done manually, on a circular or miter saw. After that, they must be carefully stitched over the faces and edges. You can do this stage of work with your own hands with a hand plane or jointer, but it is better to use mechanical devices - an electric plane or a jointer. After processing, the edges of the parts should be strictly perpendicular to the faces and have a rectilinear shape without depressions and humps.
An ideal tool for preparing parts for subsequent gluing is the thicknessing machine. They are one, two, and four-sided. The best and most expensive are the representatives of the latter group of instruments. After thicknessing, the edges will be perfect in shape and strictly parallel to each other.
Shield gluing technology
In order to make a high-quality wooden board with your own hands, you need good wood glue. The production of the binder in our country is well developed, in addition to this, there is a large selection of imported analogs. Check the quality of the available adhesive before use. To do this, they connect two unnecessary pieces of wood and check the strength of the connection under shock loading. A good cool seam must be able to withstand impacts. Possible destruction can only occur along the wood grain.
To glue the shield, you will need clamping devices called clamps or clamps, which can be purchased ready-made or made by hand. Two types of them are used - screw and wedge. In the first, the squeezing of the parts to be glued occurs due to the rotation of the threaded screw, and in the second, due to the clogging of the wedge stop. Using any type, you can get a high quality connection.
Apply glue to the edges of the prepared boards and distribute it evenly with a brush or flat trowel. We lay the boards close to each other so that the edge with the glue of one part touches the dry edge of the other. Next, we squeeze the shield until the glue is partially squeezed out of the seams and leave it until the glue is completely dry, usually for 12-24 hours.
After gluing, the finished canvas must be stitched with your own hands. A wide-format thickness gauge with a planing width of up to 600 mm will help to make the ideal flatness of the part. Alternatively, you can use an electric plane or belt sander to process the canvas.
Processing the edges of the shield. The easy way
A feature of the classic glued panel is the radially beveled edges that smoothly turn into longitudinal ridges. During assembly, they are inserted into grooves of the appropriate shape and size, usually without glue. This must be done so that the wood can "breathe", slightly changing its size without the threat of destruction.
There are several ways to make radial bevels on the edges of the future panel with your own hands. The first, the simplest and most affordable, involves the use of a stop and a stationary circular saw. If you do not have a circular saw, you can fix the electric circular saw on the table.
The saw blade should protrude by 10-15 mm, no more. It is best to start with a 5mm lift and gradually increase it. The stop is installed perpendicular to the blade at its maximum lifting point at an angle of 60 ° to the plane of the disc. Moving the glued blade at the required angle to the direction of rotation, its edge will be cut along an arc of a circle, the diameter of which is equal to the diameter of the saw. Having previously practiced, you can make a completely high-quality door panel with your own hands.
After a fairly rough processing with a saw blade, you will need to properly grind the resulting bevel. To do this, you can use sandpaper glued to a mandrel of a suitable shape or a sander.
Processing the edges of the shield. The hard way
To obtain bevels of a more complex shape of high quality, the use of a milling machine will allow. There are special sets of cutters for making paneled doors with your own hands. A cutting tool for processing bevels is called a figurine cutter. This name comes from the name of the plane, which was used in the old days to make a panel with your own hands without a power tool.
Modern production does not involve extensive use of manual labor. Such operations are sought to be minimized by using various mechanisms and power tools. A milling machine with straight and reverse figural cutters will allow you to make a curly edge of the shield and door bars. The high speed of rotation of the cutting tool allows you to obtain a minimum roughness of the processed surface, which reduces the time for subsequent grinding.
Application of panels
Furniture production involves the widespread use of panels in the manufacture of a large number of different products. They are installed in the doors of kitchen sets, cabinets, walls and cabinets. Even the wall panels used to decorate rooms are decorated with such complex details.
Currently, valuable timber species are increasingly used in the production of doors, which indicates an increase in the purchasing power of the population. At the same time, the possibility of renting a professional tool and the availability of oak and beech wood can allow any home craftsman to make original panels for himself.
