The door is the element that serves as a demarcation between rooms. At the same time, it is important to choose not only the door leaf itself, but also such details as platbands on the interior doors - this is the frame of the box, which allows you to hide the joints and other flaws, thus completing the design design of the structure at the entrance to the room. How to choose the right piece of furniture will be discussed in this article.
Platbands on interior doors in a contrasting shade
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Why do we need platbands for interior doors
Platbands are an important part of the door structure in the form of flat or volumetric strips of various widths, thicknesses and shapes. The main purpose is to decorate the doorway around the perimeter in order to mask the places where the door frame is attached to the walls. In addition, correctly selected platbands will give the doorway a finished and beautiful look. Moreover, they can become an accent in interior decoration.
Scheme of the use of platbands in the design of a doorway
When choosing platbands, you should not adhere to the exact match of the material and color with the door leaf - they can be matched to the color of the furniture or walls. It is this criterion that underlies the purpose of the platband - will it perform a purely masking role or serve as an original accent.
Cashing is needed not only when installing swing doors, but also when designing sliding and folding canvases, as well as for finishing portals and arches. Most often, platbands are sold complete with a door frame or door leaf. Then they are made of the same material and have a standard shape. If we are talking about the original design of the doorway, then the platbands can be purchased separately, or made to order. You can do them yourself. Do-it-yourself photos of platbands on interior doors surprise with beauty and variety.
Classification and types of platbands for interior doors
It is hard to imagine a multi-room housing without doors. Even in a studio apartment, entrances to certain rooms, such as a bathroom or a storage room, are necessarily limited by doors.At the same time, you need to choose in a complex, paying attention to additional details, such as handles, locks and door cashing. The photos show their diversity and the widest choice, since they are distinguished by shape, color and material.
The platband hides irregularities and the junction of the box and the wall
Material is one of the main criteria that underlie the classification of platbands. For their manufacture, use:
- wood;
- MDF;
- metal;
- plastic;
- ceramics.
Depending on the method of fastening, platbands are external, which are mounted on the outer part of the box, internal or telescopic, more complicated in the installation process. According to the structure of the cavity in the middle, platbands for interior doors can be hollow, serving as cable channels, as well as monolithic or simple.
Useful advice! For interior doors, it is better to select hollow platbands, which are used as cable channels. This functionality allows you to hide flaws that have arisen during installation, as well as hide the wires. In this case, the cable is carefully laid in special grooves and fixed to the wall.
As for the color, most often the platbands are selected to match the door leaf. Particularly popular are wood-colored models, as well as white door trims. Platbands are also classified by shape. They can be flat, semicircular and curly or embossed. They are also distinguished by their sizes, which depend on the size of the canvas itself.
Most often, the color of the casing coincides with the shade of the door leaf.
Wooden door frames
Wood is the most popular material used in the manufacture of platbands. Its main advantages are environmental friendliness, reliability and long service life. In addition, this design looks very attractive and is suitable for various types of door leaf and style design of rooms.
Another big plus of wood is the ability to produce different configurations of casings. This feature lies in their intraspecific classification, according to which they are divided into:
- even or rectangular - they are distinguished by simplicity of execution and at the same time an affordable price, therefore they are considered the most demanded;
- semicircular - have a rounded shape across the entire width. In this case, the radius is selected individually - from pronounced to barely noticeable;
- embossed or curly door trims, photos of which surprise with a special design. In their manufacture, wood of valuable species is used, which allows you to accurately convey the shape, however, this significantly affects the cost of the product;
- carved - an elegant and expensive option. It looks pretty impressive. Therefore, with their help, you can radically change the interior of any room. At the same time, such cashing is not suitable for every style of room decoration.
Wooden platbands on the door
Plastic door trims and MDF casing
Platbands made of plastic belong to a practical material, as they are resistant to moisture and ultraviolet light, do not deform and do not require special maintenance. Any contamination can be easily wiped off with a wet sponge and a little detergent. Also, plastic casing can withstand temperature changes, which is important when choosing a material for a bathroom or kitchen.
