How to beat the door from the inside. Upholstery of a metal and front door, how to do it yourself

No matter how expensive and high-quality the door is, after some time it will lose its original appearance and will require restoration. The easiest way to give a door a second life is to upholster it. For door trim, you can use a variety of different materials. The technology of work from the upholstery material practically does not change. Read the suggested instructions, and you can easily do the repair yourself.

What you need for door upholstery: preparation for work

For self-upholstery of doors suitable for many various materials, namely:

PVC film;
leather;
dermantin;
vinyl skin.

The last option on the list is the most preferred. Viniliskin is superior to leatherette and artificial leather in the main quality characteristics and is cheaper than Genuine Leather.

Upholstery material can be purchased at a specialized store for a cut. In general, the size of the cut should be approximately 15 cm larger than the dimensions of the door on each side.

Upholstery will require you to make special rollers from upholstery material. In total, you need to prepare three strips with a width of about 100-150 mm. Select the height individually according to the height of your door structure.

Choose your lining material. A budget option- foam. A lining 1-2 cm thick is enough.

If you want to improve the sound and thermal insulation characteristics doors use isolon instead of foam rubber. This is very practical material with excellent performance properties. It costs a little more than simple foam rubber and significantly surpasses it in all characteristics.

Additionally, you will need to buy various small accessories, the same decorative nails. A huge selection of such products is available for sale in a wide variety of color variations. Choose to your taste.

If you wish, you can buy upholstery nails, originally upholstered in leather or leatherette. They will be invisible on the main door leaf, which in many situations is the right decision.

In general, try to choose nails whose color will be as close as possible to the color of the upholstery. After restoration, the door should have a harmonious appearance, unless otherwise provided by your design project.

Work on self-upholstery of the door is carried out using glue. You can buy the most ordinary Moment type glue, etc. One side door leaf it will take about 100 ml of glue.

In the process of self-upholstery of a wooden door, there should not be any difficulties. Understand the proposed instructions, understand the difference between the sheathing of the outer and inner planes of the canvas and get to work.

Finishing the inside of a wooden door

This method is suitable for finishing those models that open inward, i.e. into the space of the room.

First step. Make a special roller. With this element you will hide the gap between door frame and directly to the canvas. Also, in some situations, the roller will contribute to a tighter fit of the canvas to the frame.

Second step. Attach a strip of upholstery to the front of the door so that it rests on the base by about 35-40 mm. Fix with a special stapler.

If overhead locks are installed on the door, start fastening the material from it. If your locks are mortise, fastening should start slightly below the central part of the long side of the door. Cover the entire perimeter of the canvas with similar strips.

Third step. Lay foam rubber or other selected filler. Pre-cut the material into strips about 100 mm wide. To attach the lining, use the same stapler. The resulting roller should protrude by approximately 10-40 mm, depending on the characteristics of the ratio of the door itself and decorative architraves. On this roller is ready.

Fourth stage. Measure the space between the inner edges of the roller you created and cut out a strip of thick foam rubber. To determine the appropriate strip width, subtract 10 mm on each side from the previous bead measurement. Attach the finished foam strip.

Fifth stage. Proceed directly to the upholstery of the door. Take a piece of the selected upholstery material around the corner, carefully fold its edges about 6 cm and lay it in the corner of the door leaf so that the upholstery comes a little on the surface of the previously prepared roller.

Hammer a decorative nail at a distance of about 0.5 cm from the edge.

Take the upholstery material by the second upper corner, tuck it in the same way, and hammer in the second decorative nail, pulling the upholstery a little.

Make sure the piece of upholstery is laid evenly. To do this, run your hand along the center line of the door with a small clip, reach the bottom and, holding the upholstery tightly with your hand, attach its lower corners to the edges of the door. If the distance is the same on both edges, you can continue to work. If there are discrepancies, the fastening of the upholstery will have to start over, otherwise it will be uneven and ugly at the end.

Nail the upper edge of the canvas with decorative nails in 1 cm increments. Then, follow the same pattern, finish any side part, carefully tucking the upholstery material at an equal distance and slightly pulling it back.

Get to the bottom edge and move on to finishing the second side. At the end, fix the lower free edge with a stapler. On this self-plating completed. Proceed to install the peephole and old or new locks.

If the door structure consists of two wings, the restoration is carried out in the same order. Important nuance consists only in the fact that the vertical roller must be equipped on a sash with a handle.