Paneled canvases are becoming popular. Almost everyone can make them at home. So that the material chosen for the work is not wasted, think over the subtleties that the door will have, including even minor details.
Product selection
Peculiarities
Before you start designing a door, thoroughly understand its structure. Find out what features are inherent in it. The main difference between such doors is the presence of inserts that make the product refined and graceful.
Attention! Due to the fact that a special technology is used in the production process, the door becomes not only reliable, but also elegant.
Installation and its varieties:
- Blind sheet made of plywood. It represents elements made of plywood sheets, fixed inside with self-tapping screws;
Deaf installation - With glass inserts. To fill the canvas, glass inserts are used. The canvas looks decorative and light in weight.
Insert - Made of wood. This design is considered to be durable and reliable. In this case, the insert is made from thin wooden sheets, but it should be noted that this way the production costs a large sum of money.
Natural wood The manufacturing process consists in the fact that the frame and the insert are connected to each other. This is done using special fasteners with glazing beads. Manufacturing involves other types of fasteners.
Tools and materials that are needed in the process of work
In order for the technological process of making the door to be carried out correctly, theoretical knowledge will be required, as well as materials for work.
For work you need:
- A hacksaw, with the help of which work is carried out on a wooden material;
- Screwdrivers of different diameters;
- A simple pencil and tape measure;
- Fine to medium sandpaper.
Hacksaw for woodworking Before starting work, you should clearly determine the material from which the door will be made. For strength, you need high-quality wood species that have high resistance characteristics to any factors. Oak or ash are perfect for work. In addition, production can be made from pine. This material is also of high quality and low cost.
The panel is often made of plywood, due to which the final structure has a low weight and low cost. To achieve decorative qualities, use glass inserts.
Plywood panel Important! If you take frosted glass or additionally decorated glass to decorate the door, this will transform your home as a whole.
Frosted glass insert Materials for work:
- Initially, the frame is made, for which boards of sufficient thickness are used;
- Plywood for panels. During operation, this element can be replaced by glass. If you initially plan to use glass, consider having glazing beads;
- To make the initial workpiece, use glue and self-tapping screws;
- Door fittings;
- Materials with the help of which the finishing painting is carried out.
Fittings Step-by-step instruction
Measure the doorway first. Build a box using a piece of wood. Currently, all blanks are sold on the construction market. This will save you time and money.
After the box is in its place, fix it in the required position. This requires the structure to be accurately measured.
Frame Panels and their production
Build process If the work is supposed to be done from an array, then you need to start preparing sheets, according to pre-made measurements. To make the assembly process easier, use the tongue-and-groove connection method.
Attention! If the workpieces are connected using glazing beads, then the assembly sequence will not matter.
If the door is equipped with glass inserts, then for a beautiful appearance, many designers recommend using colored glass or one that is additionally decorated with a film. In addition, if you use, for example, stained-glass windows, then the design can be perfectly combined with absolutely any interior.
The advantages of self-manufacturing
If, during the repair process, you with the whole family decided to install doors, this does not mean that you should go to the store for the finished product. Those who have at least small skills in home crafts will not have difficulty building it on their own, without resorting to outside help.
Let's take a look at the advantages of self-manufacturing:
- Price. If you make it yourself, you will save a significant amount of money, compared to the finished version presented in the store;
- When installing it yourself, you do not need to make an additional adjustment, since the measurements taken will initially come to the rescue;
- The paneled version of the installation differs from its counterparts mainly in that it is less exposed to external influences and practically does not lend itself to the influence of various temperature indicators.
Help in decoration
After making the door, the final stage is the decoration. Such manipulations are performed not only for aesthetic reasons, but also in order to enhance the strength and reliability of the canvas. When using natural wood in work, the surface is covered with a stain or varnish. With this impregnation, a film is created that protects the material. The varnish protects the finished product from high humidity.
