How to remove the door from the hinges?

Doors are an essential attribute of every house, which gives it practicality and originality. But the door leaf is not durable and eventually loses its decorative and practical characteristics. Such structures need to be repaired or replaced. This process begins with the dismantling of the product. Before removing the door from the hinges, you should carefully familiarize yourself with its design.

The removal of the door is a procedure that involves the complete removal of the door leaf from its attachment point. Often by this concept they understand the recess from the doorway not only of the door leaf, but also of the support box. Dismantling the doors in the apartment can be divided into several successive steps:

1. Dismantling the canvas. This step is important if the design is very heavy, which will not allow removing it along with the box. To remove the canvas from the loops, several approaches are used, which depend on the type of supporting elements.
2. Dismantling the box. This process involves the removal of fasteners, with which the structure is attached to the wall. Often it is anchors or special screws. When they are unscrewed, the filler between the box and the wall (mounting foam, etc.) is removed and the product is pulled out.

Doors today are a very popular product. This led to a very large variety of these designs. Depending on the method of opening, door leafs can be divided into several types:

• Swing. This type of mechanism is one of the most common.The cloth is fastened on special hinges, which allows you to open it in one direction.
• Sliding. This type of door suggests the presence of small runners, which move the sash parallel to the walls. Perfect for small rooms, as they do not take up much space. Installation is carried out using special roller mechanisms.

• Folding. The canvas of this design consists of several blocks that can be folded into a small canvas. Doors-accordions allow you to create a unique interior. Very often they are used in modern interiors, with the aim of high-quality and simple zoning of space.
• Swinging. Doors of this type resemble hinged doors, but at the same time the sash can move in two directions. You can meet such products at the entrance to large office centers or in hospitals where you need to constantly open them without thinking about the direction.
• Carousel. The door of the revolving type is a round leaf with several flaps. To go inside they need to rotate around the central axis. You can meet such constructions at the entrance to shopping centers,but there they are set in motion automatically.

Another of the classifications of doors is the type of material used for their manufacture:

1. Wood. Wooden doors are installed mainly inside the house, as they are susceptible to moisture and lose their decorative qualities. Outwardly, they can have both a smooth and framed structure.
2. Metallic. Metal products are well tolerated temperature drops, and are also durable. Therefore, they are equipped with almost all entrances to buildings or apartments.
3. Plastic. In the production of these products use special sandwich panels, allowing to obtain high-quality insulation of the fabric. Plastic doors are practical and are not afraid of exposure to moisture and other external factors.

Door leaves are fixed to the box with different types of hinges. These designs can be both external and hidden. This allows not only to complicate or simplify the removal procedure, but also to provide the optimum level of security.

Plastic doors are versatile designs that can be installed not only on the balcony or loggia, but also as interior. Technically, all these products are identical and differ only in shape and decoration. Dismantling PVC canvas is often done in order to replace the glass or install a new design. To remove the door from the hinges, you must perform several successive operations:

• To gain access to the canopies, cover the canvas, but not close it with the handle. Each loop is hidden under a decorative overlay, which must be removed by hand or with a screwdriver.
• After that, proceed to the release of the loop. Begin the procedure with the top element. Each such design contains in its structure a special metal pin. It often protrudes slightly above the hinge, in order to remove it, it is necessary to press it from above with a screwdriver or something else. When the rod protrudes slightly from the bottom, grab it with pliers and gently pull it out.

• Then, pins are removed from all other loops in a similar manner. At the same time, it is important to hold the structure in order to damage the glass unit in case of accidental fall.
• To remove the door, you need to tilt it a bit at yourself. Several people need to perform these operations, since the product has a rather heavy weight. When you tilted the canvas, you should gently lift it to release it from the support, located below.

Interior doors are often only an element of the interior and do not carry the task of ensuring the safety of the house. Therefore, they are made of wood and its derivatives (MDF, etc.).

The algorithm for removing the wooden canvas depends primarily on the hinges that are used to fix them. If card or mortise removable modifications are installed on the doors, then This process is fairly straightforward:

1. Initially, the door must be opened so that the side of the hinges does not rest on the upper end of the box.
2. After that, using a small crowbar or physical strength, you should raise the canvas. This should be done until the hinges come out of the support pins.To carry out a similar operation together, as the product can be heavy and not retain it.

Sometimes fixed non-removable hinges are installed on MDF doors. To remove the canvas from them theoretically will not work. To dismantle the veneered structure, unscrew the fasteners securing the hinges on one side. In this way, you unscrew the system itself, which in consequence will need to be screwed during installation.

Screwed hinges resemble largely mortise, but the fixation is performed using self-tapping fasteners, which are attached to the product frame. There are several types of such mechanisms. The simplest are removable, and the removal of the door from them is performed according to the previously described algorithm.

Entrance doors must meet high safety standards. Therefore, it is important to monitor the condition of this structure. Often, all types of these doors are metal, as the material is highly durable and durable.

On steel canvases can also use several types of loops. We have already discussed how to dismantle the simplest mechanisms in the previous section.Let us now consider more complex options.

Removing chain door from such mechanisms is one of the most complex procedures. This process consists of several consecutive steps:

1. The first step is to access the loop itself. This can be done only from the end of the door leaf. Therefore, it is necessary to open it to a certain angle in order to work comfortably.
2. To remove the canvas for insulation, you must dismantle the fasteners that secure the loop to the frame of the box. This can be done with a screwdriver or hexagon. Before starting this operation, you should be familiar with the technical features of this mechanism. If you unscrew the bolts, it can break the entire system.

One of the ways to decorate the doors is to attach additional materials to them. When removing the door leaf, you need to disassemble it completely in order to gain access to the internal elements. It is quite simple to do this and it is done in several steps:

1. Initially, the door is removed from the hinges and is located on a horizontal surface. It is advisable to use several stools to raise the canvas to a certain height. So it will be more convenient to work with him.
2. After that, remove the decorative skin of the skin or MDF panels. For fabric finishing you need to use a screwdriver or a screwdriver to unscrew all decorative screws. In the case of MDF, you also need to remove the fasteners, but at the same time the sheet itself can additionally be attached to the silicone, therefore, to cut it, you can use a thin fishing line.
3. If you do not need a panel, you can simply break off pieces of the decorative overlay. Please note that in some versions a protective film may be applied, which must also be removed.
4. When we got to the door frame, you need to unscrew the top metal trim. It is attached with several screws. After that, you can easily remove the trim and do the work you need.

Dismantling the door leaf involves repairing or replacing it with new designs. Installation of such elements is quite simple and can be done by hand.

The technology of hanging the web depends primarily on the type of hinges used:

• Removable gears. Installing the door on such hinges is the easiest. To do this, they are attached to the product and box. After that, the canvas is simply put on loops on the support pins. It is important to perform this operation together, which will control the direction of each element separately.
• Balcony doors are often equipped with hinges, which are fixed by small pins. To install them, you must put the canvas in the grooves on the box and consistently insert the corkscrew element into them. It is important that all segments match, then, as in the other case, you will not be able to install all the other pins in order.
• Hidden loops. A canopy of doors on these structures is difficult, since it requires a high-quality combination of all elements.If you plan to mount the loop from scratch, then it is very difficult. Do it yourself can only for wooden cloths. When you simply removed the product from the loop, then you can put it back simply by screwing it to the frame of the mechanism.

Removing the door is a simple operation that requires only care and accuracy. To cope with this task quickly and efficiently, it is desirable to pre-study the design features of the loops. If you are not sure that you will cope with this yourself, then it is better to entrust it to an experienced specialist.

To learn how to remove the interior door, see the following video.