Video - Do-it-yourself door upholstery

Finishing the outside of a wooden door

This is an instruction for structures tearing outward.

First step. Close the door and transfer the projection of its box directly onto the canvas. This will give you the outline of the new upholstery. Indentation around the edges is necessary for the "quarter".

Second step. Fasten the lining material with about a centimeter indent from the intended line.

Third step. Just as in the previous instructions, nail the main piece of upholstery, leaving its bottom edge not fixed.

Fourth step. Make an insulating roller. With external upholstery, it is attached to the box, and not to the canvas. It is made in almost the same way as when making internal upholstery, only the volume of internal foam rubber needs to be slightly increased.

Place the roller on the hinge side so that it is flush with door jamb. In relation to the lock side and the upper part, the roller must be extended by 0.5 cm. Attach the underside of the finished roller to the door leaf so that when closing it is tightly pressed against the door sill.

If you attach the roller directly to the threshold, it will wear out very quickly due to rubbing with your feet.

Fifth step. Secure the bottom edge of the upholstery with construction stapler, and then install locks, new or old handles, a peephole and, if necessary, decorative elements.

There are two main options for sheathing a metal door structure: a budget one using materials like vinyl leather, leatherette and the like, and more expensive using decorative panels. Read the instructions for each of them and choose the option that suits you.

Video - Upholstery and insulation of metal doors

Budget way

Restoration metal doors can be performed using the same materials as wooden canvases. However, in this case, there is no need to use decorative carnations - everything is done with glue.

First step. Carefully grease the edges of the door leaf with high-quality glue and fix the foam strips on it. Cut off the excess lining along the door profile.

Second step. Apply adhesive to the end of the top of the door and proceed with gluing the selected upholstery material. Glue the top first, then door hinges, after them glue the locks, and finally the bottom of the door. Smooth out creases and get rid of material distortions directly in the process.

Third step. After the glue is completely dry (drying time is indicated in the instructions for a specific tool), cut off excess material, if any, with a sharp clerical knife. Be careful not to damage the main upholstery.

Fourth step. Install the peephole, handles and return the locks to their place.

expensive way

This method involves padding metal structure special panels. For outdoor upholstery, linings made of MDF are optimally suited. They are manufactured in several standard sizes. After such upholstery, the door will look no worse than expensive factory-made counterparts.

Perform interior decoration wall panels. Choose the upholstery material in accordance with the interior of the room and the features of the operation of the door. MDF has a more attractive appearance, often imitating the texture of exclusive and expensive wood, but this material needs to be treated with care. Plastic panels are much easier to maintain, but not as beautiful.

First step. Measure your metal drill. You need to know the width and exact height of the canvas. On the inside of the door you will find corners designed to increase the rigidity of the door structure. The width of such corners corresponds to the depth of the door leaf. You also need to fix this parameter in the measurements. You will need it when buying sheet foam and wooden beams.

Define the inner height of the canvas as the distance from the bottom to the top corner. The width of the inner surface, respectively, will be equal to the distance between the side metal corners. Record the measurement results.

Second step. Go to the construction store along with the results of previous measurements. Buy there polystyrene, panels of the selected material, wooden beam And decorative corner with a 10-15% margin.

Third step. Return home, and proceed to finish the door. First, cut the block into 4 pieces. The length of these segments must correspond to the width of the door leaf.

Take a bar, attach it to the upper edge of the canvas and, using a marker or pencil, draw a line along this bar on the base. Do the same at the bottom of the canvas. Place the remaining blocks on the door so that all 4 bars as a result are installed approximately at the same distance. Leave appropriate labels.

Fourth step. Armed with an electric drill, make 16 mounting holes in your door. There should be 4 holes for each bar. The diameter of these holes should be equal to the diameter of the screws.

Fifth step. Fix the bars on the canvas with self-tapping screws. This will give you a frame.

Sixth step. Drill mounting holes to secure the upholstery panel. The optimal number of holes for mounting each such panel, as a rule, is given by the manufacturer in the attached instructions.

Seventh step. Prepare in cladding panel peepholes, locks and handles.

Eighth stage. Fix the panel. For greater convenience, you can remove the door leaf from the hinges.

Move on to upholstery on the inside of the door leaf.

First step. Fasten the frame bars to the canvas as you did with the outer upholstery.

Second step. Cut the foam into pieces, focusing on the distance between the frame bars. In the appropriate parts of the foam, make holes for the peephole, handles and door locks.