In addition to these types of processing, you can use a paint coating, for example, in some neutral or, on the contrary, an extraordinary color (if the interior requires it). If this option is not suitable, then it is possible to perform facing with veneer or, for example, decorative foil.
Decorated view A variant of creating a contrast between a door and a panel is often used. That is, you can paint the vertical and transverse strips, and decorate the existing inserts with an unusual pattern or paint in a different color scheme.
If you pay attention to the presence of glass, then you can also decorate it yourself. For this, special decorative materials are used. You can create a unique drawing or an unusual stained glass window. If you wish, you can depict family photos or other pictures you like that bring positive emotions every day.
It is easy to make beautiful doors on your own and without the help of qualified specialists. They will be not only functional, but also decorative, as they will express the individuality of their owner. In addition, you will be able to show not only your true skill, but also please all your family and friends.
And how the manufacturing process takes place and all its details, see our video. You can take more useful information from it.
One of the most popular types of doors is infill doors. Due to the simplicity of design and beautiful appearance, this type of door is often chosen as interior and entrance doors.
They are made of various materials, so it will not be difficult to choose the color and texture in accordance with the requirements of the general direction of interior design.
In addition, they are quite capable of making them on their own, which will save money on the purchase of a finished product.
Let's find out how to make a paneled door with your own hands so that it will serve you faithfully for many years.
What is a panel
A panel is called an insert into the door leaf, which differs in thickness or material.
As a rule, the panel is made of thinner solid wood or plywood, which gives the doors a special texture.
Some areas can be filled with decorative glass. And the variety of possible options for the execution of the infill gives room for creativity and the choice of an individual door design.
Panel door material
For the manufacture of doors, you will need high-quality material. This is especially true for entrance doors that are exposed to adverse natural influences such as snow, rain, frost and incinerating solar radiation.
As you can imagine, any wood will not work here. Therefore, you should be especially careful with the choice of material.
The wood must be resistant to changes in humidity and temperature for a long time without deformation and cracking.
The highest quality woods are of maple, teak, birch, beech, oak and ash.
In addition to the choice of wood species, you should carefully consider the quality of wood drying. The material must be thoroughly dried so that the door does not wear out when the temperature and humidity indicators of the environment change.
Door construction
Paneled doors consist of the following structural elements:
- strapping;
- panels;
- door frame;
- platbands.
All of them are shown in the figure below:
As you can see, for the manufacture of the strapping, two vertical beams and two (or more) horizontal beams are used, connected using a spike connection. In this case, the lower horizontal strapping beam is recommended to be made 1.5 times wider than the side posts.
The panel is inserted into a special groove, which is selected in the harness using cutters.
Quite often, for a more reliable fixation of the panels, glazing beads (overlays), nailed from above, are used.
The panels themselves can be made from a single piece of plywood or assembled from boards glued with wood glue.
Manufacturing of paneled doors
For the manufacture of doors, you can use a router with a curly cutter.
The milling cutter is fixed in a home-made machine, which is a workbench with a hole in the middle and a stop fixed with clamps, with which you can adjust the processing depth of the panels:
You can use a small piece of wood to adjust the thickness of the edge of the panel:
After trial processing, it should be tried on to the groove selected in the harness, into which the finished products will be inserted. If the thickness is correct, then you can start making panels.
The finished panels are inserted into the harness and, with the help of a mallet, they are nailed into the groove so that the connection is tight and the panels do not dangle:
The assembled door is sanded with a grinder or a special drill attachment, as shown in the photo below:
Sanding allows you to advantageously emphasize the texture of the wood and remove unnecessary irregularities and burrs.
After all the details of the door are carefully fitted to each other and polished, they proceed to gluing all the elements into a single whole.
To do this, the door is disassembled again, all the connecting grooves are coated with carpentry glue, assembled and compressed using special clamps. Then it is left to dry for several hours.
