Old door frame: methods and algorithm for dismantling. How to dismantle interior doors How to remove old doors

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Dismantling during repair work or in the situation of replacing a new box. Installation features depend on the type of door structure. Work should be carried out carefully if you plan to insert an old door in order to keep the canvas and box intact. If the door is thrown out, it is advised to use other methods to solve the problem.

List of tools

It is important to dismantle the door frame carefully, the room was not planned. This is necessary to maintain the integrity of the wall decoration in case of replacement with a new one. The use of dismantling tools depends on how the web and box are removed. leave for further installation, it is important to save the canvas, trim, door handle, box. In such a situation, small tools are selected, which allow the work to be carried out without unnecessary destruction.

It is not so easy to dismantle the door, so it is recommended to follow the work technologies to avoid destruction and damage. First, it is important to prepare the tools:

• hammer;
• axe;
• screwdriver;
• crowbar with a nail puller;
• hacksaw;
• screwdriver.

Ways to dismantle the door

Exist different variants work, which depends on many factors. Dismantling can be done independently or seek help from specialists. We offer instructions for two methods of sequential execution of work.

Careful dismantling

The technology of work is established for the careful removal of the canvas and has the following order:

1. First, we carry out repairs from the removal of the door leaf. If there are difficulties, it is recommended to use a mount that is inserted by the door. It is important that the doors are completely open and do not rest against the upper area of ​​​​the box, otherwise there will be a problem with dismantling.
2. . Using a hammer, we push an ax between the product and the box. A careful method of removing the casing ensures the integrity of the structure, which is pressed out until the fastening nail appears. After that, the ax is pushed further and completely squeezes the casing. It is important to remove further nails in the same way. The platbands are also removed from the back.
3. The next step is to remove the door frame. Here it is important to find the area of ​​​​attachment of the object to the opening. Fasteners are located in the area of ​​​​the hinges or in the place of the feigned lock. Elements can be hidden under decorative caps.
4. We carefully remove the fasteners with a screwdriver at low speeds, otherwise you will face the problem of damage to the box. A similar tool can be replaced with a screwdriver.
5. in the form of a bar, then between it and the wall it is important to cut the mounting foam using a sharp knife. If the unit is attached to plaster, it should be carefully tapped with a hammer.
6. Next, we take out the complete box from the door and disassemble it in a horizontal position.

Dismantling the door leaf and box requires attention to detail. However, there are situations where an extension is screwed to the box. It is recommended to remove it separately so that the product does not damage the entire structure.

It is important to know! Not always the door frame is installed and fixed with foam or plaster. In other situations, the dismantling of the doorway is carried out using a nail puller. However, this method is intended for full parsing designs that are not applicable for further use.

Dismantling old doors: "sloppy method"

Such an option is carried out if door structure will be thrown out. It is not necessary to keep the details intact here. The process uses tools such as a hacksaw, an ax, a hammer, and a nail puller. The technology of work has the following sequence:

1. At the beginning, it is recommended to proceed with further actions.
2. Breaking and removing the box is much easier if you cut a vertical strip using a hacksaw. It is recommended to make a cut at an angle of 45 degrees to simplify the work.
3. If there are thresholds in the box, they should also be sawn. In the situation of attaching the threshold to the opening on top of the floor covering, it is advised to remove the details using a small crowbar.
4. Cashing is easy to remove with an ax and a hammer. A similar process involves squeezing the product from the base. When the distance between the timber and the cashing has become large enough, it is advised to use a crowbar and a nail puller.

Removing the door handle

In the process of dismantling the doorway, you can separately disassemble the handle and lock, especially if the installation and mechanism are new. Professional disassembly includes the use the right tools and following step by step process. So, the list of devices:

• a screwdriver, the type of which is set from the type of lock mechanism, and can be used cross-shaped or flat;
• a key that is intended for disassembling such parts, which can be replaced with a standard awl;
• wrench;
• pliers.

Removal technology door handle from canvas:

1. Using a screwdriver, unscrew the screws that are on both sides of the hand lever.
2. Next, the lever is unscrewed using a wrench. The product is removed from the handle along with swivel mechanism. If all parts are intact, put in a separate place for further installation.
3. The decorative overlay of the mechanism can be removed using a flat screwdriver from the side where there is no key.
4. It is important to press the stopper that appeared and at the same time pull the handle to remove it from the door leaf.
5. Lastly, all fasteners are unscrewed from the mechanism, which are removed from the door.