Third step. Lay the foam sheets in the spaces between all the bars. Additionally, you can fix the foam with high-quality glue.

Fourth step. Fasten internal panels on the frame. Plastic panels fastened with a stapler, while fixing the MDF panels is carried out with clamps.

Fifth step. Attach the decorative corner suitable material along the perimeter of the door leaf. It will hide the edges of the upholstery elements and give the door a more attractive appearance.

Sixth step. Put a peephole, handles, locks, if necessary, replace the trim.

These simple instructions will allow you to update the look of your door with minimal financial and time costs.

Successful work!

Video - How to upholster a door with your own hands

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The front door not only protects the house from burglary, but also keeps it cozy and warm. Upholstery front door will help increase its functionality, and in some cases even avoid replacement (if there are only cosmetic defects).

Modern construction market offers a lot of variations of upholstery materials of different prices: leatherette, vinyl leather, natural leather, special fabric. The choice depends not only on the budget, but also on the type of door leaf, its quality, and the preferences of the owner.

Benefits of front door upholstery

Increasing the level of sound insulation, moisture resistance.
Improves aesthetic appearance makes imperfections invisible.
Keeps the heat in the room.
Protects steel sheet from corrosion, and wood from the effects of temperature changes.

But it is also important to take into account that the upholstery is sensitive to sudden changes in temperature and is practically unsuitable for restoration after mechanical damage.

How to upholster a wooden door

Upholstery will extend the life of the wood, prevent it from drying out. In the process of work, materials such as:

dermantin;
vinyl leather (, beautiful appearance);
felt;
plastic-foam;
bologna fabric

When choosing a material, take into account in which direction. The way of working with sealing rollers and fixing the upholstery boards depends on this:

opens outward (the rollers are fixed to the ends of the door frame);
opens inwards (rollers are attached to the door frame).

To make the upholstery process quick and convenient master you need to prepare in advance: material, insulation (batting, synthetic winterizer, isolon, foam rubber with a thickness of at least 2 cm), repair tools (special nails, tape measure, scissors, hammer, screwdriver, stapler). For 1 m² of area, you will need 50 g of construction nails and 75 g of decorative ones.

Upholstery kit soundproofing, but also additionally insulate the room.

Upholstery: work algorithm

Measuring the door leaf, preparing it and segments to mask the edges. Measurements are taken with a tape measure. To create blanks from the material, two strips are cut equal to the width of the door and one equal to the length. The width in both versions is 14 cm. Then the canvas is cut along the perimeter 10 cm larger than the measurements of the door. It must be removed from the hinges and the fittings dismantled.
Removal of old material, surface cleaning (with special washes, spatula).
A heater is placed on the door leaf, the upholstery material is fixed with decorative nails, a special band for the edges. First, the side segments are fixed with nails with an edge (wrong side out). lower part nailed no less than 2 cm from the edge so that the material does not rub off too quickly. Each step of the sheathing of the canvas is 10 cm.
In order to provide additional noise and heat insulation, in addition to standard upholstery, it is recommended to install a sealing roller around the perimeter of the box, an additional layer of foam rubber, synthetic winterizer on both sides. Sealing rollers are placed on the side segments of the material, the edges are tightly wrapped inside. On the edge of the fold they come with decorative nails. If the product opens inward, the rollers are attached to the ends of the door frame.
They make holes for locks, eyes, bend the edges and fasten them with nails.
The product is hung on loops.

The upholstery is stretched so that there are no folds or wrinkles. To do this, the material is fixed with a nail, first from above, then from below, carefully straightening, and only then the side part is fixed.

For decorative design use a silk cord, wire, stuff special nails in the form of a pattern.

If plastic (fabric) is used, then another technology is used. The main tool in the process of upholstery with this material is rectangular profile strips with a special slot. A decorative baguette frame is inserted into it and its coals are sawn off at 45 °. The frame is fixed with nails (indentation 7-10 cm), insulation is placed and covered with plastic, which is fixed with nails at a step of 4 mm.

Metal front door upholstery: process specifics

The upholstery is made using laminated fiberboard (for interior decoration), vinyl leather, leatherette.

For work you will need:

upholstery;
plywood;
stapler, scissors;
insulation (the thickness should be 10 cm more than that of the door leaf);
plywood;
liquid Nails.

