Contents
- What is an armored door?
- What is the difference between steel and armored doors?
- Assignment of armored doors
- Performance specifications
- Armored doors - design and types of finish
What is an armored door?
An armored door is a door with a complex structure, which has a system of protection against burglary, fire, and firearms. With the development of technology, door designs have been developed and updated not only according to the principles of heat resistance and appearance, but mainly according to the safety principles .Armored doors became popular from the mid-twentieth century, when, along with ordinary steel doors, separate security doors appeared on the market, and everyone became aware of their multi-level security system.
But before more detailed understanding of the nuances of armored doors, you need to make some explanation.
Often a consumer confuses an armored door with a burglar-proof .For answers to the question: “ What is the difference? "we turned to the Moscow manufacturer of armored doors, to the company ProfMaster, where we were told the following:" We really need to distinguish between the notions, armored doors are most often ordered by organizations for installation in weapons storage rooms or drugs equivalent to narcotic. In Russia, even GOST with strict requirements for such doors is provided, and the manufacturer is obliged to issue a certificate for such a door for presentation to the inspection bodies.
If you need a reliable door to an apartment with enhanced characteristics, which is not so easy to open even for an experienced attacker, then you should choose a burglar-resistant door, which is made of steel with a thickness of 4 mm.armor plates and armor plates. In ProfMaster, we also have a large line of such doors, including bullet-proof doors. You can familiarize yourself with and understand how they differ from armored doors here. ”
At the very beginning, armored doors were installed and operated by wealthy families and owners of financial institutions. Gradually, these doors became available to all segments of the population. With the development of technology, the breaking of steel doors became easier and simpler, but the quality of the doors continued to improve constantly, the layers became denser, various combinations and complex structures were invented. The quality and stability of armored doors still affect their prices, which in turn depends on the materials used. Today, armored doors, thanks to their complex system of protection against burglary and resistance to explosions and fires, serve as a guarantor in ensuring the safety and security of property and people's lives.
What is the difference between steel and armored doors?
Indeed, the variety of choice of armored doors on the market today is impressive. However, how to make so as not to make a mistake in choosing? How can the buyer be sure that they will not sell an ordinary steel door, which costs much less, instead of the desired armored door? Sellers, at times, are unscrupulous and for the same price as the security door sell an ordinary steel door. But the difference in price is not small. To do this, you must first understand what is the difference between the steel door and the security door .
So, let's start with the fact that a high-quality steel door may not look different from an armored door due to the identity of the finish. According to the standard, steel doors can be made from one or two sheets of steel. Steel doors are also made from a curved profile. Doors with a single layer of steel are easily opened, so it is not recommended to buy and install such a door. double-layer steel doors are often confused with armored doors, but a two-layer door is also very easy to break. It is not equipped with additional stiffeners, which guarantee durability and breaking resistance.
The armored door is the door that is made of curved profile and has additional stiffening ribs in wooden canvas, and weighs much heavier than a simple steel door. Armored door, as mentioned above, is much more expensive. When buying a door, it is important to familiarize yourself with its passport, where all data on the door, materials used, strength, etc. must be indicated.
Purpose of armored doors
Doors from ancient times are designed so that unwanted, unauthorized persons are not able to penetrate the personal space of the owners of the house or any other room. Today, the armored door protects not only from the penetration of strangers, but also from the cold, thanks to its thermally insulating construction. Thanks to special seals, this door also has an excellent sound insulation index. Thus, the armored door is a barrier to the penetration of cold and unwanted noise from the corridor and the street. In the conditions of a high level of crime in the modern world, such a door will be the guarantor of security, reliability and confidence that your property will remain safe and sound due to the additional strengthening of the protective layers and mechanisms. Since the most vulnerable places for burglary are door hinges, bolt and lock , these places in the armored doors are further strengthened.
Construction of armored doors
Doors are classified according to the standards of development of the company. It can be made of such metal profiles as curved profile, channel, angle, etc. .As practice shows, the frame made of their curved profile is the most reliable and durable.
The main element of the door is the door leaf, which consists of two steel plates that are firmly interconnected. Their perfect strength and impenetrable protection is ensured by the fact that these steel plates are fixed with ribs of hardness. The thicker the steel plates, the heavier the door, which makes it durable and reliable.
One of the most important roles in armored doors is played by locks. The number of locks can be from two to three or more, depending on the desire of the customer or buyer. Locks, as a rule, must comply with safety requirements and have the highest possible crack resistance .Most armored doors have only two locks of lever and cylinder type, which in turn have a huge number of variations of secrecy. Equally important and high-quality bolts or pins also play an important role in ensuring safety.
Classification of armored doors
Armored doors come in various forms. They are classified on the basis of security and breaking resistance. Installing an armored door will not be effective and meaningless if it does not meet the security requirements of your home, apartment, cottage, office, etc. Besides the fact that armored doors can be divided into metal and bulletproof, they are also divided into 4 main classes according to the principle of breaking resistance.
- The first class door is the door that the specialist is able to crack using only a few simple tools( scrap, chisel) with the help of physical strength of two or three people. The canvas of such a door has a thickness of about 20 mm.
