One of the pleasant features of the interior door is a relatively small weight of the canvas and the lack of necessity in complex locking mechanisms. And this means that it is possible to put here the simplest fitness, and, most importantly, such models that are not required to embed.
Installation
Installation of butterflies loops on interior doors is the most accessible and simple option.
What it is?
The most common of all types of door loops include overheads, since the installation is most simple. The rest of the options are cards, double-sided, it is required to cut, that is, to do in the end of the canvas and the box of the groove.
Butterfly cut your needs. Loop cards as it were cut from one plate and when closing the sash, a smaller map is stacked precisely in a greater card groove. The plate thickness is only 2.5 mm, so that in the usual technical clearance for the River - 3-4 mm, it is perfectly placed.
Cards of fittings so reminiscent butterfly wings that the door loops, and began to call. Without cutting, install them with their own hands is no difficulty.
However, such a design also has a disadvantage. The butterfly is inline, that is, it is necessary to fix it at the same time on the canvas, and on the riser of the box. According to reviews, this is not entirely convenient. The question arises how to remove the leaf with the loops when removing furniture, for example, or repair. Unfortunately, there is a difficulty: accessories will have to get out, because otherwise the door can not remove the leaf.
Advantages and disadvantages of the model
Installation of a butterfly loop for interior doors, with their own hands, give the sash certain advantages:
- Install accessories can be installed on a canvas without any preparation;
- Butterfly provides tight fit of the sash to the box;
- You can hang a loop in a couple of hours;
- Furnitura is distinguished by a long service life.
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Products have and disadvantages:
- This option is suitable only for light doors, because with large severity of the canvas there is a risk of cards;
- Remove the cloth with loops is not easy, as the reviews show, you will have to dismantle the fittings;
- To install butterflies, you can only lay the box with a sash only on a flat surface.
Choosing accessories
Reviews about the loop-butterfly for interior doors indicate that it is very important that it is not only correct to mount the device correctly, but also to choose it.
- Material - model from steel have the greatest durability. Metal is very durable and withstands a greater load. Great and brass: its value is higher, but this alloy is completely not subject to corrosion. Soft alloys cannot be used. In the photo - brass fittings.
- Quantity - usually 2 loops are required, however, with a large sash or greater weight, it is better to be reinforced and secured more - to 5.
- Manufacturer - without special knowledge to evaluate the real quality of the product is not so easy. The well-known manufacturer at least gives fitness warranty.
- Before buying and putting a loop, you need to find out exactly what you need - right or left, because they are not interchangeable.
How to install butterfly loops on the interroom door
Hit the fittings with your own hands is quite simple. The main complexity here is the alignment during the operation of the box and the door canvase. The process itself is simple and special tools does not require: you need a knife, line, drill and screwdriver.
- On the doorway, the places of fastening of the butterfly are noted - as a rule, the distance from the upper and lower edge is 20-25 cm. If you need to put intermediate fasteners, they are uniformly between the upper and lower.
- If the hinges are installed on the floor, then the sash is embedded in the door frame - taking into account the gap between the upper edge and the horizontal crossbar. If the installation is made on the already installed door, then the sash is fixed in a vertical position using wooden wedges. The level check vertical.
- On the riser of the box, the centers of the butterfly attachment are celebrated. Then remove the sash with your own hands.
- At the end of the canvas applied loop to the marked area, drill holes for fastening. Then check the correctness of the position and fix the product with screws with a screwdriver. Similarly, they put the second loop.
- Again the canvas are inserted into the frame or fix it vertically. The card is applied to the riser, drill holes and fasten with screws. The operation is repeated with the rest of the accessories. Tightening the screws must be carefully to prevent disks.
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After installation, the accessories is adjusted and lubricated with engine oil, for example. Special care products do not require, so it is enough to lubricate 1 time per year.
Installing a butterfly looper on interior doors, on video is considered in all details.