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During repair or just replacing the door, it becomes necessary to install slopes for interior doors with your own hands. Modern manufacturers offer a huge variety of materials that can be used to finish this part of the room. It should be noted that those methods that are used indoors are not always suitable for use on external slopes or slopes that accompany the entrance doors of the main or emergency( fire) exit. The method should be chosen depending on the design of the premises, the ability to perform a particular job and financial possibilities.
Job Execution Options
There are at least a dozen options for making slopes on interior doors. Here are just some of the options:
- Installing drywall sheets.
- Plaster followed by applying putty.
- Putting decorative plaster.
- Overhead panels, for example, MDF.
- Wood trim.
- Vystilka laminate flooring.
- Installing chipboard panels.
- Installation of PVC panels.
- Plastic finishing.
- Decoration of slopes with artificial stone.
- Tile installation.
The most popular options at the moment are:
- plaster with the subsequent application of putty;
- installation of overhead panels;
- plastic finish;
- installation of drywall sheets.
Each of these methods has its advantages and disadvantages. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these slopes for interior doors are shown in the table below:
| № | method Advantages | Disadvantages | |
| 1 | Plaster followed by applying putty | You can use on any slopes, whatever width they are. Finishing can be varied - wallpaper, paint and so on. | The work done is very dirty, and you also need to have at least some initial filling skills. The more crooked the slope, the harder it is to level it with putty. It takes time to dry layers, for finishing you need a large amount of materials and tools. |
| 2 | Installing | panels overlay The work is done quickly, the appearance of the finished slopes is attractive, expensive and beautiful. After installing the panels there is no need to further handle the slope. | Panels are expensive. At installation accuracy and accuracy is important. |
| 3 | Plastic finishing | Plastic slopes on the doors are installed quickly, is cheap, is durable. Plastic easy to wash. | When working requires accuracy. Slopes made of plastic look cheap. |
| 4 | Installing drywall | Drywall provides a smooth surface, working with drywall is easy. There is a choice of the final design of the slope - painting or sticking wallpaper. | Drywall is not allowed to use in places of high humidity. |
When the slopes for interior doors are done with your own hands, you should choose the option that is the most realistic in execution. Below will be a step-by-step guide to perform the slopes of the above options.
Work sequence using
putty The scope of work depends on the slope curvature. At the beginning it is plastered with cement or starting plaster mix, and then it is puttied with a finishing putty.
A primer is required between different layers - it prevents the peeling of the next layer.
When making door slopes with plaster or putty, it is important to protect the adjacent walls, flooring and the doors themselves from the putty mixture. To do this, they need to paste over with masking tape, stretch film or other protective materials.
The sequence of work performed is as follows:
- The surface is cleaned of all existing contaminants, including dust. Finishing the slopes of interior doors necessarily includes priming, so the cleaned surface is primed.
- In a clean bucket, prepare the mixture for leveling. It can serve as a cement mixture( if the slope is very curve) or starting plaster. When mixing, pay attention to the manufacturer's recommendations on how and in what proportions to knead the mixture.
- Using a half-liner, a rule and a spatula, apply and level the mixture on the slope. Wait until it is completely dry, even if it takes several days.
- This layer is also primed. After that, the finishing plaster is put on it.
- After the finish mixture is completely dry, the slope must be sanded using sandpaper with the number from 150 to 240.
In this condition, the door jamb, made with own hands, is ready for painting or wallpapering.
How to make slopes for interior doors with their own hands from plastic
Choosing plastic for work, you can dwell not only on the classic white version. Depending on the color of the room, you can pick up colored plastic panels. Moreover, some plastic panels have a pattern for wood, leather or other materials. It looks stylish, fashionable and modern, and in installation such panels do not differ from ordinary ones.
To install plastic slopes on the door, you must follow the following sequence of actions:
- The surface of the future slope is cleaned of all dirt and dust.
- On the slope are installed profile guides, having the form of slats.
- The required size of parts is measured; for this, it is best to use a tape measure.
- Plastic is cut according to the selected size. Whenever possible, doing door slopes with your own hands is better to use jigsaw. If this is not possible, a hacksaw is suitable.
- At first, the side parts are fixed, and then the upper slope is fixed.
- Plastic joints at the top are processed using a sealant, for example, silicone, selected to match the color of the plastic. At the end sections, stub-shaped corners are put on.
After completion of all work, the plastic panels should be washed with a damp cloth, even if they did not get dirty during work. The finished slope will look clean and neat.
How to veneer a slope with
patch panelsSuch panels can be MDF panels, PVC panels and others. Preparation of slopes should be done the same way as with other types of cladding - the surface is cleaned from all dust and dirt. It should be noted that the overhead panels are suitable not only for narrow but also for wide slopes. This makes them universal. Overhead panels can be installed on interior slopes without doors.
The order of work is as follows:
- Determines the state of the slope for selecting the type of attachment. With smooth slopes panels are attached to the liquid nails. If the slope is plastered, concrete or brick - the panels are mounted on the frame. In this case, the slope on the door is mounted on a metal structure. In the role of the frame can serve as wooden bars.
- Sets the selected frame type.
- Parts of the required size are cut from the panels.
- Panels are attached to the frame.
- The corners of the panels are closed with casing.
- At the joints of the panels, the seams are treated with silicone sealant.
Slope using gypsum board
Making slopes on the doors using gypsum board is a cheap and simple option that does not require special skills. The surface of the slope immediately becomes smooth and suitable for further processing. Drywall can be installed on the slopes of doorways, in which there will be no doors. Thus, you can do and side, and the upper slope.
Interroom slopes without doors, made in the form of an arch, will not work out with gypsum plasterboard - it gives only a perfectly flat plane that cannot be bent.
How to do work with sheets of drywall:
- There are several ways to fix the drywall. One of the simplest ones is gluing plasterboard onto a fugenfüller putty mixture. First you need to extinct the slope, its required dimensions. Sheet drywall cut under the finished slope.
- Before gluing, you must attach the cut sheet to the slope to make sure its size is correct.
- A fugenfüller should be operated quickly, as this putty mixture dries very quickly. It can not be kneaded using a mixer, suitable kneading by hand.
- A few fugenfüller spatulas are applied to the prepared piece of drywall, the drywall is applied to the slope and leveled using a square and a level.
- After drying with a fugenfüller, drywall can be either painted immediately or covered with wallpaper.
As can be seen from the information described in this article, choosing how to trim the slopes of interior doors, it is possible to choose a variety of options. All these options are presented in different price categories, so choose the desired is not difficult. This article has described the advantages and disadvantages, as well as the sequence of work with the most popular types of finishing slopes of interior doors, such as:
- plaster with the subsequent application of putty;
- installation of overhead panels;
- plastic finish;
- installation of sheets of drywall on fugenfüller.
When choosing a method, make a start not only from the desired result, but also from the availability of the necessary tools and materials to perform this or that type of work and the practical skills of the person who will do the work( if there is no possibility to hire builders for professional work).
