Choosing a door is a responsible matter, because it must protect the room from outsiders, have good soundproofing characteristics and keep the heat out. These are the characteristics that a wooden or metal door, sheathed and insulated with special materials, has.
The cost of a sheathed product is an order of magnitude higher than the cost of a regular door leaf, so not everyone can afford it. To save money, you can sheathe the door yourself; fortunately, this method is quite simple and inexpensive. As an incentive prize, you receive a reliable insulated door that does not allow unnecessary noise to pass through.
Leatherette is most often used as a covering material due to its unpretentiousness.
Leatherette covering
Choosing leatherette is a simple matter, because there is a significant difference between domestic and foreign manufacturers no, except in their cost. When purchasing, you just have to decide between ready-made kits, including fasteners and foam rubber, and independent choice everyone necessary details. When purchasing leatherette by the meter, please note that for wooden door it is necessary to take a piece 15 cm wider than the door leaf, and for metal - 12 cm.
It is recommended to use foam rubber as insulation, the thickness of which should not exceed 1-2 cm. You can also try to insulate the door with isotone, which has indicators slightly higher than foam rubber can boast, but its cost is not low.
Note! Special nails with a wide head are used as fastening elements.
The color of the head is selected to match the material chosen for the covering. Moment glue is used to attach leatherette to metal doors.
Kit necessary tools includes:
- brush;
- scissors;
- construction stapler;
- pliers;
- hammer;
- screwdriver
Wooden doors
Upholstering doors takes little time, so there should be no problems, especially if you strictly follow the action plan below.
- We remove the door from its hinges, and then unscrew the fittings. Exempt from unnecessary details Lay the canvas on a flat surface.
- We remove the remnants of old upholstery material, if any.
- The lining material is attached to the wooden sheet using a stapler, although ordinary nails can also be used for fixation.
- It is necessary to cut off the leatherette taking into account an outlet of 15 cm in width.
- Fold the top edge under and secure, distributing the material evenly. Now we do the same with leatherette on the sides, but at the same time on both sides in order to gradually stretch the loose material.
- The lining insulation must be laid so that it protrudes slightly at the spare edge, which will allow you to make a small roll when folding the sheathing material. The resulting roller should protrude 5 cm beyond the doors. We fix it all with the selected fasteners.
- We make the same roller on the sides of the door leaf. In this case, it is necessary to monitor its thickness, which should be the same along the entire length of the upholstery material.
- When fixing the skin, make sure that there are no folds that arise from insufficient tension.
Now you can start decorating the appearance of the cladding. Using the selected braid and nails, we form a specific pattern that you choose yourself. Most often it is a rhombus or a square. Decorative tape is stretched from one corner to another and secured crosswise with nails to the sheathing material.
If the leatherette moves away from the door for one reason or another, it can be secured with a horizontally stretched braid. It is recommended to place fasteners at a distance of 10 cm.
Note! The bottom roller should be at a distance of 15-20 mm from the floor.
On final stage All that remains is to place all the fittings in their places. The door trim is finished - admire the result.
Metal
Sheathing material is attached to metal sheet using glue. Let's consider the procedure for carrying out this operation.
- Glue is applied along the edges of the door leaf, after which foam rubber is attached to it. The peeking edges of the material are carefully trimmed with scissors.
- Next, glue is applied to the end of the door in the upper part. It is recommended to carefully monitor any wrinkles and distortions that arise and correct them in time so that the result satisfies you.
- After the glue has dried stationery knife remove excess material.
- Secure the handles and locks in place.
With these two methods you can update appearance any door and improve its characteristics, while the costs will be minimal. Using ready-made sheathing kits will save you valuable time, although they are a little more expensive. You can make an interesting miniature from pieces of material and attach it to the door.
Video
You will learn tips on door trim technology by watching the following video:
A door with old upholstery looks untidy. In addition, it is recommended to change the upholstery and insulation for better sound and heat insulation of the room. If your immediate plans do not include purchasing new door, then it’s entirely possible to update the upholstery and insulate it yourself.
By covering a metal or wooden door with artificial leather you will get the following: advantages:
1. Improved thermal insulation
2. Improved sound insulation
3. Moisture resistance
4. Simplicity and ease of care
5. Wide range of colors and textures
6. The ability to hide some defects in the door leaf.
Required materials and tools
You can easily handle the door trim yourself; for this you will need the following materials and tools.
