Restoration of interior doors

Even in those apartments, where they have already made repairs, there are old, worn by time, with minor defects or with significant damage to interior doors. Scuffs and scratches give a completely unaesthetic look to the interior of the room. Exit, it would seem, one - to update the door. However, buying a new product is often a costly task. Therefore, it is literate restoration will help quite adequately get out of this situation.

Restorations are subject to old or damaged interior doors. The cause of mechanical damage can be, for example, a fire. High humidity can also have a negative effect on wood. Often, mechanical damage occurs after opening the door with the use of improvised tools. When restoring the product, the door leaf may be replaced, the door jambs will be renewed, the surface will be painted or tinted.

Renewal of the functionality often requires upgrading hardware or locks. With minor damage to interior doors restoration work can be done by hand.

For familiarization there are some advantages and features of the restoration of interior doors:

• Doors made from solid wood are profitable to repair, bringing in a proper and working look, rather than spending a budget on a new product.
• They update the old door when changing the interior style in the house. The procedure is performed even when the canvas is still in excellent condition and does not need to be replaced yet.
• Restoration of old wooden structures is carried out in the case when the canvas and the doorframe are handmade, have a unique ornament and texture.
• Making the surface of the door with your own hands will allow you to create a unique product that will harmoniously decorate the whole interior.

• The interior door must be repaired when, due to the replacement of the door, the integrity of the opening or wall lining may be disrupted.
• By virtue of the non-standard size of the old door, it is better to carry out the restoration work than to carry out a laborious replacement of the product.
• Restoration is convenient, since the replacement of the product is often accompanied by a change in the entire door frame. This procedure will uniquely create the need for sealing up the gaps, plastering and pasting wallpaper around the doorway.

For independent work you will need a lot of free time. Phased execution of all procedures will be the key to successful restoration of the door leaf.

Previously, interior doors were made exclusively of solid natural wood. Currently, the composition of the door panels included polymers, glass. The surface can be coated with high-quality varnish or laminated. Oak doors or beech products are premium door leafs that have a delicate natural texture and are distinguished by different shades.

Increased strength and durability make such interior products desirable and practical. Only the price due to these advantages is very high. Work on the restoration of products goes much more economical than replacing the entire web.

Fiberboard is a popular material in the manufacture of canvases. Methods for the restoration of such doors are different from the restoration work of products from solid wood. To remove the layer of old paint from the surface of the product made of fiberboard, an iron and a building dryer are used. Given the fine structure of the surface of the product, the work on polishing is carried out only with the help of a fine skin.

With the help of finishing elements slightly changing the surface topography, you can get an analogue of framed canvas. Costly models are made of dense tile material. High-quality surface finish of the product determines the cost of the product.

Often applicable is pasting from innovative veneer. The basis of the door will be inexpensive material from pine, lumber or chipboard. Under the influence of temporary changes, veneered products can lose the integrity of the upper layer.For the restoration of these doors need a special carpenter's glue. When using glue one must also take into account the favorable temperature conditions and avoid humidity. Violation of this mode may adversely affect the veneer surface, which leads to swelling and peeling of the material.

To the amateur use of metal structures in the house. Iron doors also tend to wear out, unless, of course, they are not armored items. Even on high-quality paintings, the exterior finish deteriorates over time, locks break, and accessories crumble. Long-term operation significantly affects the appearance and design mechanism of such doors. In the iron interior design is mainly used aluminum or stainless steel. Metal parts are successfully combined with other materials.

If you buy a new door, then high-quality metal products are expensive. Therefore, it will be much more profitable to repair the old door. According to the experience of professionals, it can be noted that the restoration can be any kind of metal doors. Professionals can replace hinges, handles and locks in accordance with the color scheme of the door leaf to be restored.

For antiquarian things with confidence can be counted "Stalin" door. Room items of this era are usually double-winged, often with glass inserts. In “Stalin”, the products are heavy and cumbersome, which makes it a little difficult to work on their restoration. A professional master without problems will be able to pick up a modern material for their lining, the necessary fittings and type of decoration.

Door leafs and the surface of the historic "Stalinist" doors are usually wooden. If the cause of damage is not a mechanical effect, then wear is the influence of time. Restored wooden doors should have an aesthetic look. Masters will help you to choose the main material and finishing, to give a concise look to the old doors.

In the apartment with the atmosphere of the Provencal or Scandinavian style of the interior, the restoration of the doors also has a decorative character. The decoration with the inclusion of patina and painting will transform a plain old white door into a stylish element of decor.The presence of frames and beams characterize the team interior door, which is also called paneled. For example, the panels can be in the form of MDF sheets or glass inserts. So it is possible to create curly elements and make the appearance of the canvas quite interesting. The restoration of paneled doors means the preservation of existing reliefs or a complete replacement of the surface of the product.

Glass is often used as an insert, there are also options for fully transparent doors for the new-fashioned interior of a living room, for example. Only special types of glass are used. For safety reasons, the material should have a protective film and should not form sharp fragments when broken, which is also taken into account when restoring such canvases.

