Door materials
Wood: Wood is unique and timeless in the manufacture of doors ! Centuries go by, materials change and new ones appear, but wood is always the favorite material for house doors, both indoors and outdoors (although outdoors nowadays it is easier to find other, more resistant materials, finished in imitation wood).
Being a classic, the range of offerings in wooden door designs is immense. The wooden doors are very welcoming and perform excellently in both hot and cold climates. And if you don’t indulge in the extravagance of coveting an exotic wooden door, prices tend to be affordable.
Steel: Steel is a material that is very resistant to the passage of time and intrusion, without presenting corrosion problems. It is a very good material, both indoors and outdoors, although it is more common outdoors. Unfortunately, it is quite expensive (much more expensive than wood), which leaves it a little behind on the preference list.
Fiberglass: This material has an excellent performance in exterior doors; it is not very common to find it in interior doors. On the market we find doors made of this material in different shapes and styles, so you have a wide variety of solutions at your disposal. The price is affordable, but they last less than steel doors.
Glass: As an integral material, glass is usually only used for interior doors due to its fragility and inability to provide privacy. It is, however, quite common to find glass as a detail to integrate exterior doors, especially tempered hammered glass (to let in sunlight).
PVC: vinyl is a light material, very resistant to the elements and finished in a variety of styles. It is common to see PVC exterior doors, often with a finish to imitate wood, although they can also be installed inside.
Aluminum: This material should only be used for interior doors, due to the ease with which it corrodes. Inside, if the doors are well made, they tend to last a long time, but it’s a somewhat cold material, which if you don’t have the proper finishing treatment can be unpleasant. Aluminum doors have a wide range of design at an affordable price.
Hollow metal: Doors in this material are very durable, perfect for interiors and exteriors. They are very resistant to harsh climates, with wind and rain, but they rust after a while and have no insulation, so the energy performance is not the best.
Locks
When it comes to security, the doors and windows on the ground floor are weak points that must be reinforced. Inside, the need for security is not that great, but a key may still be needed to ensure privacy.
So we have the following systems:
Privacy locks – zero security level – are the common locks that are installed on interior doors. They allow the door to be locked to prevent untimely entry, but have no security value.
Recessed lock – low security level – This is a type of lock that is very well known and is mainly used in interior doors, or doors that have access to the outside. These are very simple locks, but useful in these functions, because of the tilt of the latch that allows the door to be closed without the need for a key (but not open), on both the left and right sides.
Visible lock – low security level – This type of lock is visible, installed on the face of the door . It is mostly used on garage and exterior doors. It can be installed on very thin doors that would not support internal locks, which makes them advantageous under these circumstances. It’s not a very attractive model and it’s always visible, but there are several models available and there may be one that suits what you want.
Entry locks – medium security level – These locks work with two, so that the door can be locked both from the inside and from the outside. The inner side may have a lever or button type instead of a key entry, which is needed to lock from the outside. The button or lever can serve to “lock” the system, preventing any movement of keys and/or knobs.
Locking locks – high security level – are the most secure locks, ideal for entrance doors. These locks do not have springs in their operation and therefore are only operated manually with the key. It has locks, or latches, in solid and resistant metal for added strength and security. The latches are longer and penetrate at least 3 cm into the door frame.
The lock can be double (having to lock and open with a key on both sides of the door) or simple, with a lever or button inside the door.
The activation key of this system is normally coded and also quite resistant. This lock is very secure, so if there is an accident or you don’t have the key, forcing the lock will be quite difficult (which in itself can represent some degree of danger.
Types of doors
Traditional doors: Traditional doors may have panels of the base material, and some glass inserts with ornamental scroll work or colored panels.
Handcrafted doors: These are usually made of fiberglass or wood, and most often have a window at the top.
Modern doors: it’s normal to find doors of this style with different color panels and/or glass inserts. Usually have lines that are clean and straight, debugged.
Rustic doors: These are made of heavy materials such as wood, metal and possibly even a stone cladding. Its thickness is significant and its weight is high.
Arched doors: the curves of these types of doors give them a unique, very distinctive aesthetic appeal.
How long does it take to install a door?
The door installation time will depend directly on its degree of complexity and the type of lock chosen. Obviously, the higher the degree of security of the lock, the more complicated its installation.
Removing all structures from a single door (including the frame) and replacing them with equally simple ones takes an experienced professional about 3 hours or more. The same work on a more elaborate door, in iron for example, can take up to a day, or more work. And here we are only referring to the removal and installation work itself, not including measurements, orders and deliveries. Installation by the professional can include the lock, but it can also be another specialist to do it.
With these facts in mind, it is easy to see the complexity of something that seems very simple at first sight. Therefore, we advise you to consult a professional in the area (the door supplier, or potential supplier, is always to be taken into account), either for the installation to be done by him, or just to ask for advice about the installation of the door you purchased.
How much does it cost to install a door?
Once again it is an absolutely variable value. The cost of a door, and its installation, varies with the complexity of the door, its location, its material and the type of lock associated with it. To get a more concrete idea, we can tell you that an interior door varies between 300 and 3500 rupees (indicative values) and an exterior door starts at values around 3000 rupees for an aluminum door and can be leveraged to a few thousand, with different types of materials and different complexity.
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