Sealant for wooden doors: sometimes a small detail can solve big problems. Comfort, warmth, tranquility
Regardless of which wooden door you have chosen for your home, it must fulfill its functions 100%: to protect the house or apartment from the intrusion of noise, smell, dust, drafts. The canvas and the box without additional elements cannot fully provide this.
Gaps and crevices are the main disadvantage of wooden doors due to the nature of wood. Seals solve the problem.
Wood tends to change its qualities under the influence of climatic phenomena and the environment. Therefore, slots and gaps for both the entrance and are provided even for expensive models.
Modern technologies make it possible to solve such a problem in a factory way or with your own hands. A seal for wooden doors is of interest to many consumers who think about their comfort. Consider the specifics and varieties of insulation to eliminate gaps between any canvas and a box in a doorway.
Sealant for wooden doors: specifics of use
Do not rush to run to the store right away if your door is not tightly adjacent to the box. Without knowing the detailed characteristics of the seal, it is difficult to choose what is right for your door. Just as door blocks are different, seals have their own classification.
A large assortment of seals can confuse any buyer. Let's figure it out.
According to the material used for the production, door seals are divided into the following types:
- rubber;
- PVC material;
- on a foam basis;
- rubber;
- silicone.
The softer the material used to produce the seal, the better its properties and the tightness of the web to the box. For self-installation, you can not use all types of sealant, because the specific installation of each type has its own subtleties.
Seals are divided according to the place of installation and their functional purpose:
- threshold seals - hide the gap between the floor and the canvas;
- fire-fighting - allow you to reduce the penetration of smoke into an apartment or other room during a fire;
- contour - mounted on all sides of the leaf or door frame to prevent the influence of external factors.
Let's get acquainted with each of the types of insulating tapes in more detail.
Threshold door seals
Attached to the bottom of the canvas at the end. A seal that replaces the threshold improves the tight fit of the door if there is no threshold in the opening or the floors have different levels, different flooring is used in two adjacent rooms.
The threshold seal for doors allows you to hide the gap between the floor and the leaf in the absence of a threshold. Such a seal works only at the moment the door is closed, completely hiding the gap between the floor and the canvas. Installation is carried out in the factory.
It is difficult to install a threshold heater on your own. It is better to provide for its installation when ordering from the door manufacturer. In the lower part of the canvas, a special cut-profile is made with a milling cutter, into which a sealant with a special button is mounted. This button is a specific lever that is compressed when the door is closed and lowers the seal brush down. At the moment of opening the door, the button returns to its original position and raises the aluminum strip with the brush inside the canvas. Install the button most often from the side of the loops.
If you do not want to put a threshold in an interior opening in a house or apartment, but there is a need for thermal, noise or sound insulation, use a threshold seal for.
Fire seals for wooden doors
This is a special type of sealant made of a material that has the property of foaming, swelling from exposure to high temperatures.
The fireproof sealant foams under the influence of high temperatures and blocks the path of smoke. Typically, such elements are installed in institutions with a high level of fire danger. The seal does not allow smoke to enter the room, which increases the possibility of evacuation or saving lives. In apartments, fire-fighting material is fixed at the request of the owner when ordering a wooden door.
Contour seal for a wooden door
Installed in two ways:
- along the perimeter of the canvas;
- along the perimeter of the racks.
The option is selected by the client based on the features. It is produced in the form of a tape, which is in the greatest demand among analogues. It can be supplied with the door when ordered or installed independently.
The contour seal is installed in the groove of the canvas or box. Surface gluing is possible. The choice is up to the consumer. At the factory, a groove is made along the end of the box or canvas, into which the fastening (leg) of the seal is inserted. For better adhesion, the base is coated with silicone-based glue.
When installing with your own hands, choose a self-adhesive tape, which is easily fixed with a sticky side to the surface. It is necessary to remove the protective film, stick the tape yourself, pressing firmly and holding for a few seconds. The disadvantage of this model is the short service life. The tape under constant friction loses its elasticity, the glue dries out. After a year or two, you will have to replace the entire insulation layer again.
You can independently install the seal in the groove if you first make a special cut with a milling cutter. The contour seal installed in the groove serves longer and more reliably. If the door was bought a long time ago and a seal is not provided on it, remove the canvas, make a groove with your own hands and install an insulating profile. It will take a little time, but it will create comfortable living conditions without smells, noise, drafts.
Choosing the right door seal
To purchase a product, it is not enough to know information about its varieties; it is necessary to clarify the parameters of the door unit that needs to be improved. Slots, gaps are not the same, so the seal for each case requires a different size and type of profile.
Perhaps you paid attention to the similarity of the edge of the product with some letters of the alphabet: E, P, C, O, etc. These are different types of profile that have their own purpose. Some products are universal and can be installed both on the front door and on the interior door. But some models are developed only for a certain canvas, its thickness, the material used. The more information you know about your door, the easier it is to choose the right type of profile.
Some products can be selected according to the color scheme corresponding to the color of the door: beech, alder, oak, wenge, etc. But there are also classic seals in black, white and brown shades.
Do not use 1 mm tape if the gap between the tape and the box is 9 mm. Choose the right size for a positive result.
When choosing a wooden one or for your home, take care of the seals at the stage of ordering the product. Specialists will take into account all the nuances of installing the unit, select the necessary insulating materials. And you will enjoy the comfort that a reliable wooden door will provide.
Watch a video about the threshold compactor, how the system works in operation:
