Panel doors

Wooden doors are traditional for our homes. They are beautiful, warm, durable and provide a good level of security. Doors made of wood are available in two forms: panel and panel. The latter have a rather complicated device, but because of this, they are especially attractive.

The door is called the insert in the door leaf, the word itself has German roots and is literally translated as “filling”. This is not only a metalworker, but also an architectural and construction term, which in each of these industries carries a different meaning.

In the plumbing business, the panel has the form of a small board made of wood, fiberboard or MDF, which is inserted into the “window” of the main door frame. Usually it is performed with the purpose to decorate and ennoble the door, therefore it has a drawing, painting, carving or lining. Sometimes stained glass or frosted glass is used as a panel.

Paneled doors look very beautiful and are the most complex in terms of implementation. The presence of inserts in them creates an attractive appearance.

According to the degree of thickness of the panel on the door can be:

1. flat, for the attractiveness of the master, decorate such panels with decorative or carved wood ornaments;
2. typesetting, which look interesting due to the combination of various lamels due to the thorn-groove connection;
3. voluminous or embossed along the edges, which are considered to be classical and are performed using milling, or by pressing the material.

The design of the doors with panels is simple and thoughtful. The base most often represents a frame made of a spliced ​​solid wood, on it a frame is fastened, also usually made of wood, the basis of which is directly inserted into a panel. The base and inserts are fastened either to the wood glue, or to liquid nails or by means of a tongue and groove joint, which is fixed by bead pins.

For serious manufacturers, at the assembly stage, a web fastener is necessarily made with screws, giving the structure additional strength.

Panel inserts can be not only decorative, they can also fulfill functional purpose. In the latter case, a design of two plates is created, between which a layer of insulation is installed. Such insulated doors can be installed as input, or to go to an unheated room - to a balcony or a veranda.

Some doors can be decorated with stained glass or satin glass inserts, which should be at least 4 mm thick. Such inserts are installed in the frame grooves using a silicone sealant.

Usually, the door box is included in the package, the device of which provides for a groove for the platband and the presence of a seal in the false part.

Platbands and dobora can be performed as from the linear arrayso and from MDF. The appearance of the platbands varies depending on the style of the door, in most cases they are semicircular or rectangular with rounded edges. Recently began to produce telescopic platbands, very comfortable and do not require nails during installation.

Among all the types of doors are particularly popular for various reasons, namely wooden doors with panels. They have a rigid frame, while complicated inserts-panels, adding extra beauty and representativeness of the door.

Classic view panel doors can be called swing. They are mounted on the rack of the box with the help of two or three pairs of hinges, when closing they fit tightly into the grooves and are convenient for use in those rooms that are spacious enough. The advantage of swing doors is their simplicity, reliability and the ability to build locks and latches. It is possible to decorate such doors with any type of panels, from lightweight to volume or weighted with overlaid patterns.

Another variety is sliding the doors. They can have one or two doors, are mounted on rollers and move along the top and bottom guides along the wall,This option is convenient doors in small rooms. This variety includes cassette doors, radial and cascade. Most often, such designs are decorated with inserts of stained glass or frosted glass, flat panels or inserts made of bamboo or veneered MDF.

Panel wooden doors can be folding. These are the so-called doors-accordions, consisting of several narrow doors, connected to each other by means of hinges. They are fastened to the door frame in hinges, and when the flap opens, they move to one side. Locks in these doors are not provided. Very often they are made light and openwork, with thin panels of wood or glass.

A rare and unusual species are swinging framed doors. They can have one or two leaves, are attached to the door frame with awnings, and can swing open in both directions. Such options look very attractive, thanks to the way of opening, so they are not made to decorate with complex panels.

There are paneled doors that are designed for indoor use, in addition, there are options that can be used as exterior. These two types have significant differences in production materials.

Interior doors are made of thin boards and beams of different price categories:

1. conifers, such as pine, spruce or cedar;
2. deciduous, such as oak, beech, elm, walnut, or teak;
3. exotic, for example, wenge, rosewood or Karelian birch.

The treatment of the surface of the tree is usually done in several stages:

1. primer, which is applied in two layers to achieve the desired shade of wood;
2. coating with a two-component lacquer having protective and decorative functions.

In many cases, parts of wood are combined with lightweight materials: MDF, fiberboard, chipboard. To increase the service life of the combined door is subjected to lamination, put a layer of PVC film that protects porous wood substitutes from exposure to atmospheric moisture.

Often inside such doors are hollow, or filled with various types of filler:

1. corrugated cardboard;
2. wooden bars;
3. Chipboard.

For a more noble appearance, doors are often covered with materials such as veneerwhich is a thin (2 - 3 mm) section of natural wood of valuable species. The veneer has a texture and color that is indistinguishable from solid wood, and is fixed on various types of wood glue.