PVC door frames are also characterized by color and textured variety, which greatly expands the choice of the desired tone in accordance with the tone of the door leaf of furniture or walls. However, the main advantage of the material is its low price, which is justified by the same low strength of plastic products.
Cashing of interior doors from MDF is also considered a budget option. They completely imitate wood, but are much more affordable in terms of price. At the same time, the operational characteristics of such models are in no way inferior to wooden products, and in some characteristics, on the contrary, they have an indisputable advantage.MDF casings do not rot, which affects the long service life of products made from this material, and this factor has a positive effect on their service life.
Note! The main disadvantage of MDF is its tendency to swell under the influence of moisture, therefore, it is not recommended to install cashing from this material in rooms with high humidity.
In shape, MDF casing can be smooth or rounded, which imitates wood as much as possible.
Plastic casing with cable duct
Platbands for interior doors made of metal
Metal door trims are best suited for exterior door trims. At the same time, they will be relevant in the frame of interior openings in rooms decorated in modern styles such as hi-tech, loft or minimalism. It is the cold shine of metal surfaces that brings the missing chic to the listed types of design. The material for cashing is most often stainless steel or aluminum.
With regard to practicality, stainless steel products are the most durable and also resistant to high humidity. They do not burn and are difficult to scratch. Aluminum is much softer, so you need to be as careful with it as possible. It is the metal platbands that should be installed on the metal door, especially since you can make them yourself.
The shape and size of platbands for interior doors
As mentioned above, trims for interior doors in shape can be flat, semicircular, rounded or embossed. A separate category is cashing in the form of a capital, where the upper part has a special decorative shape. Depending on the method of installation, they can be overhead, which are fixed with special nails, as well as telescopic with mounting ridges, which are inserted into the grooves of the door frame.
Various forms of door trims
The dimensions of the door frames are also important in the design of the room. Their length depends on the dimensions of the opening, and the width of the platbands on the interior doors is mostly standard, and ranges from 7 to 10 cm. It is these dimensions that make it possible to close the technological gap, creating a beautiful and spectacular look.
Decorative casings can be much wider, reaching 15 cm. Such products are mainly made to order. At the same time, the most practical and popular are the narrow strips, the width of which does not exceed 7 cm. The minimum width is 3 cm.
Note! According to the SNiP requirements, the technological gap between the side pillars of the door frame and the wall must be at least 3 cm wide.
The width of the casing of the interior door: features of the selection of dimensions
Before putting platbands on interior doors, it is necessary to take into account their main purpose - to hide defects between the door frame and the wall, so they should be several millimeters wider than the technological gap. The choice of cashing is also due to other factors, in particular, it depends on the location of the doorway.
Common sizes of door trims
For example, for a door located in a corner, it is better to select narrow products for installing door frames. Also, preference should be given to products with a minimum width in such cases:
- if the doorway is located very close to the walls that frame it;
- if the door has an oblong and narrow shape, then a wide platband with dimensions of 7 cm or more will look simply ridiculous on a high canvas;
- when the door leaf is decorated with a large number of decorative elements, then the only function of the casing is to mask the technological gap between the frame and the wall;
- if the opening is located between walls of different widths.
- Narrow door trims are also purchased for the purpose of banal cost savings, since the narrower the product, the less it costs. Therefore, they are installed in cases of registration of doors of utility rooms, as well as for framing inspection hatches.
Telescopic platbands for interior doors
Telescopic casings constitute a special category of platbands, and it is necessary to take into account its peculiarity before putting platbands on interior doors. Externally, these are strips that have characteristic curved L-shaped parts along their length. It is thanks to these elements that the platbands are installed on the interior doors, inserting it into the groove of the door frame. The design feature makes it possible to adjust the thickness of parts in the range of several centimeters. Most often they are used in cases where the wall thickness is slightly greater than the thickness of the box.