Such work should be done if it is necessary to replace the handle in the door structure, as well as in the situation of using the mechanism in the future.

Ordering work from the master

If you are not sure that you can dismantle the iron entrance or interior door, then it is recommended to contact specialized companies that work in this area. Professional workers are guided by dismantling different models door structures. As a rule, the duration of dismantling is from 30 minutes to 1 hour.

If you plan to leave the doors intact, then the price can be from 3000 rubles. In the case of using an inaccurate method, the cost is set from 1800 rubles. The work process involves the removal old dismantling depends on neat or different working method. Experienced workers should have tools with them, and at the end of the work, remove all debris and take out parts.

The dismantling of the door frame and leaf can be done by "clean" and "sloppy" methods. The work process requires care to properly remove all parts and fasteners.

The need for installation interior doors usually occurs during a major or cosmetic repairs, but there are other cases where you just need to do the job. This is a rather complicated process, but if you know the sequence of actions, have necessary tools and basic skills, then everything can be done independently. By following the developed technology and performing all the work carefully and scrupulously, you can install interior doors without the help of specialists.

The main stages of replacing an interior door with a step-by-step description

An interior door can only be installed after all “wet” work has been completed in the room, that is, the walls and ceiling have been plastered, and the floor has been leveled. If this is done earlier, then high humidity the door leaf can change its dimensions. A subfloor must also be laid so that you can determine the height of the door.

The stores have a large selection of interior doors. All of them are attractive appearance, but with the geometry of the canvas, not everything is always good. It happens that for poorly made doors, the difference in the length of parallel sides can be several millimeters. This can significantly complicate the installation process, so before buying it is worth measuring the canvases, for this it is enough to take a tape measure with you.

When buying a door, do not be lazy and make sure that you pack and send exactly the product that you have chosen.

Interior doors are made of fiberboard, MDF, natural wood, plastic, glass

Often only the canvas without the door frame is sold. They buy it when they want to replace old doors or there is an opportunity to make a box on their own. It is a frame U-shaped. For its manufacture, two vertical and one transverse racks are used, which are made of timber. The material can only be used dry, even and without black knots. The thickness of the timber used must correspond to the thickness of the purchased door leaf.

To perform the work, you will need the following tools:

• hammer;
• chisel;
• screwdrivers;
• measuring instruments;
• perforator;
• miter box;
• hacksaw or circular saw;
• building level;
• screwdriver.

To install an interior door, you need a carpentry tool

You also need to have wooden wedges, self-tapping screws and finishing nails, door hardware and mounting foam. Interroom doors in the modern construction market are presented in a wide range, among themselves they differ not only in appearance, but also in the material from which they are made. Most often they are made of fiberboard, MDF or natural wood. The method of installation does not depend on the material.

Wooden doors have a beautiful appearance, but they are heavy and expensive.

The interroom door consists not only of a cloth, but also of a box. It depends on the material used for its manufacture, how long such a structure will last, how reliable and durable it will be.

A box made of laminated wood will last a long time and look beautiful, but only if high-quality lamination is used.

For the final design, it is also necessary to have additional elements and platbands, the purchase of which is recommended after the door is installed and you decide on the required dimensions of such elements.

Removing an old interior door

If the door is not properly dismantled, then part of the wall can be destroyed.

Before proceeding with such work, you need to decide whether you will continue to use removed door and box. If you install it again, then dismantling must be done carefully so as not to damage the canvas and the box. Otherwise, the process will be faster, but the door will be damaged.

The door frame consists of two vertical and upper horizontal pillars, in some cases there may be a threshold. To fix these parts in old houses, nails 120–150 mm long were used, the heads of which are hidden under several layers of paint, which greatly complicates the dismantling process.

The sequence of work is as follows:

1. Removing the door leaf. The door is opened, a crowbar is inserted under it, acting as a lever, the canvas is lifted and removed from the hinges. Work is easier to do with an assistant. Before starting dismantling, it is recommended to lubricate the hinges with anti-corrosion grease to remove rust that prevents the canvas from being easily removed.