Sequence of steps

First you need to remove the fittings, for convenience, the door leaf is placed horizontally on a hard, flat surface.
Plywood blanks are attached to the surface using epoxy glue. Complete drying is expected for at least a day.
To prepare the fasteners for the sealing rollers, first cut blanks (10 cm wide and length according to the door parameters) from the selected material. They are folded in half, fixed with nails or a stapler at a step of 10-15 cm.
To upholster the door and prevent heat loss, foam rubber is placed on the canvas, 2 layers of batting (attached with liquid nails).
The upholstery material is cut with a margin of 3 cm on each side, fixed above the insulation, first from above, and then from below with furniture nails.
Fix the edges of the sealing roller filled with batting.

Upholstery without interior trim requires additional manipulation. The workpiece is cut out from a solid fiberboard, holes are made for the peephole, a lock and placed on the insulation blocks. The panel is attached to the frame with self-tapping screws.

The upholstery is economically beneficial and in terms of the functionality of the door (the material will last long period time, save the room from noise and cold, beautifully decorate the canvas).

If the product is one-piece, and the sheets of the inner and outer skin welded to the frame, then the foam rubber is fixed on the sheet inner lining. A frame of slats is attached to it with screws, between which foam rubber or batting is placed, covered with a fiberboard panel. It should be borne in mind that with this upholstery method, the thickness of the fabric will increase significantly.

Dermantin is recommended primarily to those who want to increase the level of heat in the house, to provide good sound insulation. It is better to use its modern analogue - vinyl leather. It has properties that are useful in terms of functionality and care: it is not afraid of frost, practically does not fade, has an elastic and at the same time strong texture, and high wear resistance. There are many models on the market and color solutions this upholstery material. But the owner must also remember about the shortcomings: sensitivity to mechanical damage, temperature change.

Door upholstery cost

Replacing the upholstery of a metal door costs about 1500 rubles. for one side, wooden - about the same. The material is paid and purchased separately. door work cost custom size(not in the format of 200 by 80 cm) must be specified individually. Finishing with laminated panels is estimated at an order of magnitude more expensive - 4500 rubles.

The price largely depends on the materials used, the range of additional work, adjusting the locks, adjusting the doors). For example, average cost standard set: dark-colored leatherette, synthetic winterizer or foam rubber, decorative nails, glue is 1000 rubles, and the departure of the master is 500-800 rubles. On average, he spends 2-4 hours at work. But on sale there are ready-made kits for upholstery of entrance doors with your own hands from 200 rubles. Upholstery of doors with leather will not only decorate them, but also allow you to keep the room warm and quiet.

It is important to remember that upholstery of entrance doors with leatherette, for example, in most firms, provides only for fixing the material itself. And the installation of a sealing decorative roller, insulation with an additional layer of foam rubber, batting, isolon, vibration isolation must be paid separately (from 200 to 1500 rubles, depending on the type of work, materials used).

In addition, they require a fee for the preliminary departure of the master to measure and select the material, dismantle the old coating, install and remove locks. It is much more profitable to change the upholstery of the front door on your own, especially since this process is not very complicated.

Underwater rocks

When pulling the material, you need to carefully monitor that it is fixed correctly, without wrinkles and folds. If there is no experience in this kind of work, you can spoil the material or carry out this stage of poor quality.
It is not necessary to insulate with materials popular among the people (paper, felt). They do not retain heat well and contribute to the appearance of pests.
Cutouts under the eye, the lock should be smaller than the fittings.
While working with upholstery metal product it is important to ensure that the material of the inner and outer upholstery does not overlap at the gluing points. Otherwise, the fastener will be of poor quality.
It is better not to use rubber gaskets for sealing joints, this will interfere with the quality closing of the door.

Upholstering the front door is much cheaper and easier than replacing it, and the alternative in the form of installing decorative MFD panels is not cheap (about 3500 without a specialist leaving for measurement). Another plus of this design is warming and positive changes in the interior.

Do-it-yourself upholstery of doors will save money and be sure of the quality of the work performed.

Foreword. Insulation of doors is the first thing that residents of private houses begin to worry about when cold weather sets in. In this article, we'll show you how self-insulation doors using dermantin, since this is the most popular material for finishing the front door. You can watch at the end of the material a video of the insulation of the door leaf, we will also give instructions for the correct finish.

Do I need to insulate the front doors with dermantine

Today there is more than one material for insulation, one of them is dermantin. It is often used, but let's first weigh the pros and cons of this material. And at the end of the material, we will consider how to sheathe the door with dermantine without removing it from the hinges.