Telescopic platband for interior doors
Do-it-yourself installation of platbands on interior doors of this type is simple and does not require much time, since it is done using liquid nails. This feature is the main advantage of telescopic platbands. Since the use of nails is not intended, the outer surface of the parts looks more attractive as it remains smooth.
Standard telescopic cashing widths range from 6 to 8 cm, and the shelf that fits into the groove is approximately 4 cm on the outside. Telescopic platbands can be flat, and also have a semicircular or curly shape. For the production of such models, different materials are used: wood, MDF, chipboard and aluminum.
Important! It is better to use telescopic platbands made of wood. As aluminum models inserted into a wooden groove may fall out over time. This is due to the fact that the wood of the groove is sensitive to changes in temperature and humidity, so the door frame may simply dry out after a while.
Cashing on the door: tips for choosing the right model
To make the design of the doors look natural, attractive and at the same time not striking, it is necessary to pay special attention not only to the choice of canvas, but also to cashing, taking into account a number of factors.
The platband can become a highlight of the interior
Before attaching the platbands to the interior doors, it should be borne in mind that the overall appearance of the doorway is influenced not only by the width of the enclosure, but also by the material from which they were made, as well as the tone and texture of all elements and their combinations with each other. It is especially important that the platbands are in harmony with the door leaf. For example, a large-width plank will look massive, overloading the visual perception of the structure, and an opening with an overly narrow platband will look like an unfinished one.
Given these features, you must follow the following recommendations when choosing platbands. For a room in the style of minimalism, you should take straight platbands on a flat door to match the canvas. Their width should be from 6 to 8 cm. The ideal size in this case would be 6.4 cm. Semicircular strips with a width of 7 cm are considered universal. These models are suitable for decorating doors in any style, just do not use them for framing narrow doors.
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In the design of a room in the baroque, country or Provence style, it is better to use curly strips with patina or with an aged wood texture. In this case, it is better to abandon narrow strips, since the pattern will be poorly visible on them. The ideal width in this case is 10-12 cm.It is best to use natural wood as a material.
Also of great importance is the way of installing accessories and platbands on interior doors. It can be with a cut, either at a right or at an acute angle. The length of the enclosure must correspond to the height of the opening and the width of the floor plinth.
Platband on a sliding interior door
How to install platbands on interior doors
Before attaching the platbands to the interior doors, you need to prepare the tools for work. In this case, you will definitely need:
- a simple pencil, tape measure, level, miter box and square for marking;
- miter saw or hacksaw with fine teeth;
- hammer, if fastening to the wall using nails.
In order to understand how to properly install platbands on interior doors, you need to understand the installation method and make the necessary measurements. First, they mark the angle of the cut and accurately calculate the length of the casing blank, which is cut off with a miter saw. If there is no electric saw, then a miter box will help to cut the cashing at an angle of 45 degrees.
Useful advice! In order to properly saw off the cash without chips, it is necessary to firmly press the side edges of the workpiece to the bed. If there is a gap, then the cut will be uneven.
Simple fastening of flat strips, as a rule, is performed at right angles. In this case, the vertical strips are simply butted to the horizontal. Installation of parts made of wood or MDF of a complex design is done after they have been washed down at an angle of 45 degrees.
Installation of door trims
Installation of platbands on interior doors: 4 ways of fixing
There are four ways to fix the planks to the wall.
The first way implies the use of finishing nails. It is easiest to nail the casing made of wood or MDF with nails without hats. At the same time, the mount is reliable, but if necessary, it can be quickly dismantled. Before you nail the platbands onto the interior doors, you need to choose the right size of finishing nails. It is calculated individually, taking into account the thickness of the platbands. The optimal length is 40 mm, since after passing through the bar, the stud must enter the body of the box by at least 20 mm.