   To remove the door leaf, it must be slightly raised

2. Removal of platbands. Most often they are not reused, so you should not worry about their safety during installation. An ax blade is installed between the box and the casing, after which it is hammered, and then the casing is removed. The ax must be inserted in those places where the nails fastening the casing are located.

   An ax or a spatula will help to remove the casing

3. Removing the door frame. Carefully inspect the racks. Try to find locations fasteners. Stepping back from the bottom nail about 20 cm, and if it is not visible, then at a distance of 70–80 cm from the floor, the rack is sawn. An ax blade is inserted under it above the cut point and the stand is pushed back, after which it is removed. The same actions are performed with other parts.

   If the box is fixed with long nails, then in order to dismantle it, you will have to saw the racks

If you saw that door frame fixed not with nails, but with screws that can be unscrewed, the dismantling process is greatly simplified. It is enough to twist all the screws and disassemble the box without damaging it.

Video: do-it-yourself interior door dismantling

Preparing a doorway for installing an interior door

The next step is preparation doorway for installation new door. It needs to match the size of the building being installed. standard height it can be 190–200 cm, width 60–80 cm. In order to properly install the door, the width of the opening should be 5–8 cm larger and the height 3–4 cm.

The doorway should be slightly wider and higher than the frame of the door being installed.

When preparing a doorway, you must adhere to the following rules:

At runtime preparatory work a lot of dust is formed, and if the door is installed in a residential area, then all things and furniture should be well covered.

Sometimes there are situations when, in order to install a new interior door, it is necessary to narrow or expand the opening. In most old houses, the thickness of the doorway is 75 mm, this parameter should be guided by when choosing new design. If the thickness of the box does not match the thickness of the doorway, you will have to use extensions.

If the door frame is less than the width of the wall, then it is necessary to install extensions

It must be remembered that expanding or reducing the size of a doorway requires not only additional time and effort, but also funds. Before buying a new door, you must correctly determine the size of the opening in the wall. They do this in at least three places in order to correctly select the parameters of the box.

During the dismantling of the box, even if you carried out all the work carefully, the finish may still fall off in some places. Identified defects are eliminated before the installation of the box gypsum plaster. It is easy to work with it, besides, it freezes very quickly.

To level the doorway, it is plastered

The opening is enlarged using a perforator and a grinder. When it is reduced, the order of work will depend on the size by which this must be done. If it is 10 cm, then you can do brickwork. For smaller sizes, it is recommended to make a box from a metal corner, after which the remaining space is filled with mortar. You can also reduce the opening using a metal profile structure or wooden beams, which is sheathed with drywall.

To decrease doorway, are used wooden bars or frame of metal profiles that are sheathed with drywall

Installing a new interior door

If you decide to install an interior door yourself, then you need to start work by attaching the hinges. They can be universal, left- or right-handed. There are installation standards for these parts, according to which there should be 20 cm from the hinge to the lower and upper edges of the canvas. Usually, the manufacturer already makes recesses in the doors.

The hinges securely fix on the box and the door leaf

If they are not there, then you need to mark the places for installing the loops, and then using a chisel or a router, you need to make recesses of 2.2–2.7 mm. After that, install the parts in their places. Holding them with your hand, make holes for the screws and fix the hinges. In the same way, the parts are installed on the door frame.

After acquisition standard door anyway, measure its width and height, as there may be deviations of up to 2-4 mm, and this affects the correct installation.

The box is assembled in the following sequence:

1. Preparation of a flat surface. It can be a floor or two tables. After laying the canvas, side racks are applied to it, and then the upper bar is fixed with self-tapping screws. First you need to drill holes, the diameter of which is 25% less than the diameter of the self-tapping screw. For fixation top bar Use two screws on each side.

   Doors are placed on flat surface, after which the elements of the door frame are attached to them and the frame is connected

2. sawing off uprights. They are made with a small factory stock, so after fitting it is necessary to make an adjustment to the size of the door. To do the job accurately, it is better to use a hand saw.

   The excess part of the vertical racks is sawn off along the length of the canvas

3. Installing the box in the opening. The U-shaped door frame is put in place and leveled with a level. They remove the end decorating strip on the left and right racks and make holes every 25–30 cm. Dowels are inserted into them, and then the box is fixed. In order not to deform it, wooden wedges are installed between it and the wall and the correct installation is checked again.
   

