DIY entry door installation

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During operation, the doors sometimes fail and require quick replacement. Doing installation of entrance doors with your own hands is quite feasible. The main thing is to strictly follow the instructions and make a little effort. Let's get started.

Before installation, it is necessary to make measurements and buy the right door. Replace the door only with a new door. For the production of work you will need the following tools:

  1. wedges for securing the door in the opening, prepared in advance;
  2. construction level;
  3. roulette (from 3 meters);
  4. hammer;
  5. hammer drill or drill;
  6. crosshead screwdriver;
  7. drill with a drill bit for drilling on concrete, its diameter is 14 millimeters, length 150 millimeters;
  8. socket wrench 17 with a head, the length of which is 45 millimeters or more.

Do-it-yourself front door installation: step-by-step instructions

  1. Open the packaging, remove the fixing elements and install the door from the side where it will open
  2. The door in the opening is fixed with wooden wedges, which are hammered from different sides, while the position of the door is regulated by the level. The level measures the horizontal and vertical doors, if necessary, knock pegs on one side or the other.
  3. 3. The doors thus fixed are opened and fixed to the wall with anchor bolts. The bolts are driven into the holes made by the puncher in the wall according to the marks on the door frame, the diameter of the drill is taken according to the description, the hole depth is from 13 centimeters.
  4. The anchors are tightened with a key until they are fully fixed, but do not be very zealous: this threatens to cause deformation of the door frame. After the recessed nuts are closed with special plugs made of plastic.
  5. The lock with handles is installed according to the instructions that come with the product.
  6. In the case where there is a space between the door and the wall, they use a mounting foam to fill it, which, after hardening, is cut with a stationery knife and plaster is carried out
  7. After the final fastening and all work, you can remove the film from the door.

And if you are interested in the decoration of the entrance doors, then you here. When buying a door, you should pay attention to the passport that is attached to the product, it contains information about the size of the opening for this door.