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Interior doors. How to choose the interior doors

Interior doors. How to choose the interior doors At the moment, a lot of new materials that successfully mimic the structure of the tree. However, natural materials in the manufacture of doors will never go out of style, and there will always be demand.

Veneered or laminated door?

There are no special differences between the structure of laminated and veneered door no.   Common pine frame,   top sheets MDF   veneer, and   plate.  

You should be aware that veneer door is undesirable to use in rooms with high humidity. More specifically,   If the door will not come into direct contact with the water, there are no contraindications   to install them there.

Disadvantages veneer: darkens over time, especially when exposed to direct sunlight.

For brightening veneer doors   varnish,   besides, veneer lacquer protects against moisture,   along the way   preventing the shrinkage of the material.   Veneer — inexpensive material, but allows you to simulate the door of the more expensive materials. But in this case, it is more reliable, as it is less sensitive to mechanical damage.

How to choose the interior doors

1.     The best option, select the   door of environmentally friendly materials (veneer, wood),   the same requirements apply to the varnish, which is covered by the door.

2.   Pay attention to the door surface, polishing it. To the touch, it should be smooth, with no rough edges.

3.   For the door, it is desirable to use a varnish of very high quality, to protect their health and to ensure stability of such a coating for many years. If the varnish is possible to remove the nail from the door, then you know that the manufacturer saved on it.

4. Make sure that there are no gaps or overlaps in the joints moldings, grilles and frames. Any distortions in the size of the door are unacceptable. If you are not sure, measure the door diagonally,   the length of which must be equal (the difference may be between 0 and 1 mm).

5.     Modern technologies are based on the   L-casings and L-box, to be able to control the thickness of the wall, allowing you to install the door without adjustment and without a hammer and nails. Check the seal in the box.

What better interior doors

  Knowing, Interior doors. How to choose the interior doors , you can avoid many of the problems faced with poor performance.

1.   Check painted surfaces. Bad door is different   dull, dingy color. The very surface is not smooth, with bumps and patches of micro-debris. Poor-quality protective coating of wooden interior door with time will necessarily lead to the loss of its functional properties, as part of the interior.

2.     Check the manufacturer's name. You should alert the fact, if it is company. In pursuit of low cost, they can make use of cheap materials.  

3. Perform control measurements. Use a tape measure. Measure the distance between the corners diagonally. The difference between the two diagonals is admissible in 1.0mm. The door leaf from the end should not take the form of " eight ", which takes place after the violation of drying wood.

4. Check the surface for defects. Perfect smooth to the touch, lack of roughness - these are the parameters that must be met.

5.   Check the glass. If it is shaking rattles, then it sets it loose.

Unacceptable grease stains on the glass. Find out glass manufacturer: name   Companies Turkey and China should alert you.

6. Check the seams and overlaps in the joints. Any discrepancies at the junction of parts speak of marriage goods. It can ruin the aesthetic   impression on their perception.

7.   Find out the origin of the material the door panels. It should not be a cheap building chipboard and MDF only.


The quality of the door is determined by many modern precision equipment and production technology, so is a time-consuming and expensive process.  

Previously used the wood with a moisture content of 12-14%, and   perfectly dried considered   humidity 8 — 10%. It is now established that in order to prevent deformation of the wood should have a moisture content no higher than 5-7%. This condition affects drying time by increasing it by 2 times.

Store veneer comes in special rooms, subject to moisture-temperature regime. Violations storage veneers lead to the appearance of its fragility and friability properties that affect its further grinding, and hence the appearance.

Do not hesitate to indicate the seller doors flaws and defects in products. Be prepared for a variety of tricks against you. Do not try to buy the door, the main advantage of which is cheap. We wish you a good purchase!

Classification of interior doors

The features that distinguish the interior doors:

  • the material from which they are made, such as metal, wood, glass, plastic;
  • web design: chipboard, honeycomb structure with a smooth filling of typesetting array paneled etc.;
  • the number of blades: odnopolnye, two-field, sesquioxides;
  • Type of movement: swinging, sliding, folding, revolving, lifting;
  • Location: exterior doors, balcony, corridor, interior, cabinet, plumbing;
  • special purpose: safety, fire prevention, fire-proof, airtight,   insulating, water-resistant.

If there is limited space in the apartment, the solution to this problem is seen in the   sliding or folding doors.

Sliding interior doors based on a metal trough and roller on which they are suspended. This door opening, goes to the   wall cavity.   Often used for   " wardrobes ".

Folding doors when you close the fold in half, and then move to the side, go into the resulting opening.

Revolver (revolving) door have the form of propellers, they often make even automatic.

Types of veneer

Interior doors. How to choose the interior doors Veneer sheet fine line

This reconstructed veneer made of wood, wood-like and has at the same time specific shades. This type of veneer is offered   a wide variety of   color schemes,   wood structure, artistic variations are possible.

Veneer " fine-line "   pasted on the surface of a special   membrane press, with PVA glue and phenol-formaldehyde glue.

Veneer Makor

Origin   -   West Africa. In Central Europe, used for interior veneer and rear walls of furniture. Well-established itself as a material for flooring and stairs. It has a glossy appearance, but it is tough, tough, strong and durable. Labor in the processing of cutting tools, but it is well painted, polished and glued together.

Oak veneer

Very beautiful and most prestigious of all types of veneer. Oak has not lost its value today. Still, the popular oak and roads. Oak wood is very heavy, dense, firm, but is resistant to moisture, mechanical damage,   sunlight, rot.   It has a nice yellow color, a variety of shades, from light brown to yellowish brown, and unusual texture of the centuries-old rings. Interior doors of oak look elegant, showing a central part of the interior.

The aesthetics, for which no pity to   pay

The doors may be cheaper if they are made, such as pine. But think about it, because pine — it is needles, highlights the resin, and thus forms a lot of cracks in the surface of the door.   Many try not to notice it, but assessing the prospect for decades to come, people thinking and economical, choose it   oak doors. The mistake many - think oak - this is a luxury.   In fact,   door designs modern market can offer you lots of options for solving this problem, as the selection of interior doors of oak veneer.

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