   After connecting the parts of the door frame, it is installed in the opening and fixed with self-tapping screws.

4. Hinge door installation. To do this, check how easily the doors open and close, this should happen easily. There should be a gap of about 3 mm between the canvas and the box.

   After installing the box and checking the correctness of its installation, you can hang the door leaf on the hinges

5. Seam filling. The gap that remains between the wall and the box is closed mounting foam. It is important that there is not a lot of it, since during expansion it can damage the box, so the gap is filled by about a third. The sealing of the vertical seam starts from the bottom.

   The gap needs to be filled with foam only two-thirds

Video: installation of an interior door

Finishing the doorway after installation

There are several ways to finish the doorway.

The use of platbands is the most simple option, it is convenient when the width of the wall and the door frame are the same. In this case, it is enough to nail or glue platbands of the appropriate sizes onto the box. With their help, you will hide the gap between the wall and the box. The installation sequence of the platbands will be as follows:

1. Measurement of the required length of the casing. After determining the parameters, this part is cut off. Please note that it must be fixed at a distance of 1 cm from the hinge, otherwise a creak will be heard when using the door.

   The edges of the platbands are cut at an angle of 45 °, it is easier to do this with a miter box

2. Platband fastening. It remains to attach them to the door frame and fix with glue, self-tapping screws or finishing nails.

If the width of the doorway over size doors, then you can finish it with plaster and paint. To simplify the application of the composition, it is recommended to install beacons. After leveling the plaster, it can be painted. There is a simpler method - after plastering, a drywall sheet of the required size is fixed, which will allow you to get a flat surface.

After plastering and leveling the doorway, it can be painted

Usage decorative stone it is advisable for openings without doors, but can also be used if it is available.

The doorway can be trimmed with decorative stone

Plastic or MDF panels are also popular. For their installation, a frame is created from a metal profile. After that, it is sheathed with MDF or plastic panels. This material has good heat and sound insulation characteristics, it is durable, easy to paint. Plastic panels They are lightweight, waterproof, and inexpensive.

MDF panels are often used to finish the doorway.

Video: installation of interior door platbands

By installing interior doors with your own hands, you can completely transform the apartment and at the same time save money on paying for the work of specialists. If you have everything necessary elements and skills, then following the rules and following the recommendations of professionals, you will be able to properly mount the box and door leaf. If a fiberboard door is installed, then you can handle it yourself, since its weight is small. When installing products from MDF or solid wood, you will have to invite assistants, since you will not be able to cope with the large weight of the structure on your own.

When performing repairs in an apartment, quite often the question arises of how to dismantle old doors. The technology of work directly depends on the type of doors that will be dismantled. How to dismantle old and install new doors, we will consider further.

Door classification: description, characteristics

Doors not only protect the room from outside intrusion, but also perform an aesthetic function. Entrance doors welcome guests and create a general impression of the apartment. Interior doors divide the space into separate rooms.

Exists a large number of doors, which are divided into groups based on certain principles. In relation to the material from which the doors are made, they are:

1. Wooden - the most popular option. Such doors are distinguished by a variety of patterns and textures. Doors made of wood - environmentally friendly, lightweight, but at the same time durable. In pricing policy wooden doors suitable for almost everyone, as there are cheaper types of wood, such as pine, larch, and more expensive ones - oak, beech. The tree is easy to process, so it can be used to build doors of various shapes. Having painted them in the desired color, it will be possible to make doors suitable for any style of interior.

2. Aluminum - they are distinguished primarily by resistance to aggressive environments and long term operation. Among the main characteristics aluminum door we also note fire resistance, good soundproofing and heat-insulating characteristics.

Also, aluminum doors are resistant to corrosion, have a light weight compared to metal ones, they resist burglary well, therefore they are most often used as an entrance door.

Among the disadvantages of such a door, we note their high cost and tendency to corrosion, in the event that aluminum comes into contact with other types of metals and moisture.