After the glue has dried, you can start installing the door.
The finished door is covered with antiseptics, which prevent insects from rotting and eating wood, as well as fire retardants that prevent wood from burning.
After that, the door is painted with wood stain to give a beautiful shade and varnish is applied to protect the wood from moisture penetration.
You can watch the video of making a paneled door with a hand mill below:
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Interior doors are an important part of every space. They are found anywhere: in private apartments, offices, shops, government agencies. There is a huge selection of different variations of interior doors on the market. But for a long time, due to their affordability and variety of appearance, paneled doors have remained the most popular.
Features of paneled doors
The paneled door leaf consists of a frame and inserts - panels, thanks to which the doors received such a name and resemblance to a chocolate bar.
Paneled doors are one of the most popular and are often used in various interior styles.
The variety of paneled doors is quite large. They differ in color, number of panels, shapes and patterns.
Door construction
The door frame - the strapping frame - is usually made of solid wood or laminated veneer lumber. The lateral and transverse parts of the frame are connected using wooden spikes. Panels that perform a decorative function are attached to the door in two ways:
- inserted into grooves cut in advance in frame parts;
- fixed to the frame with wooden glazing beads.
The second mounting option allows you to replace the panels in the future if they have received any damage.
The assembly of paneled doors is like a kind of constructor
Materials for the manufacture of panels can be varied:
- wood;
- MDF or chipboard;
- glass (frosted, transparent, colored);
- plastic;
- sandwich panels.
For the kitchen and living room, paneled doors with frosted glass are often selected.
There are door options that combine panels from different materials. For example, at the top - glass, at the bottom - from MDF.
Pressed paneled doors can be found on the market. They just imitate the external outlines of a paneled door, but have nothing to do with them.
A real paneled door is easy to recognize: the frame of the product and the individual inserts are clearly visible in it.
Panel door leaf consists of several parts
Panels can have a variety of shapes:
- Floating panel. It is made from blanks of the same thickness as the strapping frame.
- Flat or smooth panel. Has the same thickness over the entire area.
- Figurine panel. It has a convex middle part and tapered edges.
Since interior doors do not need insulation, single panels are installed, but to ensure sound insulation, double inserts are used, between which an air gap is left or sound-insulating material is laid
Types of paneled doors
Panel doors at the place of use:
According to the material from which the doors are made, they distinguish:
When buying solid wood doors, check if all parts of the door are made of the same wood species. If this is not the case, then you should abandon the purchase, because different breeds do not react in the same way to changes in humidity and temperatures, which will lead to inevitable destruction of the door.
If you choose a door to a room with high humidity, then opt for a combined PVC-coated panel door. It will protect the wood from moisture and help to withstand sudden changes in temperature. It is better to refuse to install solid wood doors, since wood is very sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity levels.
The PVC-coated door can be installed in any room - it is not afraid of moisture, high temperatures
Also, paneled doors differ in decoration:
The variety of paneled doors is so high that everyone will definitely find a door that meets his style and functional preferences.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of paneled doors:
- aesthetic appearance;
- lightweight construction due to lightweight inserts;
- the possibility of restoration, and, if necessary, even replacement of structural parts;
- relative cheapness;
- durability and strength;
- wide choose;
- good sound insulation;
- ease of care.
There were no obvious disadvantages in the use of paneled doors. If the manufacturers use high-quality material and the correct production scheme, then the door can serve for a long time and please its owner.
Video: paneled door cut
Photo gallery: paneled door design options
Modern technologies make it possible to produce paneled doors in any style 
The color palette of paneled doors is not limited 
Mahogany doors are the most expensive and respectable 
Stained-glass windows look exquisitely as a paneled insert 
A wide selection of materials and the possibility of making panels of various shapes will allow you to decorate your house with a presentable and exclusive door. 