Necessary materials
– Upholstery. The quality used is natural or artificial leather. Genuine Leather- enough expensive material, therefore, it is quite possible to use leatherette for door upholstery. Moreover, modern technologies The production of artificial leather produces a product that, in appearance and tactility, is almost indistinguishable from natural leather.
– Leatherette. Nowadays there is a fairly wide range of leatherette available on the market. Available in a wide range of colors, textures and thicknesses.
Before purchasing upholstery material, you need to measure the door. You need to add 20...30 cm to the length and width of the door - this will be right size leatherette. If you plan to upholster both sides of the door, then you will need 2 of these flaps. In addition to the main flaps for the door upholstery, you will need rollers that are attached around the perimeter of the door. The width of the flaps for rollers should be 12...15 cm, the length is equal to two perimeters of the door, plus 50 cm. Since leatherette usually has a width of 1.1...1.4 m, depending on the width of your door, flaps for rollers can be cut from the remains of the base material.
– Sheet insulation. As insulation, you can use foam rubber, synthetic winterizer or thick felt with a thickness of 10...25 mm. Its area should be the same as the area of the door if the insulation will be used in one layer.
– Round insulation. It can be foam rubber or polyethylene foam, with a diameter of 10...20 mm. Its length should be equal to two door perimeters plus 1 meter.
- Wallpaper nails. The heads of such nails should be decorative and have metal surface or covered with leatherette, in harmony with the main material and color of the door handle or lock. Using decorative nails and wire or fishing line, you can give the doors a three-dimensional design. The number of nails depends on the chosen pattern. If a pattern is not provided, then the number of nails is calculated taking into account the fact that the distance between them will be 6...8 cm.
–Glue. If upholstery is being done metal door, then you need to purchase highly resistant polymer glue (“Moment”, “88”).
Available for sale ready-made kits for door upholstery, by purchasing it you will make the process of door upholstery even easier for yourself.
Required Tools
– Medium sized hammer
– Screwdriver or screwdriver with a set of attachments
– Stapler with staples 8…10 mm
– Construction knife
– Cutting scissors
– Nail puller
– Pliers
Preparatory work for door trim
– Remove removable elements (lock, handles, eyes).
– Remove the old upholstery. This must be done carefully so as not to damage the door leaf. After removal old upholstery, you need to carefully remove old nails and first clean the door leaf.
– Remove the doors from their hinges and place them on a prepared place (desktop, workbench or 6 stools). Sometimes door upholstery work is carried out without removing the door from its hinges.
Upholstery on the inside of a wooden door
We will consider the option when the front door opens inward, which means that in this case, insulating rollers are nailed on the inside of the door.
– The main fabric and insulation are being cut. The dimensions of the leatherette canvas should be 20...30 cm larger than the dimensions of the door. The insulation sheet should be 1 cm smaller than the door itself.
– Insulating rollers are made from strips of upholstery material and strips of insulation, or better yet, from foam rubber strips or polyethylene foam. Insulating rollers will give the door additional sound and heat insulation and ensure tightness between door frame and the door. They are nailed so that they protrude beyond the door by 1...2 cm.
– Using a stapler, strips of leatherette are fastened (width 10...14 cm, length, equal to length door) face down. A 4 cm strip is left on the door, the rest remains outside the door leaf.
– Strips of insulation (foam rubber or polyethylene foam) are wrapped in fixed strips, forming rollers that are stapled to the door leaf so that they protrude 1...2 cm beyond the edges.
– The rollers are fastened starting from the upper right corner, then fastened on the vertical side of the door and ends with fixation at the bottom of the door. The bottom roller should not touch the floor, as this will cause rapid wear.
– When securing the rollers, you need to take into account the location of the lock and door hinges. The roller located on the hinge side must completely cover the doorway. And there must be a gap at the place where the lock is attached.
– The insulation is also secured to the door leaf with staples, moving 5...7 cm from the edge. Holes for the handle, lock and peephole are cut out in the insulation.
– Upholstery material is fixed on top of the insulation. It needs to be wrapped around the edges of the insulation and secured with staples in the upper corners. If you want to give the upholstery a pattern, you need to mark it. If there is no pattern, then decorative nails are hammered in increments of 6...8 cm. When nailing leatherette, it must be constantly tensioned so that at the end of the work it is perfectly even.