3. Metal - the most reliable. There are a large number of steel doors that vary in color and design. For the treatment of doors, special compounds are used that prevent the development of corrosion. Among the positive properties of such doors, we note:

• soundproof characteristics;
• high level of protection;
• protection from cold and frost.

4. Glass - are used if it is necessary to visually enlarge the space in the room. They are not susceptible to moisture or temperature changes. By using special processing very beautiful patterns are created on the glass, making the doors unique. The doors of their glass have high sound transmission, are quite heavy and are of high cost.

5. Veneered - cheaper than wood. However, such doors are more susceptible to moisture and are easily deformed under its influence. Therefore, their installation in the kitchen or in the bathroom is not possible.

6. Laminated - such doors are more resistant to moisture, as they have laminated protection on their surface. There is a possibility of decorating such doors for any type of wood or any color. Another type of laminated doors is laminated doors. They are more durable than laminated and cheaper.

7. Doors of the mesonite type - fine-grained wood is used for their manufacture. This door are relatively strong and durable. For their finishing, a laminated or veneer coating is used.

8. Plastic doors - inexpensive, easy to clean, well imitate different textures and colors, can have unique design. However, such doors are very light and unstable to mechanical damage.

9. The combined door contains several materials from which it is made. The most popular option is a combination of wood and glass. Metal and glass, veneer and glass, wood and metal, etc. can also be interconnected.

In relation to the method of opening the door, they are:

• hinged - opening in one or two directions;
• sliding - are installed in order to save space in the room;
• folding - consist of several sections, are installed exclusively indoors;
• swinging - open in both directions, especially relevant in a house in which there are pets.

In relation to the number of canvases that make up the door, they are:

• one-;
• two-;
• one and a half;
• three-field.

In relation to the filling of door panels, the doors are divided into deaf and non-deaf. Glazed doors are often installed on the balcony and indoors. They transmit light from one room to another.

In relation to the internal filling of the door are:

• massive - for their manufacture only a solid part of the tree is used, this option doors differ in impressive weight and have high strength;
• panel board - such a door has a honeycomb filling, to fill the door panels in such a door, for example, slats, veneer, plywood, shavings are used;
• paneled - differ in the presence of recesses of a rectangular, round, rectangular shape;
• smooth - have a completely smooth surface.

Technology and features of dismantling doors

There are two ways according to which the doors are dismantled with a box in the apartment. The first of them involves the careful execution of work, followed by the use of a dismantled door. The second method involves the accelerated dismantling of the door without its further use.

Compliance with the technology of dismantling the door, ensure ease of carrying out installation work installing a new door. In the process of work, you will need the presence of such a tool as:

• hammer;
• hacksaw, for working with wood;
• devices in the form of a crowbar and a nail puller.

If the door is to be used again, then a wide chisel, pliers, a sharp clerical knife, a screwdriver and a screwdriver will also be required.

Initially, the order of work looks like this:

• tool preparation;
• removal of the door leaf;
• dismantling of platbands;
• removal of the door frame.

Dismantling of interior doors should be carried out with extreme care, especially if the room is residential. To carry out dismantling old door, follow the instructions below:

1. Initially, remove the door leaf. With detachable or card loops, this process is very fast. If the door is fixed using universal hinges, then initially it is necessary to unscrew the screws.

2. Next, you should get rid of cashing. To do this, remove the decorative caps and unscrew the screws. If the cashier is fixed with nails, then it must be tapped with a hammer so that the nails come out.

3. The next step is the dismantling of the door frame. Initially, find a place to fix the box in the wall. Quite often they are located near the loop or lock connection. Using a screwdriver, unscrew the fasteners with which the door frame is fixed. If you don't have a screwdriver, you can use a Phillips screwdriver.

Tip: if in the process of dismantling the old door there are difficulties with pulling out the fasteners, then it is enough to saw them off with the help of a grinder, however, in this case, it is necessary to wear glasses and gloves.

If there is a mounting foam between the opening and the door frame, it is cut out with a clerical knife. Thus, it will be possible to simplify the dismantling process. A hammer is used to remove plaster from a doorway.

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the second method of dismantling the door. To do so, you will need:

• hammer;
• ax;
• hacksaws;
• crowbar and nail puller.

To remove the door frame, it is enough to saw it in the center. To do this, use a hacksaw. To simplify the process of removing the box, saw it at an angle of forty-five degrees.