Advantages:

1. The price of finishing is affordable, especially since the products are now of high quality and sometimes it can be difficult to distinguish leatherette from leather;
2. The material perfectly tolerates changes in temperature and humidity, while the quality of leatherette does not decrease;
3. After the work, you will receive not only insulation, but also increase the sound insulation of the canvas and hide possible defects;
4. The coating can be taken in any color and with a different texture.

Disadvantages:

1. The coating is susceptible to damage, if a gap appears, then it simply cannot be repaired, you will have to change the entire coating.
2. It is not advisable to place the material under the direct rays of the sun, leatherette burns out and becomes unusable over time.

We insulate the door frame

Insulation of the door without removing it from the hinges It should be said right away that it is not easy to upholster the door. This is a whole range of activities that should be carefully performed. Only then will you achieve the desired thermal insulation and sound insulation. Door insulation begins with the box. If through her cold air penetrates into the room, then it will not be possible to insulate the entrance opening qualitatively.

To begin with, you should carefully examine the box, sometimes you just can’t see how cold air enters the apartment through the box. Builders don't worry about heat supply and you may find cavities. If the cracks are smeared with a solution, then over time it can peel off, and cracks form. Just this gap needs to be removed with a chisel.

Now you need to fill the gaps with insulation. To do this, the cavity is foamed or filled with insulation. When warming, it is better to use mineral materials. After insulating the cracks, they can be treated with a spatula.

Warming of entrance doors with dermantine

To upholster doors with dermantine, you need to prepare a canvas for the job. It is better if it is raised, some remove the door from its hinges and put it on four chairs. Next, remove the coating, accessories and everything that will interfere with work from the canvas.

We apply the material to the surface and mark the contours of the cut. It is necessary to add about 10 cm on each side, when marking the dermantin, the amount of inversion should also be taken into account.

If the door is wooden, then the cracks, if necessary, are puttied with wood putty rubber spatula. If the door is made of metal, then it is necessary to degrease it and apply a layer of primer to the metal.

We put dermantin on top of the insulation and nail along the edge wooden door. With a metal door it’s different, glue is applied along the edge and dermantin is applied to it. You can also sheathe the door with dermantine without removing it from the hinges, see how to do it yourself, see the video below.

Video. How to upholster a door with dermantine with your own hands

The easiest and most popular way to give the door an attractive appearance is to upholster it with some kind of material. This can be done both from the room and outside, you just have to use different materials and different technologies. But in any case, the process is called "door upholstery." About all the subtleties and nuances - below.

How can you beat the door

There are two types of door upholstery - soft and hard. Soft is made from two materials - leatherette (leatherette) and vinyl leather. Leatherette is a woven cotton base coated with a film of nitrocellulose. This material was popular in the 40-60s of the last century, as it was practical and inexpensive. A little later, vinyl artificial leather appeared.

A little bit about vinyl leather and leatherette

This material is made on different bases - woven and non-woven, stretching and not. Accordingly, artificial leather has different properties. A layer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC or PVC) is applied to the base. It is more durable, chemically neutral. It has only one significant drawback - it reacts poorly to ultraviolet rays - it loses elasticity, changes color, and may crack. Therefore, the upholstery of doors that go directly to the street is undesirable with vinyl leather. There is, however, a material with increased resistance to UV rays, but this is a special material and you should pay attention to this when buying.

Now about a little confusion in terminology. Dermantine in its pure form, as it was in the last century, has not been produced for quite a long time. Instead, there is different types vinyl faux leather. There are also materials coated with other polymers, but not so many. Here they are, according to old memory, and are called dermantin or leatherette (although it is correct, by the way, to say “dermatin” without “n”). So seeing this name, it is necessary to clarify what kind of material is meant, since the properties and prices differ significantly.

Despite the fact that the material is essentially the same, it has different characteristics and appearance. There are elastic types that stretch well, there are hard ones that are difficult to stretch. In addition, modern artificial leather has many colors and shades, it can have a different surface structure:

So the choice of soft upholstery materials for the door is extensive. Apparently, this is the determining factor in the popularity of this type of door upholstery.

Rigid upholstery for the door

There are more hard upholstery materials for doors, although they are used less often:

MDF panels with a thickness of 8 mm to 18 mm;
natural wood - fragments, solid wood;
veneer;
laminate;
plastic;
postforming.