Upholstery on the outside of a wooden door
If the apartment door opens inward, then the upholstery outside doors is performed in this sequence.
1. Close the door and mark a rectangle of the door frame on the door leaf - this will be the border of the upholstery.
2. Secure the insulation, retreating inward from the drawn line by 10 mm.
3. Secure the upholstery material on top of the insulation, bending the edges inward, as with upholstery. inside doors. The bottom edge is not yet secured.
4. On the outside of the door, install insulation beads on the posts and crossbar of the door jamb, and not on the door leaf. The roller at the bottom is not nailed to the threshold, because it will wear out very quickly. Leatherette strip is attached front side to the door jamb with a stapler, a strip of insulation is laid in it, a roller is formed and fixed with decorative nails. The roller should cover the door by 1.5...2 cm after closing it.
5. The lower insulation bead is attached to the door leaf, not the threshold. It shouldn't be too bulky. After its formation, you also need to upholster it with leatherette.
6. The peephole, handles and lock are installed. Holes (cuts) for accessories should be made smaller than the size of the handle (lock or peephole).
On video You can see the process of upholstering a wooden door
The upholstery of a metal door is similar to the upholstery of a wooden door. The leatherette and insulation are fixed with glue. The approximate glue consumption is 100 ml on each side. The surface on which the glue is applied must be degreased.
In the video you can see how to upholster a metal door and how to decorate the upholstery with a pattern using nails
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. A variety of materials can be used for door trim. The technology for carrying out the work remains virtually unchanged depending on the upholstery material. Read the suggested instructions and you can easily complete the repair yourself.
What you will need for door upholstery: preparation for work
There are many suitable options for upholstering doors yourself. various materials, namely:
- PVC film;
- leather;
- dermantine;
- vinyl leather.
The last option from the list is the most preferable. Vinyl leather is superior to leatherette and artificial leather in terms of basic quality characteristics and is cheaper than genuine leather.
Upholstery material can be purchased in a specialized store for cutting. In general, the cut size should be approximately 15 cm larger than the dimensions of the door on each side.
Upholstery will require you to make special bolsters from upholstery material. In total, you need to prepare three strips about 100-150 mm wide. Select the height individually according to your height door design.
Choose your lining material. A budget option– foam rubber. A lining 1-2 cm thick is sufficient.
If you want to improve the sound and thermal insulation characteristics For doors, use isolon instead of foam rubber. This is very practical material with excellent performance properties. Costs a little more simple foam rubber and significantly surpasses it in all characteristics.
Additionally, you will need to buy various small accessories, such as decorative nails. Available for sale huge selection such products in a wide variety of color variations. Choose according to your taste.
If you wish, you can buy upholstery nails that are 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 material. After restoration, the door should have a harmonious appearance, unless otherwise provided by your design project.
Do-it-yourself door upholstery is done using glue. You can buy the most ordinary glue like “Moment”, etc. About 100 ml of glue will be needed on one side of the door leaf.
There should be no difficulties in the process of upholstering a wooden door yourself. Understand the proposed instructions, understand the difference between covering 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 the door frame and the leaf 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 material to the front of the door so that it extends approximately 35-40 mm onto the base. Perform fixation using a special stapler.
If the door has overhead locks, start attaching the material from there. If your locks are mortise, fastening should begin slightly below the central part of the long side of the door. Cover the entire perimeter of the canvas with similar strips.
Third step. Place 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 stick out by approximately 10-40 mm, depending on the specific relationship between the door itself and decorative trims. At this point the roller is ready.
Fourth stage. Measure the space between the inner edges of the cushion you created and cut out a strip of dense foam. To determine the appropriate strip width, subtract 10 mm on each side from the previously obtained roller measurement. Attach the finished foam strip.
Fifth stage. Proceed directly to the door trim. Take a piece of the selected upholstery material by the corner, carefully tuck its edges by about 6 cm and place it in the corner of the door leaf so that the upholstery extends slightly onto the surface of the previously prepared roller.
Drive a decorative nail 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, slightly stretching the upholstery.
