After mounting the door between the wall and the door frame, most often there are considerable gaps, and the appearance of the walls located next to the box is far from ideal. To solve these problems, they came up with slopes on the doors. The name went, probably due to the fact that adjoining small sections of the wall are usually made at an angle – they are beveled. Do-it-yourself door slope installation is not the most tricky thing in repair and construction, but knowledge of the technology and the sequence of actions will allow you to avoid mistakes.
What are slopes made of?
Plastering is considered a classic for finishing a doorway. This method is still relevant today. The slopes are reliable, they are difficult to damage, there are many ways to finish: paint, stick wallpaper, attach any other finishing material. The disadvantages include only high labor intensity. There is one more thing: it will be difficult to achieve a perfectly smooth surface without skills, but you can level it for wallpapering.
Quickly and without any problems, you can decorate the door slopes with MDF panels. There are even special “L”-shaped profiles. The installation of the slope in this case comes down to the correct marking and its inconspicuous, but reliable fastening. There is a little more work if slopes are installed from laminated or veneered chipboard:
- The cut parts of the slopes are attached to the wall. There are three ways: on the mounting foam and liquid nails, on the plaster mortar or on the assembled frame.
- Foam is applied to the gaps between the wall and the material according to special rules.
- The platband is installed.
The finish of these materials is quite rigid, has a very attractive appearance. The installation technology is simple and does not require almost any special knowledge and skills. The result is at least good.
Another simple but popular method is plasterboard sheathing. Even without skills, installing door slopes with your own hands from this material allows you to achieve good results: all work is elementary. It just takes effort.
There is another inexpensive way to decorate the slopes on the door – from plastic. If you have the skill to work with such material, you will not have any questions. The only disadvantage of this finish: low strength.
So there are many options for designing a doorway. Usually choose the one that best suits the design of the entire room.
Slopes on the front door
Of all the above materials for finishing the slopes of the front door, only plastering and finishing with MDF or laminated chipboard can be recommended. These materials have a sufficient margin of safety to withstand the repeated impacts at the entrance are simply inevitable.
If we talk about finishing the front door from the outside, then there is essentially one option – only sealing the slopes with plaster. Another thing is that ceramic tiles, finishing stone, and other similar materials can be fixed on it. The sequence of actions in this case is as follows:
- Slopes are prepared: staggering and protruding parts, stains and dust are removed.
- The surface is primed.
- Lighthouses are being installed.
- The initial layer of plaster is applied and leveled.
- After the mortar has set, the slope is plastered a second time – completely. If it is planned to use a finishing stone or tile in the decoration, they are installed at this stage with the appropriate adhesive.
The outer slope of the front door can be finished with stone or tiles
Read more about how to plaster slopes with your own hands, read here..
Internal slopes on the front door can also be made of MDF and chipboard. They can be installed on foam and liquid nails, or you can use guide bars. The installation of door slopes from MDF is described in detail in the article “We make slopes on doors from MDF, laminated chipboard, laminate”. It is better not to use other materials for the front door: they are fragile, brittle.
Slopes for interior doors
Any material can be used to design door slopes between rooms. It is desirable only to arrange all the openings facing the same room in the same way, or very close in style.
In living rooms, an MDF slope looks good, especially if the finish is matched to the tone of the door leaf and the same colors are present in the interior. Plaster slopes, painted or covered with wallpaper, are also popular. Classic – always relevant.
In the bathroom or in the kitchen, you can decorate the slope with ceramic tiles laid on the walls. Then the finishing technology is similar to that described above, only at the last stage the tiles are glued to the appropriate adhesive.
If the room is finished with plastic panels, or metal-plastic doors are installed, the doorway can also be decorated with this material. The installation of plastic door slopes begins, as usual, with preparation: everything that can fall off is removed, dust is cleaned off. The next step is simple:
- A starting profile is installed to the jamb along the perimeter of the door frame.
- On the adjoining wall, dowels are screwed at a certain distance.
- A special “L”-shaped slope made of plastic is inserted into the starting profile.
- It is pressed against the wall, because of which the dowels go into special grooves.
If the room was finished with drywall, then it is logical to decorate the doors with the same material. This can be done in several ways. Quick and easy – stick on mounting foam. This method is only suitable if the slopes are more or less even. For curved slopes, it will be necessary to assemble the frame, and fasten drywall to it with self-tapping screws. Read more here.