Sometimes in the interior doors are used plastic panels, panels, called ekoshpon with which the bases from a comparative inexpensive tree are revetted. In this case, the front surface of such panels is performed with imitation of wood texture, moreover, to enhance the effect, it is covered with a polypropylene film of the corresponding pattern. Such "hybrids" are installed in rooms with high humidity, for example, in bathrooms, pools or greenhouses.

Entrance doors are made of a thicker array of wood, to strengthen them often use metal lining. In many cases, the frame is completely made of metal, ennobling it with wooden lining-panels.

How to make a paneled door, see the next video.

For door sizes in the Russian Federation standards are provided, this is GOST 6629-88. According to the rules provided several types of height and width of the door frame:

1. height: 2071 mm; 23,721 mm;
2. width: 670 mm - 970 mm, 1170 mm, 1172 mm, 1472 mm, 1872 mm.

The dimensions of the door leaf should also comply with the following standards:

1. height: 2000 mm and 2300 mm;
2. width: 600 mm, 700 mm, 800 mm, 900 mm, 1100 mm; as well as 2 * 600 mm, 2 * 700 mm, 2 * 900 mm.

A variety of colors depends on the manufacturer. The more natural materials used for the manufacture of the door, the more the manufacturer wants to preserve the natural design of the tree, regardless of whether it is an array or natural veneer.

The following colors are considered standard:

1. oak, which may have such nuances of color as: white oak, baked oak, wenge oak, baked oak with patina in the color of “baked milk”, oxford oak, white patina oak, gray oak, natural oak;
2. nut: milanese, light, nougat, walnut gold;
3. wenge;
4. white;
5. oregano;
6. double black;
7. the Red tree;
8. sapele

In the domestic market you can buy wooden panel doors of both Russian and foreign production.

The leaders in this industry can be judged by the number of proposed titles and the availability of reviews on the Internet:

• One of these is the firm "Cabinetmaker". This brand produces door blocks of various levels, from the “economy” to the “premium” segment, with in-house glass inserts developed by the company's designers.

• MARIO RIOLI - Italian brand, which has its own production in the territory of the Russian Federation, using the full cycle method, from wood drying and project development to delivery and installation. Reviews on MARIO RIOLI doors are mostly negative. Buyers complain about laminate coating, which quickly peels off and cannot be restored, and the ill-conceived design of the end edge. Of the benefits note the installation of locks and hinges directly in production.

• EuroPan produces interior doors that are designed in accordance with international standards. According to the manufacturer, the doors are made of re-glued solid wood of coniferous wood. The cover is an eco ply. In the feedback on the Europan doors, consumers call them a reasonable compromise between price and quality, noting that this is a budget, but a very stylish option.

• LineDor is engaged in the production of all types of doors, including panel doors. The company has a full cycle of long-established and proven production. Buyers rate doors of this manufacturer quite high. Among the advantages are telescopic platbands that do not require nails during installation, the ability to choose a black frosted glass with anti-vandal coating, a wide variety.

• "Furniture Array" - Russian production, doors are produced on equipment and technological lines of Italy and Spain, while processing Herberts varnishes (Germany) are used. The coating is made of natural veneer. Reviews about the doors of this manufacturer are quite good, customers like that all the holes for the locks and handles are cut out in production, the coating with veneer, as noted, is quite durable.

• "Volkhovets" manufactures doors with a conifer frame and MDF panels lined with CIPLEX coating. There are a lot of reviews on the doors of this factory, most of them praise the quality of the fittings and the reasonable design. Of the shortcomings in the reviews reviewed, the door covering is not resistant to moisture, so these doors are not recommended for bathrooms.

• "Leader" produces doors from the array, relating to the average price segment. These are Caucasian oak and beech, which undergo various methods of coloring, including patinated and brushed. Lucky from Italy and German primers protect the material from moisture, therefore, judging by the reviews, buyers have no complaints about the doors of the brand "Leader". It is noted that these doors look on the "premium" class, while having an average price tag.

The choice of doors is usually the final stage in the design of the apartment. In most cases, the owners prefer to buy several doors in a single style decision to get a harmonious picture. The choice of color depends entirely on personal preferences, however, it is worth remembering that dark colors visually “eat up” the volume of the room,while light, on the contrary, expand it.

In this regard, white interior doors are especially popular. They can be chosen in a matte or glossy finish, with ordinary panels or with glass. An excellent solution in a classic style will be a door in the color “bleached oak” with two panels of various sizes: a significant upper and a small bottom insert. Chrome or brass fittings, platbands and moldings with complex longitudinal carving are perfect for this shade of wood.

This door is combined with any interior, for example, with sand-terracotta walls, decorated with artificial stone and dark laminate flooring.

Dark doors like colors Milanese nutare practical classics. They are combined with a floor covering of the same shade or a tone lighter, the trim panels and the door frame select a transitional chocolate color harmoniously flowing into a wide plinth. Copper or bronze fittings, symmetrically located insert-panels, natural solid wood - everything gives the impression of reliability and durability.