Make sure that the piece of upholstery material is laid evenly. To do this, run your hand along the center line of the door with a small clamp, go to the bottom and, holding the upholstery tightly with your hand, apply it bottom corners to the edges of the door. If the distance is the same on both edges, you can continue working. If there are discrepancies, you will have to start attaching the upholstery all over again, otherwise in the end it will be uneven and unsightly.
Nail the top edge of the canvas with decorative nails in 1 cm increments. Next, using the same pattern, finish any side part, carefully tucking the upholstery material at an equal distance and pulling it slightly.
Get to the bottom edge and move on to finishing the second side piece. Finally, secure the bottom free edge with a stapler. On this self-cladding completed. Proceed to installing the peephole and old or new locks.
If the door structure consists of two leaves, the restoration is carried out in the same order. Important nuance The only thing is that the vertical roller needs to be installed on the sash with a handle.
Video - Do-it-yourself door trim
Finishing the outside of a wooden door
These are instructions for structures that come off outward.
First step. Close the door and transfer the projection of its frame directly onto the canvas. This will give you the outline of the new upholstery. Indentation along the edges is necessary for the “quarter”.
Second step. Fasten the lining material with approximately a centimeter indentation from the intended line.
Third step. Just as in the previous instructions, nail the main piece of upholstery material, leaving its bottom edge unfixed.
Fourth step. Make an insulating roller. For external upholstery, it is attached to the box rather than 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 top part, the roller should be extended 0.5 cm. Attach bottom side finished roller to the door leaf so that when closing it is pressed tightly against the door threshold.
If you attach the roller directly to the threshold, it will wear out very quickly due to foot contact.
Fifth step. Secure the bottom edge of the upholstery with a staple gun, and then install locks, new or old handles, a peephole and, if necessary, decorative elements.
There are two main options for covering a metal door structure: a budget one using materials like vinyl leather, dermantine 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 method
Restoration of metal doors can be carried out using the same materials as wooden doors. However, in this case there is no need to use decorative nails - everything is done with glue.
First step. Carefully lubricate the edges of the door leaf with high-quality glue and fix the foam strips onto it. Trim the excess lining according to the door profile.
Second step. Apply the adhesive to the end of the top of the door and begin gluing the selected upholstery material. First glue the top, then door hinges, after them glue the locks, and finally the bottom of the door. Smooth out wrinkles and get rid of distortions in the material directly as you work.
Third step. After the glue has completely dried (the drying time is indicated in the instructions for the specific product), trim off any excess material, if present, using a sharp utility knife. Be careful not to damage the main upholstery.
Fourth step. Install the peephole, handles and return the locks.
Expensive way
This method involves upholstery metal structure special panels. Overlays made of MDF are optimally suited for external upholstery. They are manufactured in several standard sizes. After such upholstery, the door will look no worse than expensive factory-made analogues.
Perform interior decoration wall panels. Select the upholstery material in accordance with the interior of the room and the operating characteristics of the door. MDF has a more attractive appearance, often imitating the texture of exclusive and expensive wood, but this material needs careful attitude. 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 record this parameter in your measurements. You will need it when purchasing foam sheets and wooden beams.
Determine the internal height of the canvas as the distance from the bottom to the top corner. The width of the inner surface, accordingly, 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 polystyrene foam there, panels from the selected material, wooden beam And decorative corner with a 10-15 percent margin.
Third step. Return home and start finishing the door. First, cut the block into 4 parts. The length of these segments must correspond to the width of the door leaf.
Take a block, attach it to the upper edge of the canvas and, using a marker or pencil, draw a line along this block on the base. Do the same at the bottom of the canvas. Place the remaining bars on the door so that all 4 bars are installed at approximately the same distance. Leave appropriate marks.
Fourth step. Armed with an electric drill, make 16 mounting holes in your door. There should be 4 holes for each block. The diameter of these holes should be equal to the diameter of the screws.
Fifth step. Secure the bars to the canvas using 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 is usually given by the manufacturer in the accompanying instructions.
Seventh step. Prepare in cladding panel holes for peepholes, locks and handles.
Eighth stage. Secure the panel. For greater convenience, you can remove the door leaf from the hinges.
Move on to the upholstery of the inside of the door leaf.
First step. Attach the frame bars to the canvas as you did for exterior upholstery.