Installation and dismantling of doors is a very complicated process, which must be followed strictly by the technology, otherwise, problems may arise with the destruction of the doorway.

Dismantling and installation of interior doors is carried out according to this principle. In the presence of a doorway made of steel profile, to strengthen it, wooden bars are used, which are installed inside the profile, before fixing the box.

Before starting the installation of a new door, it is necessary to complete the work on finishing the floor. Since in the end you can miscalculate with the height of the threshold and it will be inconvenient. Optimal value the gap between the box and the wall is 20 mm. When assembling the door frame, try to connect all the parts together with an angle of forty-five degrees.

How to dismantle a metal door

All demolition work iron door Start by removing the door panels. To do this, you should inspect the door hinges and disassemble them in relation to their type. If the hinges are collapsible, then open the door wide enough and lift it up.

If the door is equipped with non-separable hinges, then it is enough to unscrew the screws with which they are screwed to the box. If the door frame is made of metal, then its dismantling is more complicated compared to conventional wooden doors.

Initially, you should pull out and unscrew all the fasteners on the door. This is followed by the process of dismantling the canvases and the box. For these purposes, a grinder is useful, which cuts the racks and removes the fasteners.

After the dismantling of the front door, it is installed. Entrance door installed in the opening so that it is on the same level with outer wall. Fasteners are fixed in the wall with a specially installed plates with small holes.

Anchor bolts with a length of about 12-15 mm are used as fasteners. It is possible to replace them with steel bars, trimmings of reinforcement or other metal elements. They are riveted or welded on steel box by using welding machine. To perform welding, a mounting gap is required, which is 1.5-2 cm.

Second installation option metal door implies its installation deep into the doorway. To do this, the minimum thickness of the wall in which the door is installed should be about 15 cm. In this case, the frame is fixed with metal wire or anchor bolts. With absence mounting holes on the surface of the door frame, build them yourself using the door and metal tools. In this case, the technological gap is from 0.5 to 1.5 cm. After determining best way fixing the door frame, the process of its installation follows. For these purposes, it will be necessary to have plastic or wooden wedges, 2-3 mm thick more than the technological gap. They allow you to correctly and evenly install the box.

Next, a rack is installed on which the hinges are mounted. Watch for evenness of its installation. The stand is fixed with self-tapping screws, the holes for which are also made independently. After lubricating the hinges, the door leaf is installed. Metal balls are installed inside the hinge, on which the door leaf is hung. Next is the installation of fittings. After that, the lock post is leveled, the door is covered in such a way that a gap of no more than two millimeters is formed between it and the canvas. The lock post is fixed with bolts or pins. The box is pasted over with masking tape, and the opening is moistened with a spray gun.

Install the cylinder, which has mounting foam in the cylinder and treat the surface of the doorway in such a way as to get rid of technological gaps. After the foam has completely dried, get rid of excess and protruding parts. Next, the platbands are installed, the door is checked for operability.

Dismantling the door video:

During repair, when replacing doors, the box is dismantled. Actions depend on the installed structure. If you want to keep the block intact, all work is done carefully. When the old door with the box is thrown away, completely different methods are used. Dismantling is not considered a simple job. To get a smooth opening for a new box with a door, the old structure must be removed correctly.

Removing door frames

List of tools

If you need to change door block without repair, then the dismantling is carried out, while maintaining the integrity of the wall decoration. The set of tools for work depends on the method of removing the box and canvas. If only the box needs to be replaced, and the canvas with fittings and platbands are planned to be left, then they select devices that will allow you to perform all the actions without damage.

To remove the box without damage, you must follow a certain technology. The first step is to prepare the following tools:

• axe;
• nail puller;
• hammer;
• screwdriver;
• screwdriver
• hacksaw.

Features of dismantling the door block

Many think that to remove old box it’s easy with the door - just pick the jamb from the wall, although in practice it’s more difficult. If the dismantling is carried out incorrectly, there is a risk of damaging the box or the wall.

