The widespread use of aluminum doors is due to both their reliability and durability, as well as good aesthetic qualities. However, their quality is determined not only by the door leaf, but also by how good the fittings were used during their installation.
After all, trouble-free operation of the door is only possible with high-quality operation of all its components. Choosing the most suitable door hinges will avoid many complications in the future.
Hinges for aluminum doors: installation and replacement of hinges
The widespread use of aluminum doors is due to both their reliability and durability, as well as good aesthetic qualities. However, their quality is determined not only by the door leaf, but also by how good the fittings were used during their installation.
After all, trouble-free operation of the door is only possible with high-quality operation of all its components. Choosing the most suitable door hinges will avoid many complications in the future.
Blitz tips
- When choosing hinges, it is important to consider the weight of the entire structure. The brand and quality of the fittings must correspond to this characteristic.
- When purchasing fittings, it is important to consider which way the door will open. It should be taken into account that in different countries, for different manufacturers, the concepts of right or left opening may have different meanings. (For example, it is known that in Italy the right opening corresponds to our left opening).
- Different hinge designs may be suitable for different situations. When choosing them you need to be careful.
What fittings are usually used
There are several different types of hinges available for securing aluminum doors.
Before listing their main varieties, we note that we are talking here not only about their design features.
If we talk about the purpose of use, we can distinguish:
- loops that are used for internal passages,
- and those used for exterior doors of the house.
It can also be divided according to the degree of detachability of the mechanism.
- Hinges that provide the ability to remove the door from the hinges both in the open and closed states.
- Hinges, when used, it can only be removed in the open state.
- Here we are talking about such fastening when the door can be removed from the hinges only after the hinges have been removed.
They can be distinguished by the way the mechanisms are attached to the frame.
- They may be expensive. When installing such fittings, they are simply screwed to the frame. Its characteristic feature is that there is no need to make an insert.
- The hinges can be mortise. In this case, to install them, it is necessary to make an appropriate recess.
- There is another variety. There are hinges that are simply screwed into the frame and into the end of the door leaf. They are characterized by ease of fastening along with the impossibility of making any adjustments.
Now let's look at the classification of the main types in accordance with their design features.
Universal loop. This is the most common type. But it will be possible to remove the door from the hinges only after they are disconnected. In one situation this can be seen as an advantage, in another as a disadvantage.
- frame wing (the part that is attached to the frame of the door frame);
- bushings;
- the part that is attached to the door leaf;
- mounting screws.
Now we will look at card door hinges.
- Mortise hinges. To install them, you need to make grooves both in the door frame and in the door leaf.
- Invoices. They are simply attached to the door frame using screws. In this case, there is no need to make recesses for the door hinge.
Now let's mention another type of hinge, we are talking about screw-in hinges. They consist of two parts, one of which is attached with screws to the door leaf, the other - in the same way to the frame.
This design is usually used for internal doors that use the so-called “European door” (meaning that the frame has a protrusion along its entire length that ensures tight closure).
There are also hidden hinges. They are so called because when closed they are practically invisible. This is achieved due to the fact that to install them you need to make sufficiently deep grooves where they will be located.
These hinges can be either adjustable or non-adjustable.
Corner hinges. They are attached as follows. It remains to mention the double-sided card hinges; they are made in such a way that the door can be opened in both one and the other direction.
You can also divide door hinges according to the material from which they are made. They are often made of steel. This material is strong and durable.
In some cases, they are coated with enamel or another coating to better match the design of their surroundings.
Hinges that are entirely made of brass are often used. Along with their strength and durability, they are quite aesthetic.
It is impossible not to mention here that in the manufacture of low-quality hinges, materials can be used that do not provide either the quality, strength or durability of the doors.
Don't forget that a properly installed door will serve you for many years. Therefore, you need to be as careful as possible when choosing the fittings you need.
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Comments 17
why film? You can easily put it in one (open it 90 degrees and put 2 wedges under the door, screw the bottom and use the wedges to adjust the level)
Collapsible + there is door adjustment (remove the hinge cover behind them there will be bolts securing the hinges to the frame) you need a set of sprockets and hexagons
Sprockets are not used in these hinges and they are not dismountable, you just need to completely unscrew the ear from the sash.
Together with the door, I stuck one of these in my house. Nothing complicated. I fitted the profile with long self-tapping screws before screwing in the chamfer. Then foam and everything gud gud soup gud)))
2 assistants, entirely or on frame dowels or anchor plates. 25 minutes of work, and adjustment under the decorative overlays. It’s easier to expose the whole thing right away, the main thing is not to lose it, you can put spacers in before foaming and remove them after drying. And under the threshold, preferably without pads, it is better to place it evenly on concrete.
It’s better to make a monster of a liquid solution right away - it will turn out denser than to add it later, I already know