The presence of panels on the door makes it respectable and elegant, despite the apparent massiveness 
Volumetric and curly inserts can be additionally decorated with patterns 
To order, you can make a door with inserts from any material 
Thanks to modern technology, even inexpensive doors can look decent. 
The door design can also be sliding 
A door with a glass insert will add uniqueness to the room 
The number of panels from which the door is assembled is not limited 
Inserts can be straight and curly, decorated with carvings, have an intricate relief, contain decorative overlays 
An alternative to an expensive stained-glass window and its imitation can be decorative painting applied to both surfaces of the glass.
Manufacturing of paneled doors
Paneled doors are quite easy to manufacture, so there is an opportunity to make them yourself.
If you do not have experience in making doors, then it is better to choose a simple design - this will make it easier to cut out the details.
The manufacturing process can be divided into four main stages:
- Preparatory. Measurements of openings are made, materials and necessary tools are selected.
- Direct manufacturing of door structural elements.
- Joining the parts into the door leaf and installing it in the opening.
- Checking the functioning of the installed door.
Video: prefabricated panel doors
Preparation for manufacturing
First you need to make accurate measurements of the doorway. Even small errors in measurements can become fatal and lead to the fact that the manufactured door cannot be installed and used.
Attentive, painstaking and precise work is the key to a good result.
We make measurements and prepare a drawing
Before the measurement process, remove the old door leaf, frame and platbands, clean the opening from debris and dust. Then measure:
- The height of the opening from floor to ceiling.
- The width of the opening from wall to wall.
- Opening depth (wall thickness).
To measure the parameters of the doorway, you can use a regular tape measure
Transfer your measurements to a clean sheet of paper. Based on the dimensions obtained, design the appearance of the door. You can use ready-made templates that are posted on the Internet.
You can use a ready-made drawing or come up with your own
The drawing must contain all the necessary dimensions so that it is convenient to use it later.
Specify measurements in millimeters, thus increasing the accuracy of the drawing
It should be borne in mind that the door leaf should be 3–6 millimeters smaller than the door frame. This will eliminate noise when opening the door.
For the functional use of the door, it is necessary to correctly calculate the clearances
Necessary materials
To make a simple interior door, we need:
- For the construction of racks and a crossbar, take two or three beams or boards 5 cm thick, without knots and cracks.
- Door frame boards.
- Plywood sheet or chipboard (chipboard) for the manufacture of panels.
- Glass, if provided by the project.
- You will need self-tapping screws for fastening.
- Colorless wood glue will help to firmly connect the parts.
- Fittings: a lock, a pair of door handles, two or three hinges.
- Special means for wood coating (chemical compounds that prevent wood decay and corrosion and varnish).
- Polyurethane foam.
Instruments
In the process of work, you cannot do without the following accessories:
- yardstick;
A tape measure is needed to take measurements
- pencil or marker;
- building level;
Level check how smoothly the door frame is installed
- hacksaw;
Using a hacksaw, cut the beams
- chisel;
A chisel is necessary for cutting out the grooves for the hinges
- screwdriver or screwdriver;
Using a screwdriver, screw the screws
- drill;
Using a drill, holes of various diameters are made
- sandpaper.
Sandpaper is required for finishing sanding of the door leaf
Paneled door manufacturing
If you follow the order of the stages, then in the process of self-production, you will be able to avoid many difficulties.
- We make a door frame: we assemble a structure that resembles the letter "P", and we connect the parts using self-tapping screws.
The door frame can be assembled by sawing grooves or fastened with self-tapping screws.
- We start making the door leaf. We saw the timber with a hacksaw, as a result of which two vertical posts and three horizontal crossbars should be obtained (the number of crossbars depends on the selected door pattern).
The number of horizontal bars depends on the selected pattern
- We carry out fastening spikes from the boards and cut out grooves for them in the transverse beams and vertical posts.
- According to the size, we cut out panels from chipboard or plywood.
The size and number of panels depends on the selected door scheme
- If glass inserts are required, we cut out glass panels according to the dimensions provided in the drawing.