Second step. Cut the foam into pieces, focusing on the distances between the frame bars. In the appropriate parts of the foam, make holes for the peephole, handles and door locks.
Third step. Place sheets of foam in the spaces between all the bars. Additionally, you can fix the foam with high-quality glue.
Fourth step. Attach the inner panels to the frame. Plastic panels They are fastened with a stapler, while the MDF panels are fixed with clamps.
Fifth step. Attach a decorative corner from 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. Install a peephole, handles, locks, and replace trims if necessary.
These simple instructions will allow you to update the appearance of your door with minimal financial and time costs.
Good luck!
Video - How to upholster a door with your own hands
Entrance and interior doors lose their attractiveness over time, but it is not always wise to purchase a new door leaf; in most cases, the situation can be saved by new leatherette upholstery. At the same time, such an event makes it possible to improve heat / soundproofing properties doors, which is especially important for residents of multi-storey buildings.
Leatherette (also called leatherette, eco-leather or granitol) as a material was known and popular to our forefathers in the 30-40s of the 20th century. Leatherette was used to make upholstery not only for doors, but also for furniture, as well as book bindings and much more. However, at that time the quality of the material was at a mediocre level, and the variety color palette and textures left much to be desired.
Now, thanks to modern developments, leatherette has become durable, attractive in appearance and durable material with a wide palette of shades and textures. Leatherette is one of the many leather substitutes. During the production process, nitrocellulose, polyurethane or vinyl coverings, which provide external similarity finished material with natural analogues.
Reasons for the popularity of leatherette
- Leatherette withstands temperature changes.
- The material “breathes”, but at the same time has moisture-repellent properties.
- Leatherette is quite durable, has sufficient tensile strength, and the surface is difficult to damage.
- Leatherette is easy to care for. At intervals of several months, the surface should only be coated with impregnation. Contaminants are removed with soap suds, ammonia or ordinary medical alcohol.
- Eco-leather is attractive in appearance and is very different affordable price. Anyone who knows how to hold a hammer in their hands can buy a piece of material and beat a door with their own hands.
- Leatherette as upholstery is a good sound and heat insulator; therefore, if you upholster the door with eco-leather, the room will become much more comfortable.
When choosing material for door upholstery, pay close attention to the thickness of the base fabric and the quality of the coating. It is advisable to choose a dense material that is slightly springy when stretched. High-quality leatherette does not have paint stains, and if you run your fingernail across the surface, no traces remain. Don't forget about the smell. The harsh chemical aroma does not fade over time and will be constantly felt in the room.
If you are satisfied with the quality of the material, all that remains is to make a purchase by paying for a piece of leatherette, the length and width of which is approximately 10-15% greater than the dimensions of the door.
What will be useful for work?
Leatherette will have to be cut, which means you will need scissors, pencil and meter ruler or tape measure.
To secure a piece of material, it is useful construction stapler, hammer, construction and furniture decorative nails(metal or covered with vinyl leather of a matching color). No nails are needed to trim an iron door. They will be replaced assembly adhesive.
Additionally, for decoration, you can prepare decorative wire or cord. If the door is very old, it is recommended to purchase metal corners to further strengthen the structure.
If planned additional insulation, then it’s worth purchasing foam rubber, felt or batting.
And to prepare the door for trim you need pliers, screwdriver, pliers.
The purpose of the preparation is to obtain a smooth door leaf on which the leatherette will lie beautifully and evenly. Therefore it is necessary to remove peephole, dismantle door handle, lock, remove old cladding, if there was one.
It is important to eliminate all protruding and protruding parts. If the door is embossed, then a sheet of thin plywood, cut according to the dimensions of the door and nailed with construction nails around the perimeter, will help to quickly level it.
This option is suitable for interior doors. It will be much more convenient to carry out the work if the door is removed from its hinges and laid horizontally on a pair of stools of equal height.
Step one. Preparing materials
In addition to the list of materials and tools listed above, you will need frame profiles for tensioning the fabric (one-sided). We cut these profiles so that they can be easily positioned around the perimeter of the door.
You will also need furniture buttons consisting of two parts - a metal base with threads and a cap covered with leatherette.
Step two. Making the markings
In order to evenly and beautifully cover the door with leatherette, we make markings, namely:
- using a square and a tape measure, divide the door with two perpendicular lines into four equal parts;
- We mark on the door the places where the buttons will be installed.