When second way liquid nails are used. It is possible to fix the cashing without nails, using a special adhesive. The advantage of this method is that the place of fixation is not noticeable, and the disadvantage is the low strength of the attachment and the difficulty of dismantling. In addition, the use of liquid nails is possible provided that the surface of the walls is perfectly flat.
Third way - fastening with self-tapping screws. This method is similar to fastening with nails, only self-tapping screws 25 mm long and no thicker than 6 mm are used instead. A preliminary marking is made on the workpiece for holes with a range of 50 cm. In this case, the caps of the screws must be drowned in the body of the casing. For this purpose, the opening is slightly widened on the front side of the strip. The place of fixation can be hidden by painting over with a wax pencil.
Fourth way - fixation with beaks. In this method, fastening occurs due to beak-shaped locks located directly on the cash. To fix the spike-connector, insert it into the middle of the recess on the box and press it until a characteristic click appears.
Installation of a wooden platband on the door
Installation of telescopic platbands on interior doors
The main advantage of telescopic cashing is the ease of installation and the fact that the fixing point is almost invisible. Such models are more expensive, but at the same time the price of installing platbands on interior doors will be much cheaper. Moreover, it is easy to make it yourself, following the instructions.The disadvantage of this method is that when dismantling the MDF platbands, they can delaminate, and over time the joints gradually collapse, so additional processing with an adhesive will be required
Before installing the telescopic casing on the interior door, you need to decide on the fixing method. The cashing is fixed to the wall with liquid nails, but provided that the walls are perfectly flat. If there are irregularities, then it is better to take nails or screws. Installation should start from the side of the door opening, since the presence of hinges will prevent the strip from being perfectly fixed on the frame. You will need to indent with the same step in all three directions.
Useful advice! As a rule, glue is not used for fastening door platbands made of plastic, since such a connection is unreliable. It is best to use a profile to fix the planks made of plastic.
With an angular arrangement of the door, installation is carried out with the letter G. It is possible to saw the plank using a narrower part. The platband is installed only on one side and only if the wall is very thick and it is supposed to finish the slopes in another way.
Telescopic door frame assembly diagram
How to fix platbands on interior doors
The high price of installing platbands on interior doors, like the cost of most construction work, encourages you to do this type of work yourself. In this case, it is enough to follow the instructions below:
- it is necessary to measure the height of the vertical parts. To do this, the platbands are placed directly on the floor, and the skirting boards go end to end. On the workpiece, measure and set the lower point of the angle of 45 degrees;
- a bar is inserted into the miter box with a mark of the cut line at an angle and the excess part is cut off;
- then the blanks are baited on the wall so that they can be slightly bent from above;
- then the strips are attached to the box. At the place of hammering a nail, a bar of wood wrapped in fabric is applied to the workpiece, and the strips are placed on the pins, gently tapping with a hammer;
- an even shape is given to the corner by bending the upper unsecured parts of the cashing, placing a horizontal part under them. On both ends of the part, a 45-degree angle is marked with a pencil. The excess part of the platbands is cut off;
- fixing the horizontal bar and strengthening the vertical parts;
- fastening of platbands at an angle of 90 degrees is performed with horizontal or vertical seams. The choice depends on the preference of the owner. When the door cashing is installed with your own hands at a right angle, the blanks are used only in a flat shape. Places of cuts are treated with varnish or acrylic-based paint.
Fastening the platband with nails
You can not only fix the cashing yourself, but also make it yourself. To do this, it is enough to follow the instructions and advice on how to make platbands for interior doors.
Door casing performs an important function not only in the frame of the doorway, but also in the overall design of the room. This detail allows you to hide the technological gap between the door frame and the wall, thus giving a complete look to the door leaf. When choosing platbands, one should take into account the design style of the room, the material and dimensions of the interior door, as well as the dimensions of the opening itself and its location. The width of the process gap should not be overlooked. Taking into account the tips given in the article, you can quickly and beautifully arrange a doorway yourself.