From this list, most often the doors are trimmed with MDF overlays / panels. Such upholstery is especially popular for decorating metal doors, including home-made ones. The panels are made according to the dimensions of a particular door leaf, after which they are installed on glue or mounting foam into fixed starting bars. In this case, and makes sense.

From the catalog - options for MDF overlays, and all this is still in different colors ...

In practice, the door trim is also covered with other materials - laminate, plastic, postforming. Starting profiles are installed along the perimeter of the door, into which fragments of trim trimmed “to size” are inserted. Everything is simple, if you have basic skills in working with a drill, saw and hammer, you can do it yourself in a few hours.

Door upholstery with dermantine

The most popular way to trim a door is with artificial leather. Such a department allows, simultaneously with improving the appearance, to increase the indicators of heat and sound insulation. But this type of door upholstery also has disadvantages - this is the most difficult technological process, requiring at least general ideas about the course of action.

Upholstery methods

We will talk about the technology of upholstery of doors with dermantine. You can attach it in two ways: with a roller around the perimeter of the door leaf and without it. Depending on this, the order of actions changes (more on that later).

Upholstery of doors with dermantine - with and without a roller

For banners, you can use the same material that upholstered the doors. It is cut into strips 2.5-3 cm wide, attached to the upper nails, and then pulled and fixed by the next nails, a pattern is formed. To secure the strip, it can be wrapped around a nail that is not completely driven in, which is then hammered. But this option is suitable if the decorative nails have large hats. If the hats are small, the strips are nailed.

Also, a pattern can be formed using a thin metal flexible cable, but it is more difficult to fix it - it bends worse.

How and how to attach leatherette to the door leaf

If upholstery of a wooden door is necessary, there are usually no questions - they are fastened with staples from a stapler, then they are nailed along the contour with decorative nails. Only here there are nuances: the staples should be with a wide back (at least 1 mm), and the nails should be wallpaper, with a wide hat. Fastener installation step - from 2.5 to 7 cm, as desired.

More questions arise when it is necessary to cover an iron door with leatherette. There is only one way out - to put on glue. Glue is usually used "Moment", but you can use any other universal glue that can be used to glue both metal and leatherette. They lubricate the flashing from the inside (a bar that goes along the perimeter of the door and closes the junction of the canvas with the door frame). When fixing vinyl artificial leather, it is cut out with a margin of 15 cm, just for the hem from both sides to the wrong side.

Materials for heat and noise insulation

Most often, foam rubber is used to insulate the door. It is inexpensive, if desired, allows you to form a three-dimensional convex pattern. The most common case is two layers of foam rubber 1 cm each. This option is not the best - foam rubber has almost no effect on the soundproof properties of the door, and this is sometimes very important. In addition, after 3-4 years, it loses its elasticity, begins to stick together, you have to re-upholster the door, although the appearance of the leatherette is still quite decent.

All this is true, but there are no worthy competitors for foam rubber yet. There are materials with certain properties that can be laid instead of one of the layers, and the second one will still be foam rubber. For example, to improve the soundproofing properties, you can use "Isoton". It is used for heat and sound insulation of cars. Sold in small sheets back side inflicted adhesive composition, protected plastic wrap. So there will be no problems with installation. Of the minuses - the price and the rather large weight of the material. To avoid problems, it is worth replacing the loops with more powerful ones.

There are two other materials used in the automotive industry with similar properties. These are "Splen" and "Vibrofilter". All of them are made on an adhesive basis, can be used to improve the characteristics of the door.

How to beat a wooden door

More convenient to work on removed door, but if this is a problem, you can upholster right on the spot. First you need to remove all fittings from the door leaf - locks, latches, peephole. If there is old upholstery, it is carefully removed. If a part of the door needs repair, the damaged fragments are removed and replaced with cut-to-size wooden ones. Slots can be covered with putty or foamed with mounting foam with a low coefficient of expansion.

If there was a pattern on the upholstery, and in principle it suits you, we drive ordinary nails into the places where the nails forming the pattern were driven in. We do not hammer them to the end, the hats should stick out by 1-1.5 cm. With their help, we will then break through the foam rubber and upholstery in the right places (just press with your fingers, all layers will push through). We will pull out ordinary nails, install decorative ones in their place, and with the help of tape we will form a pattern. The procedure is simple.

with roller

To make the end of the door look no worse than the rest of the plane, we start with it. If you are not going to finish one of the sides, skip this step, just paint the end with paint to match the finish on one or the other side. If we upholster the doors on both sides, we cut out a strip of material about 10 cm wide. More precisely, look at your door, since the thickness of the canvas is different. The strip should cover the end and go to one and the other side by 3-4 cm. Lay the strip, fasten along the edge with staples from a stapler (faster and easier) or nails with a large flat head.