- We start assembling the door structure: attach the crossbeams and panels to one of the vertical posts, and then install the second post.
One of the posts is attached last.
- We check the structure for gaps and backlash. If they are not there, we disassemble the door leaf back into parts.
- We assemble the structure again, but this time adding a small amount of glue to the grooves.
Final assembly is done using glue
- We grind the door leaf with sandpaper, achieving a flat surface.
You can achieve a flat surface of the door leaf using a grinder
- We cover the door with varnish and chemical compounds.
On a horizontally laid door with a spray gun or brush, varnish is applied
The varnish on the door surface must be applied evenly to avoid color differences between the different parts.
If glass inserts are selected, they are attached last. To do this, use special glazing beads, carved from wood and varnished.
First, nail the glazing beads on one side, insert the glass and secure it with the glazing beads on the other side
When the structure is assembled and the varnish is dry, we install the necessary fittings. The lock is inserted into the cavity cut out in advance, the hole for the handle is drilled with a drill and the fittings are fastened using self-tapping screws.
Self-tapping screws must match the color of the hardware
Video: do-it-yourself paneled door
Door installation
Installation of the door in the opening is the last step. If you have ever installed doors, then this process will not take you much time and effort. Otherwise, to make the task easier, adhere to the following instructions:
- We install the finished door frame in the opening.
- We fix the structure with special wedges.
Wooden wedges can be made by yourself from unnecessary pieces of wood
- We check the evenness of the installation using a building level.
If the structure is installed unevenly, it is necessary to correct it with wedges.
- After making sure that the installation of the structure is even, we fix it in the opening with self-tapping screws.
There can be 6-8 fasteners on each side
- We install the hinges using self-tapping screws.
Hinges can be of different types, but the most common and easiest to install are card hinges.
- We put spacers in the box to avoid deformation.
- We fix the box with polyurethane foam from the inside. It should be borne in mind that the polyurethane foam increases during the setting process, so do not fill the space completely.
Using polyurethane foam, it should be remembered that when it dries, it triples, which means that you do not need to fill the space completely
- We again check the evenness of the structure and leave it for two to three hours.
- After the foam has dried, remove the spacers.
- We check the ease of opening and closing the door.
- We fasten the platbands with invisible nails.
It is important that the nail goes into the timber of the block to be faced with minimal damage.
If the door opens and closes easily, silently, then you did everything right - the installation and manufacture of the door can be considered successful.
If the door is installed correctly, there will be no difficulties in opening and closing it
As you can see, making and installing a paneled door is a fairly simple task, the main thing is to draw up a competent drawing, not to get confused with measurements and follow the sequence of stages.
Operation and maintenance of paneled doors
Any door requires a careful and correct attitude. Paneled doors are no exception. In order for the door to retain its presentable appearance and functionality for a long time, it needs proper care.
Paneled doors should be installed in rooms with a temperature range of 18-24 ° C. Air humidity is also an important factor affecting the safety of the door. For paneled doors, a relative humidity of 55% is considered optimal.
Glass door inserts can be cleaned with special glass detergents
To avoid delamination of the door leaf, in rooms with high humidity and temperature (bathroom, kitchen), the door should be kept open. Of course, you can close it while taking a shower, but after water procedures, it is worth ensuring the flow of air into the room.
An open door will help reduce indoor humidity.
To clean the paneled door from contamination, use an alcohol solution consisting of 90% water and 10% alcohol. The use of cleaning agents and abrasive powders is not allowed - they scratch the door leaf and thereby spoil the appearance of the door.
To remove dust from the door surface, use a soft, damp cloth and then wipe dry.
The paneled door is highly susceptible to chemicals. Therefore, when you are planning a repair, it is better to remove the doors and put them in a safe place, but if this is not possible, you can cover them with plastic wrap.
Do not put even very thin objects under the doors - this can cause the structure to be skewed.
