The differences hidden from traditional doors with cuffs
Traditional interior doors were designed to separate rooms from each other. They isolate the rooms from foreign sounds, smells, while maintaining comfortable conditions for spending time. If this is a living room, we can comfortably spend our leisure time, but if it is an office or an institution, we can focus on business and work. Inter room doors with fittings also play a significant aesthetic role in every interior. Films, glass inserts, stained-glass windows, architraves, cornices, beautifully designed slopes and various shapes and colors of filling doorways decorate the interior in a special way, complementing it.
Hidden doors have quite the opposite meaning by aesthetic standards. Due to the unique construction of the box they are flush with respect to the finishing of the wall, the box itself is closed under the layer of the finish coating of the walls. This makes the door less visible at the level of the wall surface.
Another feature of the so-called "invisible" is the presence of hidden hinges. The hinges cut deep into the box and sash. Thus, the hinges cannot be seen when the door is closed. Initially, the concealed hinges were used only for entrance doors, providing additional security.
The most important advantage of such doors is the possibility of finishing the door leaf with almost any building material used for wall decoration.
Production technology.
There are 2 main types of frames on the market of interior doors with concealed frames:
-The frame is made of aluminum;
-The box is made of plywood.
These types of boxes are practically the same in the price segment, but there is a significant difference in application, finishing and further use.
The box made of aluminum will be securely fixed in the thickness of the doorway, but it is difficult to paint or paste on it finishing materials, please note that this applies only to the box.
The box, which is made of three-layer, glued between the layers, moisture-resistant plywood will serve no less than aluminum, but there is the possibility of processing the inner parts of the box with finishing and paintwork materials. For such boxes, a special aluminum corner is being removed, which serves as a beacon to understand the level of installation of finishing.
Door leafs can also vary depending on the manufacturer and the price of the product. Some manufacturers use an aluminum frame, then cover it with MDF, others use wooden frames, and also cover MDF.
Hidden MDF doors can be made with or without filler depending on the manufacturer. As a rule, extrusion polystyrene foam is used as a filler, which serves as a sound-insulating material.
At the final stage of production, the door leaf is treated in several stages with a special primer, which is the basis for further application of finishing materials.
Varieties of finishes for design issues.
Due to the specific design and production technologies, the same building materials can be applied to the door panels as for the interior decoration of the walls.
It can be paint, enamel or any other kind of paint products. It is enough to simply apply one or several coats on the finished primed canvas and wait for it to dry completely. As a rule, paintwork materials are selected for the wall color to create the most unnoticed door. If the idea is to distinguish the doors against the background of the wall with bright color - then it is enough to choose the right color and paint the canvas in it.
Invisibility makes it possible to finish the door leaf with wallpaper. In this case, it is important to use the same wallpaper as for the wall in which the doorway is located. Thus it turns out to be a very discreet door, the only distinguishing attribute is only the handle, although the question of protruding handle today is also solved. There are door panels on sale with a built-in concealed handle, visually similar to a button, but it is uncomfortable to open and close such doors.
Under the plaster. Such doors can be easily trimmed with a layer of decorative plaster, but you should take care of strengthening the construction of additional hinges.
Decorating with a mirror. A very popular type of decoration is invisible, is gluing a mirror, which will occupy the entire area of the canvas. Very effective and practical implementation.
Under the tiles. The idea of gluing tiles also exists, but it is necessary to calculate the thickness and weight of the structure correctly in order for everything to work reliably. Many people use such ideas to mask storage rooms in the bathroom or kitchen.
Finishing with wall panels. Perfect for realization in apartments or private households, when the owner wants to add to their living conditions something exotic and unique. For such tasks, panels with an interline interval of exotic tree species are selected and mounted on the wall, and of course the door surface is finished.
Having all the above characteristics, hidden doors open up a lot of opportunities to create an original and spectacular interior for the owners of apartments, offices, shops, country cottages and other real estate.
Thank you for your attention and wish you a great time!