To form a roller, a strip of material is also needed. Width - 10-15 cm, depending on how wide you want the roller. Next, there are two options:

The difference between these two methods is only in appearance: in the first case, the nails are nailed along the edge of the upholstery (in the photo on the right), in the second - along the edge of the roller (in the photo on the left). Choose whichever you like best. For example, it seems to me that the first option (on the right) looks better - more neat. But this is just a personal opinion.

What is this roller for? In order to cover possible gaps between the canvas and the jamb. Thus, we avoid the appearance of drafts and reduce heat loss. But you can make a roller only if the doors are upholstered from the opening side (the doors open into the apartment, so we upholster them from the inside). If, on the other hand, this focus does not pass, it will not close. Then you have to do without a roller.

In this case, everything is simple: the canvas is tucked evenly, fixed with nails or staples - as it suits you best.

Door upholstery process in photo format

To reduce the noise level, the doors are upholstered with one layer of sound insulation and one layer of foam rubber. The option with preliminary production of the roller is chosen. First, they removed the old fittings, cut in a new lock. The lining and handle were removed, the internal parts remained in place. Let's move on to the door trim.

We immediately form a roller - we put narrow foam rubber in a strip of leatherette, fasten it along the perimeter of the door. It is more convenient to do this with staples from a stapler.

The next step is to fix the soundproofing. It is on an adhesive basis, so there are no problems - they cut it to size, carefully removing the film and glued it. When gluing, we try to squeeze out all the air, for this we tear off the film gradually, ironing the material from edge to edge.

Now we fix foam rubber 1 cm thick. In this embodiment, the most convenient way- staples from a construction stapler. First, we fasten along the perimeter, then often - along the surface of the door, so that the foam rubber fits snugly.

The foam rubber is cut out with a small margin, after installation, the excess is cut off.

We tuck the upper edge by 2-3 cm, we begin to fasten from the upper left corner. There we hammer in the first nail, then we straighten the material and nail the second one at the top right. Then, in increments of 3-4 cm, we nail the upholstery from one edge to the other with finishing nails.

We fasten from the side of the loops, tucking the edge inward. Straighten evenly so that there are no creases at the top.

After the same operation is repeated from the side of the castle, then below. Actually, the upholstery of the doors is almost finished, it is only necessary to install the fittings in place.

Video tutorials on the topic

Vinyl leather for door upholstery is sold both by the meter and in sets. In some kits, the mounting method may be different: they have plastic profile, which are attached around the perimeter of the door leaf. These profiles have a fixation system similar to the one used in stretch ceilings.

The following video captures the process using roll material.

How to insulate and upholster the front door. The technique of forming a roller of the second type - it is nailed last.

How to upholster metal doors

The front part of metal doors is rarely upholstered - it already has a very attractive appearance. The inner part suffers more often. That's what we'll talk about.

On the iron door from inside there is a frame. In some models it is metal, in others it is wooden. Fitted between the slats of the frame thermal insulation material. It can be foam or boards. mineral wool. They are attached to mounting foam, which has a very small coefficient of expansion (mandatory!). From above, everything is closed with a sheet of plywood or OSB. This is the standard option. If the planks are wooden, everything is fine, there are no problems - the doors will not freeze through. But if the frame inside the door is metal, with good frosts everything will freeze through - through the bridges of cold, which are metal ribs. To prevent this from happening, a layer of "Isoton" or "Splen" is again laid on top of the foam / mineral wool, and plywood is already on them.

The remaining processes for upholstery of a metal door are very similar to those described above. All the difference is in the method of fixation: the upholstery is glued to a suitable high-quality glue. The excess is immediately cut off at the junction using a sharp wallpaper knife.

This is where the classic mistake was made - there is no layer that cuts off the bridges of cold. Everything else is shown well.

No matter how expensive and high-quality the door is, after some time it will lose its original appearance and require restoration. The easiest way to give a door a second life is to upholster it. A variety of materials can be used for door trim. The technology of work from the upholstery material practically does not change. Read the suggested instructions, and you can easily do the repair yourself.

Many different materials are suitable for self-upholstery of doors, namely:

PVC film;
leather;
dermantin;
vinyl skin.