In order for the door to serve for a long time, it should be periodically varnished or painted. Before this, the surface of the door should be sanded with fine sandpaper and a thin layer of plaster or water-based paint should be applied. After the bottom layer has dried, the top, final layer is applied.
Today, acrylic paints and water-based varnishes are especially popular: they are odorless and safe for humans and the environment.
You need to take care not only for the door, but also for the fittings. Use special products to protect metal parts from corrosion, and lubricate them twice a year to avoid unpleasant squeaks.
You can lubricate the door hinges with ordinary vegetable oil.
Repair and restoration of paneled doors
Even the strongest and most reliable door may sooner or later require repair or restoration. Every owner can face the wear of the hinges, skewing of the canvas, loosening or cracking of the panels.
Loose panels can be fixed with glazing beads or glue, and the presence of small cracks and cracks can be hidden using putty and paint. Just putty the crack, sand and varnish or paint to match the door.
Currently, there are many special markers and pencils for removing scratches from the surface of the door leaf.
If the damage to the panels is serious, you cannot do without replacing them. The complexity of this process depends on how the panels are attached to your door.
Table: the process of replacing panels depending on their fastening in the door
As you can see, if the panels are attached with glazing beads, then the replacement process is the least time consuming and quick. In this case, there will be no need to remove the door from the hinges.
If you change all the panels in the door, then they may differ in color and shape from the previous ones. Thus, you will not only restore the door, but also update its boring appearance.
Video: disassembling a paneled door
Despite the emergence of new, more modern materials, wood door panels continue to be appreciated and remain in demand. But our task is not to list the advantages of wooden doors, but to tell you how to make a door yourself from boards at home. We hope this guide will help you to get around the only drawback of purchased products - the high cost.
Choosing the design of the door leaf
When making and installing doors on your own, it is worth observing the principle of expediency. For example, the entrance sash is made strong and massive, the interior sash is lighter and more delicate. That is, the choice of design and consumption of sawn timber depends on the purpose of the product.
There are 3 types of wooden canvases:
- Made from solid wood (solid planks).
- Paneled doors are assembled from individual parts cut from planks. The lamellas, fastened with glue, create a relief pattern with multidirectional wood fibers.
- The budget option is a panel structure. It is a frame made of timber, upholstered with any suitable finish - plywood, fiberboard, MDF or thin metal. Soundproofing is laid in the inner cavity.
This is what door leaves from boards look like.
The massive sash shown above in the photo is a canvas of planed boards in one size, reinforced with stiffeners. Depending on the place of installation, the door can be decorated with carved elements, sheathed with clapboard or artificially aged and varnished.
The scope of application of massive products is quite wide - the simplest structures are placed in a shed, cellar or. If the canvas is decorated and insulated properly, the door will fit perfectly at the entrance to a private house.
Standard paneled doors
Paneled doors are used as a second entrance door to an apartment, and are also installed in interior openings. In a country house, a blank canvas can be placed at the entrance to a technical room - a boiler room, a storage room, or a descent into the basement.
Reference. There is a combined type of paneled construction, where a box is formed from a wooden bar, and inserts (panels) are made of MDF or plastic panels that imitate wood fibers. Another design option is to insert transparent or frosted glass.
Panel (frame) doors are used everywhere, except for the entrance to the dwelling. The design is lightweight and easy to assemble. Advantages of panel boards:
- low price;
- the possibility of using various upholstery - fiberboard, thin OSB boards, laminate and iron sheets;
- sound insulation is laid in the cavity or hidden insulation is done.
Lumber harvesting
To make a simple panel door with your own hands, it is enough to find a bar 25-40 mm wide to assemble the frame. The quality and type of wood does not play a big role - spruce, pine and other materials available on the farm will do. Here it is important to choose an external decor - a cladding that hides the external defects of the frame.
When choosing materials for assembling a paneled or massive door, consider a few useful recommendations:
- You need to know the shape and dimensions of the future sash, determined by the installed door frame.