Step three. We attach buttons, insulation and trim
Apply mounting glue to the places where the buttons will be located. Glue the threaded button parts.
We take the already cut profiles and glue them around the perimeter of the door. We wait for the glue to dry (about a day).
While the glue is drying, cut out holes for buttons in the insulation sheet (polyurethane foam or foam rubber). The next day, we spread the insulation on the surface of the door, aligning the holes in the material with the button fastenings glued to the door. Trim off the excess along the edges. We do the same with leatherette. All that remains is to screw on the buttons, stretch the leatherette and tuck it into the profiles.
Step four. Final
We install the handle and hang the door in place. This completes the work.
Upholstering a door with dermantine with your own hands is easy! Classic option
The work is quite painstaking, but anyone can do it. There is no need to remove the door from its hinges.
We cut out the material. We will need strips of dermantine about 15 cm wide for the border rollers and a layer of material slightly larger than the door.
We take leatherette strips, nails and a hammer. We place the strip with the wrong side up. Using nails (10 cm increments) or a stapler, we fasten the edge of the strip to the edge of the door.
Using a stapler or glue, we fix the foam rubber to the surface of the door. Trim off the excess with a utility knife. On top of the foam rubber we attach two layers of batting in the same way. This will extend the service life of the short-lived foam rubber and improve the thermal insulation qualities of the door.
Let's start attaching the leatherette fabric. We hammer the first decorative nail at the top of the door, in the middle. The second is at the bottom center of the door. This will avoid distortions. For the same purpose, it is worth tensioning the material as tightly as possible. Next, we hammer nails around the perimeter of the door, keeping a pitch of approximately 10 cm.
Let's return to the door frame. Cut the batting into thin strips and roll each into a tube. We place these tubes in the center of the leatherette strips. We wrap the strips inward so that we get a neat roll. We secure the rollers with decorative nails.
We attach the handle to the updated door. At this point you can complete the work or start decorative finishing. To do this, take a cord and lay out any design you like on the door, for example, a zigzag or diamonds.
Note! If your door opens “pull”, then you will have to attach the rollers not to the door, but to the jambs (frame) adjacent to it. On the door itself, the leatherette is simply stretched, the edges are rolled up and secured around the perimeter with nails.
Door upholstery with leatherette using the tiled method
The door itself will serve as the basis; buttons and foam rubber are also needed. The door must be removed from its hinges.
We make markings using a square and a meter ruler. We draw out the entire door leaf into identical diamonds, into the corners of which we attach the screws that serve as the base for the buttons. We lay out the foam rubber with the holes cut out and secure it with a stapler (insert 3-4 staples around each screw, as well as securing the foam rubber around the perimeter of the chipboard).
Foam rubber with holes
Cut leatherette into diamonds. Leatherette diamonds should be slightly larger than those marked on the door. Excess material will be used for hemming. For leatherette diamonds, we cut off one corner in advance to make it easier to cover.
We fasten the first diamonds along the edges of the door with a stapler, bending them over. The corners of the diamonds should be in those places where the button fastening protrudes.
How to attach diamonds in the center of the panel? Lay out the diamond on the foam rubber according to the markings. The cut corner should be at the top. We fasten the bottom corner of the diamond with a bracket. We bend the edges of the material. We secure the right and left corners of the diamond with brackets, avoiding distortions and wrinkling of the leatherette. Screw on the button. We continue until the entire door is hidden behind neat trim.
Video - Door trim with leatherette
Video - Decorative door trim
Leatherette is finishing material with special qualities. It does not wrinkle, does not fade from exposure sun rays, has a structural pattern, looks elegant and beautiful. The characteristics of the material include the following strengths:
- Durability. Leatherette is able to retain its properties for 7-10 years.
- Easy to care for. To give the upholstery a pleasing appearance, you can simply wash it with water and lubricate it with cream from time to time.
- Moisture resistance. The material has water-repellent properties. This reduces the risk of damage to the insulation and waterproofing of the door structure.
- Frost resistance. Their technical qualities And decorative properties leatherette retains even at low winter temperatures.
- Diversity color range. The material goes on sale in large quantities options for its shade. Therefore, buyers have enough access wide choose the colors of the future door trim, ranging from black to light shades material.