- A second-class door is characterized by the fact that a specialist cannot open it as easily as a first-class door. For hacking, he will need to use electric cutting tools, such as a Bulgarian or a drill with a power of 300 to 500W.The thickness of its canvas is not more than 80 mm.
- The door of the third class can only be cracked by using devices with a capacity of at least 2000W. The third-grade steel door leaf is at least 120 mm thick.
- The door of the fourth class is bulletproof, therefore, it is the most reliable of all existing security doors. Her canvas is made of highly thick steel layer , contains titanium particles and impenetrable glass. Hacking such a door will require special powerful equipment and too much time. The reason that the attempt to break the door of such complexity is sure to attract attention, the probability of opening it seems to us very, very small.
It should be noted that there is a fifth-class armored door, which is used mainly in bank vaults and can weigh at least two tons.
Performance Characteristics Three classes of armored doors are distinguished by their level of complexity and security - these are expensive, middle-class and economy-class doors. As we already know, the armored door differs from ordinary metal doors by the particular complexity of its design, the , by the large number of additional burglar-resistant mechanisms, the by its explosion resistance and other useful qualities.
Reinforced door can withstand dynamic and static pressure. Due to the installed several locks with the enhanced secrecy of , together with a complex locking system with 18 gauge bolts, opening the locks seems incredible. Security doors of all classes have the ability of insulation and sound insulation. As a rule, as much as is thicker than a steel sheet , the door is so resistant to break-ins and mechanical damage. Armored doors as well as other types of doors are additionally equipped with an eye and a door chain.
Armored doors - design and types of decoration
The variety of armored doors on the market is impressive and surprising with its price policy, quality of materials, design and style of decoration. The design of armored doors must match the taste preferences of the owners. If the buyer does not find a door in stores or catalogs with a preferred design or color, then fortunately he can order it from any good factory or workshop that makes armored door.
Entrance armored doors decorated with vinyl leather with various fillings are very popular. Vinyl imitation leather can cover both the inner and outer side of the armored door. Vinyl leather are of various types and qualities. For finishing an armored door, haberdashery leather( a kind of vinyl leather) seems to be the best option. It has elasticity and good durability, is resistant to temperature changes, in the absence of mechanical action does not deteriorate over the years and is very affordable.
The security doors with laminate cladding, which are made by pressing, are fairly common. This process uses four layers. The first layer is hydro-resistant paper, the second layer is chipboard, which provides good quality and ensures long-term operation of the coating. Next comes a decorative finish, the design of which is left to the designer or owners. The last layer is a film that gives gloss, shine and durability to the finish.
Doors with MDF finish from belong to the elite class doors and are one of the most accessible among other types from this class. Security doors with MDF trim are quite durable. MDF is much more durable compared to other wooden coatings.
Doors with oak or mahogany finish are much more expensive, despite the fact that the wood is subject to deformation and rotting over time. They are often carved beautiful patterns that give an idea of the high social status of the owner.
Locks for armored doors
More than 60%, the breaking resistance of an armored door depends on the quality of the door lock. Today, most doors, as has been said, have two types of lock: lever and cylindrical .It is considered that for greater efficiency it is necessary that the level lock was of foreign production, and the cylindrical lock of domestic. According to experts, it will be safer, and the attackers will tinker with the process of opening the lock for a very long time until they are spotted. For a higher degree of security, you need to choose a lock with a large number of massive bolts, , which makes it difficult to attempt to cut.
The special anchor system will not allow the door to be opened even if the malefactors disconnect the door from the hinges, due to the fact that metal pins, when closed with a key , are tightly fixed in the holes assigned to them on the box.
Installation of armored doors
Basically, installation of armored doors is the responsibility of the seller or manufacturer of the doors. However, often for the installation the buyer has to pay a considerable amount of money. In order to save money , it is best to install the door yourself, using the help of family members, neighbors, or friends, because the armored door is a rather heavy thing.
It should be remembered that regardless of the quality and price of the armored door, any intruder can simply remove the door from the hinges or remove it with the box if the door was previously poorly installed and not secured due to negligence and negligence.
Before purchasing a door, it is necessary to to measure the doorway and only in accordance with the dimensions available, select and buy the necessary door. If the door was purchased before the measurements or errors occurred during the measurement and the dimensions do not match, then it is necessary either to expand the opening with a perforator, or to narrow the opening, depending on the situation.
In the process of the installationall sides. A fixed door box is fixed with wooden wedges, then the object is checked for accuracy and evenness with a building level.
The second step - holes are made with a drill or a puncher on the wall, where the points for fastening are already marked. Then, steel rods are inserted into the holes, the length of which should be from 10 to 15 cm. The rods are carefully driven inside. Instead, you can use special anchoring.
The third step is - you need to check how correctly the door closes or opens, and whether all the functions of the door are performed without any interference.
The fourth step, , is to lock in the door. In order not to stain the door with foam, it is necessary to cover the door with something, for example, with ordinary rags or plastic wrap. The foam has the ability to quickly harden on a wet surface, so you can slightly moisten the surface where the foam will be applied. After the foam cools, you can proceed to closing all the “holes” and proceed to the installation of decorative door linings.
However, with all this, for the sake of your own safety, for the safety of your property and family, it is best to contact the specialists to install an armored door, as this process requires proper attention and , as further reliableproduct operation.
