The front door is installed, but the contractor often does not provide a service for the installation of internal slopes. The outer side is usually ennobled with architraves, but the inner part is a deplorable sight of bricks or bare concrete. You can get to work on your own or invite craftsmen, but first you should decide what the finish of the door slopes will be after installing the front door. The proposed comprehensive information will help you choose the method of finishing and decorative material, the range of which is extensive on the construction market.
The design of door slopes pursues several goals at the same time. In addition to the decorative function, the finish is designed to increase the level of heat and sound insulation of the front door. Reliably hidden fastenings of the front door contribute to the increase in the degree of protection against burglary. All kinds of finishes are carried out in three ways:
Using one of the above methods, slopes can be made of the following materials:
Each method and material has undoubted advantages and individual disadvantages. The use of mortar with subsequent plastering provides reliable protection of the front door fasteners and high-quality sound insulation. Such slopes do not bend due to the absence of voids. But the rustic appearance does not attract the owners of new entrance doors, tempted by designer finds. It will help to diversify the design of color painting or textured plaster.
Able to combine the advantages of decorating with a solution with a refined appearance, finishing the slopes of the front door with a decorative stone. The advantages of such a solution are as follows:
The only limitation is the impossibility of finishing the entrance doors with stone from the outside. Photos will help to verify the aesthetics of stone slopes:
The photo will help to evaluate the appearance of the front door with a finish in the form of plastered slopes:
Gypsum board, decorative stone, MDF and PVC panels as finishes for entrance doors can be fixed to the mortar. For these purposes, an adhesive or cement-sand composition is used. Upon completion of the preparatory stage, they proceed to the main process.
Advice! To mark the level of the slope, screws are screwed into the wall. Their hats should form a single plane. Be sure to take into account the thickness of the sheathing material.
When the screws are properly aligned, a thin layer of cement-sand composition is applied to the surface around the front door. Then the area is treated with an adhesive mixture that is designed for a specific finishing material. Also, the back side of the finishing elements, whether it be slabs, panels or stone, is processed with an adhesive solution.
Sheets of MDF, PVC or drywall are applied to the slope of the front door, after which they are pressed all the way into the screw heads. The level necessarily checks the even installation of all planes. If necessary, before the solution has completely solidified, adjustments can be made. The presence of a gap between the decorative trim and the wall around the front door is eliminated with a mortar. When it hardens, platbands or corners are installed.
The installation of slopes on the front door using a frame is preceded by standard preparatory procedures. The walls must be trimmed so that the frame elements fit snugly against the surface. It is also required to prime the surface around the entrance doors, this will prevent further sprinkling of small particles.
Metal profile or wooden slats are selected depending on the severity of the finish. The frame elements are fixed with plastic dowels and impact screws. Initially, the details of the future frame are fixed in parallel along the perimeter of the doorway from both edges. Strengthening the main structure is facilitated by the installation of jumpers. Before starting the sheathing of the frame, they are laying the cable for the switch.
Comment! The sheathing of the slopes around the front door is different for each type of finish.
One of the most practical types of interior decoration of slopes around the entrance doors are MDF boards. Resistance to mechanical stress, long service life and other positive performance characteristics make them the most popular finishing option. Self-tapping screws, clamps or small nails as fasteners are selected at the discretion of the master. Panel fixation areas and slope angles of entrance doors are covered with platbands, the installation of which is carried out on liquid nails. Another advantage of finishing with MDF boards is easy and quick installation.
Fastening a laminated board around the front door is carried out along or across the slopes. For transverse mounting, the first lamella is fixed along the edges at the bottom of the frame. Subsequent elements are interconnected until the locks click. Be sure to fix the last detail. Fixation of intermediate lamellae is carried out through one or two. When installing horizontal strips, the side boards are fixed at two or three points, the upper horizontal slope is qualitatively fixed along the edge.