- Antiseptic properties. Leatherette does not rot, does not mold and does not promote the reproduction of insects.
- Chemical resistance. Leatherette is resistant to exposure chemical substances. Therefore, it can be washed using various household products.
- Reasonable price. The cost of dermantine upholstery does not exceed affordable limits. This circumstance makes the material popular for most owners of apartments, cottages and private houses.
When decorating wooden and metal doors with dermantine with your own hands, another problem is solved. important problem: heat and sound insulation of the room. Leatherette upholstery delays the penetration of street noise and cold outside air into the home.
This material has much fewer disadvantages:
- Flammability. Door upholstery with dermantine is susceptible to fire. Exposure to an open flame is especially dangerous for her.
- Inconvenient to repair. Cuts on leatherette are almost impossible to disguise so that they do not spoil the appearance of the upholstery. The best solution in this case it will be completely replaced.
- Strength of the material. To tear or cut leatherette upholstery, special effort not required. Therefore, you need to handle it carefully and not make enemies for yourself in order to avoid sabotage on their part.
What you need for work
To do the upholstery of the front door with dermantine yourself, you need to stock up necessary materials And simple tool. Their list includes:
- screwdrivers;
- hammer;
- construction knife and scissors;
- brush for applying glue;
- roulette;
- construction stapler;
- leatherette;
- lining material (foam rubber or batting);
- polymer glue;
- Decorative braid (it beautifully fixes the upholstery on the area of the door leaf).
In addition to the above materials and tools, decorative nails will be required to cover the door. They need to be selected in accordance with the design of the upholstery and in harmony with the fittings of the front door. The caps of such carnations look beautiful and have different colors or plastic covering. Fasteners are sold loose or in packages of 100 or 200 pieces each.
Leatherette door upholstery technology
The door can be finished with dermantine on both sides, from the inside or the outside. Working instructions includes several stages.
Preparatory work
Preparing the door for upholstery with dermantine is done as follows:
Roller arrangement
Leatherette rollers are necessary for high-quality insulation doorway. Before making them yourself, you need to take into account the direction of opening the door. If it opens outward, you will need four rollers for each side of the door leaf; if it opens inward, three will be enough.
To make one roller with your own hands, you need a strip of leatherette 10-15cm wide and a piece of lining material. One of the edges of the strip is attached along the side of the door front part down. Then the lining is rolled up and wrapped with the other edge of the leatherette strip. Fixing the rollers on the door leaf is done with a stapler, nails or glue when finishing its metal surface.
Installation of lining material
When covering a door, the lining material plays the role of thermal insulation and absorption of noise from the street or staircase. The use of foam rubber as a lining is not as effective as the use of batting or isolon - more modern insulation materials. Therefore, it is recommended to use these materials for insulation. The lining material must completely cover the entire leaf of an iron or wooden door. When opening it from the outside, you need to leave a small gap near the door hinges.
When working with your own hands on a wooden door leaf, the lining is secured with a stapler. Its staples are placed around the perimeter of the door at a distance of 15-20cm from each other. If you need to sheathe it correctly iron door, its canvas is coated with glue, and the lining material is laid evenly on top and lightly pressed.
Covering the door with leatherette
To carefully cover a metal door with your own hands, you need to tuck the edges of the leatherette and use staples to secure them from the inside. Then you should coat the edge of the lining material, the hem with glue and press the upholstery. The work is performed with gradual movement in one direction.
Upholster with dermantine wooden canvas doors are simpler. The edges of the material need to be tucked in and nailed with furniture nails in increments of 10-15cm.
When doing the covering with your own hands, you need to pay attention to the fact that the places where the rollers are attached do not peek out from under the edge of the leatherette. In addition, when upholstering, you should leave a few millimeters from the edge of the door so that the new covering does not interfere with the movement of the door leaf.
Installation of fittings
On last stage work, covered door equipped with the necessary fittings. To do this, in the locations of the technical holes in the door leaf, you need to make small cuts in the upholstery yourself. The holes can be felt through the lining and leatherette. Then the lock, door handle and peephole need to be installed in their original places. Using decorative nails, you can make some nice design on the door upholstery. After this, all that remains is to hang the door on its hinges and enjoy the work done.