The last option on the list is the most preferred. Viniliskin is superior to leatherette and artificial leather in terms of basic quality characteristics and is cheaper than genuine leather.

The upholstery material can be purchased at a specialized store in cuts. In general, the size of the cut should be approximately 15 cm larger than the dimensions of the door on each side.

Upholstery will require you to make special rollers from upholstery material. In total, you need to prepare three strips with a width of about 100-150 mm. Choose the height individually according to the height of your door structure.

Choose your lining material. Budget option - foam rubber. A lining 1-2 cm thick is enough.

If you want to improve the sound and heat insulation characteristics of the door, use isolon instead of foam rubber. This is a very practical material with excellent performance and properties. It costs a little more than simple foam rubber and significantly surpasses it in all characteristics.

If you wish, you can buy upholstery nails, originally upholstered in leather or leatherette. They will be invisible on the main door leaf, which in many situations is the right decision.

In general, try to choose nails whose color will be as close as possible to the color of the upholstery. After restoration, the door should have a harmonious appearance, unless otherwise provided by your design project.

Work on self-upholstery of the door is carried out using glue. You can buy the most ordinary Moment type glue, etc. About 100 ml of glue will go to one side of the door leaf.

Finishing the inside of a wooden door

This method is suitable for finishing those models that open inward, i.e. into the space of the room.

First step. Make a special roller. With this element, you will hide the gap between the door frame and the canvas itself. Also, in some situations, the roller will contribute to a tighter fit of the canvas to the frame.

Second step. Attach a strip of upholstery to the front of the door so that it rests on the base by about 35-40 mm. Fix with a special stapler.

Hammer a decorative nail at a distance of about 0.5 cm from the edge.

Take the upholstery material by the second upper corner, tuck it in the same way, and hammer in the second decorative nail, pulling the upholstery a little.

Get to the bottom edge and move on to finishing the second side. At the end, fix the lower free edge with a stapler. On this self-plating is completed. Proceed to install the peephole and old or new locks.

If the door structure consists of two wings, the restoration is carried out in the same order. An important nuance is only that the vertical roller needs to be equipped on a sash with a handle.

Video - Do-it-yourself door upholstery

Finishing the outside of a wooden door

This is an instruction for structures tearing outward.

Second step. Fasten the lining material with about a centimeter indent from the intended line.

Third step. Just as in the previous instructions, nail the main piece of upholstery, leaving its bottom edge not fixed.

Place the roller on the hinge side so that it is flush with the door jamb. In relation to the lock side and the upper part, the roller must be extended by 0.5 cm. Attach the underside of the finished roller to the door leaf so that when closing it is tightly pressed against the door sill.

If you attach the roller directly to the threshold, it will wear out very quickly due to rubbing with your feet.

Fifth step. Fix the bottom edge of the upholstery with a construction stapler, and then install the locks, new or old handles, a peephole and, if necessary, decorative elements.

There are two main options for sheathing a metal door structure: a budget one using materials like vinyl leather, leatherette and the like, and a more expensive one using decorative panels. Read the instructions for each of them and choose the option that suits you.

Video - Upholstery and insulation of metal doors

Budget way

Restoration of metal doors can be performed using the same materials as wooden doors. However, in this case, there is no need to use decorative carnations - everything is done with glue.

First step. Carefully grease the edges of the door leaf with high-quality glue and fix the foam strips on it. Cut off the excess lining along the door profile.

Second step. Apply adhesive to the end of the top of the door and proceed with gluing the selected upholstery material. First glue the top, then the door hinges, then glue the locks, and finally the bottom of the door. Smooth out creases and get rid of material distortions directly in the process.

Fourth step. Install the peephole, handles and return the locks to their place.

expensive way

This method involves upholstering a metal structure with special panels. For outdoor upholstery, linings made of MDF are optimally suited. They are made in several standard sizes. After such upholstery, the door will look no worse than expensive factory-made counterparts.

Perform interior decoration with wall panels. Choose the upholstery material in accordance with the interior of the room and the features of the operation of the door. MDF has a more attractive appearance, often imitating the texture of exclusive and expensive wood, but this material needs to be treated with care. Plastic panels are much easier to maintain, but not as beautiful.

Second step. Go to the construction store along with the results of previous measurements. Buy foam plastic, panels from the selected material, a wooden beam and a decorative corner there with a 10-15 percent margin.