You have moved to live out of town in your own cottage. Entrance doors is the first thing to pay attention to. Are they so reliable that you can safely spend the night away from the noisy civilization and leave all valuable property at home, leaving for work during the day? In addition, this is not just an interior item, but also protection from heat, cold, moisture, because the doors of the cottage do not go out into the entrance, but directly onto the street and will be exposed to temperature changes, the influence of sunlight, rain, snow. Remember also that it is the appearance of the entrance that first of all speaks about your life achievements. If there is any doubt about any of the above indicators, replace the input construction.
Safe doors for a cottage
What should you pay attention to when choosing a product? Here are some important criteria.
1. Metal is the ideal material. The steel is reliable, resistant to external force influences, especially if you choose sheets of optimal thickness - 1.5 to 2 mm.
2. Stiffening ribs - the frame - are primarily responsible for the strength of the door; a section of 40x50 mm is suitable for the countryside.
3. Among the heaters it is worth dwelling on mineral wool: in addition to thermal insulation properties, it has fire resistance.
4. You should install at least two locks of different mechanisms.
5. The design can be powder coated, weather resistant. And if you have the means - decorate the doors with forging elements - it looks powerful and elegant.
Design Integrity
Do not forget that, from an aesthetic point of view, an environment decorated in the same style is perceived beautifully. Therefore, corrugated doors is an excellent solution, since it is quite easy for them to give such a look to match your favorite cottage doors:
- paint a variety of colors
- purchase corrugated board of the required depth, width and even section shape,
- select material for wood, stone, marble or other texture,
- Such gates will perfectly match any type of fence - wood, brick, stone.
Profiled sheeting is a fairly light material and will allow even women and children to cope with opening the gate. But there are a lot of things to take care of:
- rational basis,
- the correct fabrication of the frame,
- mounting and strengthening the product,
- otherwise, the design may "sag" and skew.
A variant with a gate is very interesting in terms of the design of the yard. He first