Various materials are used to repair and decorate an old or damaged door. Color design of the material provided is also diverse.It is better to entrust the complex work on the restoration of the door and decorating the surface to a specialist in this field. It is possible to remove some minor scratches and simple work on decorating the old surface by yourself.

A simple way to upgrade the door is surface painting. Everyone can paint the surface. Both for painting and for other types of restoration, you first need to prepare the surface of the product. Cleaning and release of the surface from the old coating will be the first step in the restoration of the product. Fine-grained skin perfectly clean it from old paint. After smearing fine cracks and scratches, then the type of coating and decorative elements are selected.

Painting in several colors is a more complicated process. To do this, using masking ribbons on the decorated surface, different shapes are created. After applying the paint over the created picture, an interesting geometric pattern is obtained.Different colors can be created by adding dyes to a white base. The existing method of tinting the surface will help to create the effect of the presence in the composition of the canvas the most expensive woods.

Special tinting impregnations - wood stains, will give wood any desired color. As a rule, these are tones of elite tree species. Due to this, pine coating can give a visual resemblance to a nut leaf. Of course, it will only be external. Such property as moisture resistance, resistance to rotting in this process are not acquired.

During the work with paint it is possible to create not only monophonic doors, but also the whole compositions. Designers according to the original sketch will be able to recreate any drawing if applied through a stencil. It is better to entrust the idea of ​​restoration in the form of artistic painting to professionals as well, since it is impossible to do without artistic skills. Additionally, you can do protruding parts, that is, moldings. They are also painted.For the original effect, they can be arranged in a contrasting tone.

In the case when the door is flat, without relief and moldings, you can either simulate their presence with an ornament or glue polyurethane carved slats. Reiki must first be painted in the desired color.

The next stage of finishing is the design of the door with wallpaper and fabric. In this case, there are no special restrictions, since almost any images and materials of different textures can be glued to the door. First of all, you can pay attention to the photo wallpaper, which is abundant in specialized stores. Any paper material as well as standard wallpaper can also be useful.

Many models of interior doors have false glass, and therefore the stained glass design is very popular. Special stained paint is used to apply drawings and ornaments on the glass surface.For self-work materials for painting and stained glass are purchased in any special store. Drawings can be transferred to glass using sandblasting surface. In a specialized workshop will be able to simply perform a similar job.

Gluing vinyl stickers as a way to decorate and restore a product is one of the simplest procedures. Vinyl stickers on the doors are sold almost everywhere. The protective coating is removed without difficulty. Without preliminary preparation, a film is glued to the door leaf. After completion of the work, the protective film is also removed on the outside. It is worth considering that the vinyl stickers may even be painted.

Finishing option by building a picture of a mosaic is original and not expensive; in the process, fragments of ceramics, glass, wood, and veneer are used. In addition to standard methods for the restoration of interior doors,You can use an extraordinary way of registration. Renew doors using various bulk materials. When pasting the surface with cereals, such as rice or buckwheat, you get an exclusive and original work.

To secure the grains, you can buy PVA glue. After complete drying, it is recommended to varnish the surface several times to protect it from moisture. Considering that the grits are dry in texture, do not rot and do not deteriorate, and the lacquer coating preserves the composition from moisture, there is no doubt about the durability of such a design.

Minor damage can be fixed on your own and at home. To do this, it is necessary to properly prepare the tools and materials for the restoration. The stages of work are as follows:

• At the initial stage the door must be carefully prepared. For this, the features of the material of manufacture are taken into account In general, wooden products are subject to wear. If interior doors are covered with veneer, a soft wax is acquired for work with the surface of the door leaf, as well as a special varnish and a tool in the form of a spatula.For wooden products is required to use a hard wax, coarse skin.

• Before work is necessary gently remove the door from the hinges, fittings and locking device. If there are glass inserts, they should also be removed, since all fasteners will be removed. Restoration work with the door is best done indoors with adequate lighting. Before placing the product in the workplace, it is necessary to protect the flooring, as there is a risk of damage, as the paint from the damaged product will be removed under a hot stream of air from the hair dryer.

• From the surface of the door is necessary remove dirt by washing it with soapy water. After the door is visible for the presence of significant defects. Minor scratches can be filled with putty. Further, the wooden sheet is wrapped with a flannel rag. The process begins with polishing the surface with the removal of excess wax with solvents. Further, the surface is recommended to varnish.

• In any case, when working on the restoration of the door with a painted surface Old cover must be carefully cleaned. Doing it yourself is much easier than it may seem, since the necessary tools for the work are only a spatula and a building dryer. The latter is not necessary to buy, currently it can be purchased for rent. If you continue to decorate the door, you should remember the frames and the door frame. They also need to finish the color of the door.

• After removing the paint The surface is examined for scratches and other damage., they can be sealed with both putty and specialized putty for wood. The final stage of preliminary preparation is sanding and sanding the surface with sandpaper. In order to protect the door from the influence of moisture, the embedded surface is treated with linseed oil. The same property also has the usual stain, which in addition to protection, will give the surface a natural color.

Restoration work can be done independently, but only a professional can correctly carry out the preparation of the canvas, cleaning, applying the base and decoration, after which the interior door will shine with new colors.

How to restore the interior doors with their own hands, see the following video.