- Choose the wood species in accordance with the allocated budget. An important nuance - the wood must be dried, otherwise the homemade canvas will be skewed.
- Check the curvature of the boards by placing them on a flat surface. Discard arched products.
- The thickness of the boards for interior doors is 25-30 mm, entrance doors are 5-6 cm.
- Do not forget to think over the option of finishing the slopes - to prepare wooden platbands or buy a ready-made set of plastic or MDF panels.
Reminder. When choosing lumber for filling arched openings, add a margin along the length of the boards for sawing.
In the process of procurement of materials, take care of buying all the necessary small things:
- door handles, latches and locks;
- at the entrance from the street, it is advisable to put a closer or a simple stopper;
- it is better to equip the balcony door with a ball lock;
- you will need to stick a sealant on the porches of street and bath linens;
- to close or a cellar, you need a latch or steel rings for a barn lock.
Sliding sash option for a barn or garage
A typical decoration for wooden swing doors is the application of 2-3 coats of varnish. You can choose a colorless composition or darkened to make a "antique" canvas. Be sure to buy any pre-treatment wood preservative.
We make doors from solid wood
It is easy to guess that the work will require a set of carpentry tools, shown in the photo. A good addition would be an electric planer, a hand router and a power saw. Measuring devices are required - a square, a tape measure and a level to check the plane.
A solid entrance wooden door, assembled and revetted with our own hands, will come out of grooved boards 5-6 cm thick. But since it is not always possible to cut spikes and grooves at the ends of the lumber at home, we will consider the technology for making doors from ordinary boards. They are combined into a one-piece structure using three trapezoidal cross-members.
The crossbeams are hammered into mating grooves of the same shape and serve as reliable stoppers for all elements. Thanks to this technique, the holders recessed into the grooves are half hidden and do not protrude from the back of the canvas. Canopies for door mounting are screwed to the same details.
Step by step, the assembly technology looks like this:
Advice. To prevent the boards from moving during operation, fix them to the table with clamps, laying a wooden plank on top.
Turn the finished canvas face up and carefully process the surface, achieving maximum smoothness and no drops. Then move on to inset locks, handles and awnings. Perform the design at your discretion - for example, cut out an unusual pattern with a router and varnish the surfaces. The back can be sheathed with chipboard and covered with dermantine.
Panel board assembly technology
Making frame doors is simple and profitable - few materials are consumed, and defects in wooden elements will be hidden by the outer cladding. Moreover, the inner part can actually be made up of uneven and cracked beams, the main thing is to clearly maintain the dimensions and make a solid frame.
The procedure for making a panel door looks like this:
Further cladding is made at your request. It is enough to cover the lining with two layers of varnish, the plywood should be finished with laminated fiberboard, plastic panels or other decorative material. How a simple panel door with foam insulation is made, see the video:
Manufacturing of paneled sashes
It is quite difficult to make a full-fledged paneled door at home. Since the elements are joined using grooves, spikes and various cutouts, woodworking equipment will be needed - a machine or a circular saw.
To reduce the cost of assembly, make a drawing of a simplified design with two large panels and contact the craftsmen who have the necessary machines. They will cut the required parts from the boards, and you will do the assembly yourself.
The technology is similar to the manufacture of frame fabric:
At the end, grind the finished canvas thoroughly and open it with varnish. If you want to darken (age) the wood, then it is better to perform the operation before installing the panels. This will avoid gaps and light streaks in the corners. See the next video for the assembly process of the simplest paneled door:
Conclusion
Without experience in joinery and good tools, you are unlikely to be able to assemble a flawless product. If the door looks unprepossessing, do not be discouraged - minor defects can be easily hidden with cladding. It is important to respect the dimensions and avoid skewing of the canvas - check the length of the diagonals several times during the manufacture of the frame. Do not forget to treat the wood with an antiseptic - this will extend the life of the product.
