How to choose the right front door
There are many offers of entrance doors on the market, but some manufacturers are more popular than others. There are several guidelines to help you make the right choice.
How to choose an entrance door
Experts can give advice on how to choose front doors so that they are reliable and protect against unauthorized access by third parties. Here's what to look out for:
- Design features. It is necessary that the door frame is suitable in size.
- Steel thickness. Optimally 2 - 3 mm. Steel 4 mm or more is used for country houses.
- The number of stiffeners. They are needed to increase burglary resistance. They are placed evenly throughout the door.
- The presence of thermal insulation and sound insulation. These are additional options that you might find useful.
- External and internal finishing, handles.
- Concealed or open hinges. Hidden ones cannot be cut off, they look more aesthetically pleasing, but they can jam, as a result of which it will be necessary to cut out the door.
- Number of locks.
- Security class.
These are the main nuances that you need to pay attention to when choosing an entrance door.
Market offers
Despite the wide range, all doors can be grouped into several categories:
- for an apartment;
- for the street;
- with a mirror;
- with thermal break;
- with soundproofing and soundproofing.
For an apartment, it makes no sense to buy models with the maximum protection class, you can purchase products with steel thickness up to 3 mm. this will be enough to stop intruders. There will be quite a lot of noise when trying to break in, so the apartment owners or neighbors will hear it and have time to react. For a country house, it is better to buy the highest quality and most reliable doors that can protect in the best possible way.
Manufacturers offer various designs, camouflage steel like wood, install mirrors and decorative elements. All this makes the product more attractive, but practically does not affect the cost. Thus, the buyer can choose any door, focusing on size, color, design features and available budget.
It is necessary to understand that each model has sound insulation and noise insulation, but manufacturers do not focus on this. That is, the insulation level of simple entrance doors is much lower than that of those in which this option is declared, since the latter use additional materials to retain heat and absorb sound.
Price range
The cost of entrance doors varies greatly based on quality and manufacturer. The least reliable ones, which can be installed in a basement or various outbuildings, cost up to 10,000 rubles. They do not have good burglar resistance and have few stiffeners.
The best option is models, the price of which varies from 10 to 40 thousand rubles. Those that are more expensive are not required in most cases in an apartment.
It is possible to order a door on the Internet. There are all the necessary parameters and photos. Delivery, as a rule, is carried out to all regions by transport companies, but it is worth checking the details with the specialists of a particular company.
When choosing a door, it is worth clarifying whether there are any peculiarities during its installation. If there are no installation skills, then it is recommended to entrust the work to professionals. They will be able to quickly and efficiently complete everything necessary in a short time. They also provide a guarantee for their services, so if something happens to the door during this time, you can contact the company to correct the errors.