This situation often occurs in Soviet-built rooms, where gypsum boards were used in the construction of walls. Old canvases have experienced many paints during their operation, they have become heavier and thicker. The paint has long hidden the places of the nails, one can only guess where they are. So, often a block of wood was placed between the wall and the box, which was selected so that the racks were perpendicular to the floor. Large nails were driven in: two into the racks and into upper crossbar. If the door block has not changed for 30 years, then the fasteners have rusted, and it will not be possible to easily remove the structure. Use a mount, nail puller, hacksaw.

Wooden box dismantling methods

Any door structure consists of pillars, a crossbar, a threshold from below and a sash. Apartment owners are wondering how to dismantle the box so that later it can be used, for example, in the country. To maintain integrity, they approach work creatively. For a box that goes to a landfill, choose a quick dismantling option. For those products that are still supposed to be used - neat, gentle. Regardless of the method chosen, the replacement of the door frame is carried out carefully, otherwise you will have to spend money on puttying and plastering.

Important! The door frame is optionally installed with mounting foam and plaster. Therefore, in other cases, a nail puller is used if the structure will not be used after disassembly.

The technology of dismantling the old door block, where large nails were used for fasteners

• The dismantling of doors is carried out by slipping a crowbar under the door to make a lever. By pressing on the crowbar, the door leaf is slightly opened and closed when the structure is lifted.

It is better to do this work with two people, as the doors can be heavy. If the awnings do not respond, they may have rusted. Then they are applied with an anti-corrosion lubricant that removes rust instantly. After waiting five minutes, they again carry out manipulations to remove the canvas. Movements are made with the sash fully open, or when it rests on the crossbar from above, located horizontally.

• After removing the door leaf, proceed to remove the platbands. If they are in poor condition, with a lot of layers paintwork materials so you don't have to worry about their safety. For dismantling, the tip of the ax is placed between the box and the casing.

If no traces of nails are visible, then the ax is applied at any point. He is held in one hand, and in the second they take a hammer and hammer an ax, disconnecting the casing from the box. In the resulting gap, you can see nails, one by one they bring an ax to them and move the casing aside. As a result, the entire part will separate from the box. The integrity of the casing guarantees a neat way in which it is squeezed out until the fasteners appear. The ax is pushed further, squeezing the casing.

• Similar actions are done with the casing on the other side. Most often, they break when removed, but acquiring new, aesthetic ones is not a problem, because the old ones are usually already spoiled by many years of paint layers.
• After removing the platbands, the door frame opens. Before tearing it out of the wall, you need to see if there are leveling beams there, to which the box is nailed with 150 mm nails. If the lowest point of the fasteners is visible, then 200 mm recede upwards from this point, and if the fasteners are not visible, about 800 mm, and saw through the rack.

• Above the cut, insert the tip of the ax between the opening and the stand, with a sharp movement moving the latter away from the wall. Pull the nail out of the wall and remove the rack. The same is done with the second part and the crossbar at the top. After removing the first rack, it is easier to dismantle the remaining ones.

Dismantling the box fastened with screws

Removing the box, which is fastened with screws, is not difficult.

1. The platbands are removed: the tip of the ax is inserted between the platband and the box, the ax is hammered with a hammer until a gap appears. It is hammered deeper until each casing fastener moves away from the box.
2. Having freed the product from platbands from all sides, it is necessary to find the places where the product is attached to the opening. They are looking for fasteners in hinges, a feigned lock. They may be under covers.
3. Fasteners are carefully unscrewed with a screwdriver at low speeds. A screwdriver will do too. If you can’t unscrew it, they cut it off with a grinder.
4. To carefully remove the box, cut out the foam between it and the wall with a sharp knife. If the structure is attached to the plaster coating, then it is gently tapped with a hammer.
5. The whole box is removed from the opening and dismantled in a horizontal arrangement.

Quick, sloppy removal method

Attention! Dismantling activities are carried out carefully, even if the dismantled structure is thrown away, because a whole wall is needed to install a new door.

If the design will not be used in the future, then use fast way door replacements:

1. Remove the door leaf with a crowbar, placing it under the door and using it as a lever.
2. Since the box does not need to be disassembled, it is easier to break it. To do this, make a cut in the central part of the rack.
3. Next, a hacksaw is used to make a cut with an angle of 45 degrees.
4. If there is a threshold, then it is also sawn through the center.
5. The sill of the box, fixed above the floor surface, is removed using a crowbar.
6. The platband is dismantled quickly: an ax tip is inserted between it and the box, the handle is removed until gaps appear in order to work as a nail puller.

Dismantling the door frame is easy. The main thing is to carry out actions measuredly, carefully, so as not to spoil the opening in the wall - it will come in handy for installing a new door. The new door block will delight with its appearance for many years.

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Any overhaul apartments or houses, often, involves the replacement of old interior doors that have served their purpose with new ones. This stage of repair, first of all, involves the dismantling of the old door, which can be done independently. Such a procedure can save some money that would have to be paid to specialists. However, the dismantling of the old interior door must be done very carefully so as not to damage the doorway in the wall and it would be possible to install new doors without much difficulty.

Many people mistakenly believe that dismantling an interior door is a simple matter and will not be difficult, however, this is not entirely true. In the process of dismantling the old door, you can make a lot of mistakes that will pop up only at the stage of installing a new door. When removing an old door, it is very easy to damage the doorway, which is why a new door, the dimensions of which were taken from the old doorway, simply may not fit. In such a situation, the doorway will have to be adjusted to fit new doors. If you remove the old doors correctly, you won't have to adjust anything. Small flaws and mistakes can be completely corrected with mounting foam and platbands.

What determines the complexity of dismantling the door
The complexity of dismantling work mainly depends on the materials from which the door is made. If you need to remove plastic or wooden doors, you may require some tools, and in the process you will need to adhere to special technologies for such work. To remove wooden doors from a doorway, you will need at least a chisel and an ax, and to remove plastic door- a set of screwdrivers and pliers. One way or another, one condition is inherent in both cases: the dismantling of the door must be done in such a way that the installation of a new door frame would require minimal amount improvements and adjustments. Therefore, it is necessary to dismantle the doors carefully and accurately.

In what cases it may be necessary to dismantle the door
Of course, interior doors have their own resource, which does not always coincide with the general repair of the apartment. Interior doors can fail before major repairs are needed. In these cases, the dismantling of the interior door can be completely carried out separately from the repair. Moreover, accurate work after installing a new door will practically not be noticeable. In such cases, it is best to entrust the dismantling and installation of a new door to specialists. They have the necessary knowledge, experience and tools that will allow you to do all the work quickly, accurately and efficiently.

Independent dismantling of an interior door
If you still decide to remove the old doors yourself, you will need to take into account some of the nuances. First of all, you need to remove the door leaf. To do this: fully open the doors and lift the canvas, which is removed from the hinges. If the doors are too heavy, you can use the mount. It will need to be placed under open door and push the door panel up. If with door leaf everything is easy and simple, then dismantling the door frame will make you get dirty and work more seriously.

To get started, you need to do the preparatory work:

• Free up the space around the door frame from furniture and other items that may interfere with the work process
• To avoid dusting furniture, especially upholstered furniture, cover it with polyethylene
• To not hurt flooring(parquet, laminate, etc.) it is advisable to cover the floors with the same polyethylene or fabric
• Wear work clothes, or clothes you don't mind getting dirty

Next, using a hammer and chisel, you need to remove the trim. After this step, we will understand how the box is installed in the doorway. In older houses, the door frame is usually pressed tightly against the sides of the doorway, and vertical bars the boxes are nailed to the bars set into the wall masonry.

If the door frame is made in the form of a one-piece structure with a threshold, dismantling will need to begin with cutting the threshold. Pay attention to the fasteners of the door - if self-tapping screws were used, using a screwdriver, carefully unscrew them, which will allow you to easily and effortlessly pull the door frame out of the opening. If the box is nailed, try to remove them with a nail puller.

However, if you do not need to keep the old door frame, you can simply cut it in several places and remove it piece by piece. In many cases, this approach allows you to quickly and easily dismantle the door frame, moreover, the doorway is practically not damaged.

Please note that before trying to remove the door frame from the opening, make sure that you completely free it from fasteners - nails, screws, etc. Only then can the box be removed.

This instruction is given as an example, for a general understanding of the process of dismantling the door. Experienced craftsmen know: in each case, the dismantling of the door contains some nuances that are completely different from others, which are simply impossible to take into account in advance. That is why, if you have the desire and ability, this work it is best to entrust the experts.