Which door to put in the bathroom: types, materials and standard sizes

Three mounting technologies depending on the type of construction

Most of the companies that supply plastic bathroom doors offer installation services. The ideal option is to order a comprehensive service that includes measurements, construction, delivery and installation.

If this is not possible, then everything can be done by hand, but it is worth considering that only swing models are relatively easy to install.

It is best to determine the dimensions of the future door when the old structure is dismantled and pieces of plaster are removed.

Option # 1 - rules for installing swing doors

First of all, prepare the doorway. It is necessary to dismantle the old box, remove pieces of crumbling plaster, treat the surfaces with an antifungal agent. The door itself is partially disassembled: the canvas is separated from the frame.

Next, the frame is mounted in the opening, leveled with wooden wedges, if necessary, and fixed to the anchor. The correctness of the installation of the box is checked using a laser level.

The peculiarity of the plastic frame is that it can "play" due to stress, so it should not be pressed too hard. The position of the profile should be checked after each screwed-in self-tapping screw. The mounting locations can be additionally treated with a sealant. This will protect the metal from moisture.

The door leaf is mounted on the installed profile, the position of the structure, the ease of opening and closing the door are checked again. If there are distortions, they will be eliminated immediately. The gap between the wall and the profile is blown out with polyurethane foam. It will need to be cut off after a few days, and then surfaced.

The main stages of work on the installation of plastic swing doors are presented in the video:

Option # 2 - installation instructions for sliding models

The opening is prepared in the same way as for the installation of swing doors. After that, you should mount the plastic profile with guides, stops. Fasten these elements with self-tapping screws.

Door leaves are reinforced with rollers and installed in guides. It remains to check the position of the structure on the level, adjust the fittings and make sure that the doors slide easily along the guides.

Below is a step-by-step video tutorial for installing sliding doors:

Option # 3 - how to install a folding accordion door

After preparing the opening, the guides are installed. If the profile is longer than necessary, it is trimmed.

Fasten the guides with self-tapping screws. For them, holes are prepared in advance at an equal distance from each other. Some models are installed on special clips, they are usually included in the kit.

The assembly of the accordion door leaf is carried out in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. The strips can be connected directly to each other or by means of spacers. Such models can also be supplied assembled.

The door is inserted into the guides, snapped tightly. It remains only to install the handle, check the quality of the installation.

We offer a detailed video tutorial on the installation of folding models:

Whichever model of plastic door you choose for your bathroom, pay attention to the quality of materials and fittings, strictly observe the installation technology. There are often cases when low-quality or crookedly installed products fail already in the first year of operation

Therefore, buy doors only with a manufacturer's guarantee, and trust the installation to professionals

It is not uncommon for poor-quality or crookedly installed products to fail in the first year of operation. Therefore, buy doors only with a manufacturer's guarantee, and trust the installation to professionals.

Entrance door to the bathroom - needed or not

The presence of a sill at the entrance to the bathroom is enshrined in rules supplementing SNiP 2.03.13-88 and 3.04.01-87. It is assumed that the height difference will be able to prevent the spread of water through the apartment for a short time if flooding occurs.

Bathroom door with threshold

There are two ways to install the nut:

• The floors in the bathroom and in the adjoining room are on the same level, between them there is a barrier with a height of at least 2 cm;
• The floor in the adjoining interior is higher. At the entrance to the bathroom, a step is formed - the so-called bath-trough.

The device of the nut is a private matter of the owner. Its presence will give at least 15-20 minutes of head start to notice flooding and turn off the water. If, nevertheless, the stream has time to rush overboard, you risk ruining your floor covering, but you will not have time to flood your neighbors.

The specifics of installing doors in the bathroom

At the place of installation of the bathroom doors, as a rule, a small threshold is installed with a height of about five centimeters, it is provided in case of flooding of the bath, so that water does not immediately flow into other rooms.

Because of this, the doors for the toilet and bathtub are installed higher than the others, and this difference between them is approximately ten centimeters.

Usually, when renovating an apartment, they try to install the same type of doors in all rooms. And often standard two-meter interior doors to the bathroom are chosen, although in a standard bathroom the doorway is not more than 1 meter 90 centimeters high.

Therefore, to achieve the desired result, either the opening or the door leaf is usually fitted.

Interior doors to the bathroom

The walls of a typical bathroom are usually four to five centimeters wide, therefore, when choosing a door, you need to select a box for it from this calculation.

An ideal box can be up to 1 cm 50 mm wider than the wall (this space is where the glued tiles fit in).

Then it will be the same width as the wall of the bathroom or toilet, lined with tiles. Otherwise, it will be necessary to increase the thickness of the wall in the bathroom from one side, or remove excess width from the box.

You need to know that the painting of the sawn surface will be of a different quality than the rest of the box, and it is unlikely that it will be possible to hide the cut line itself, although it will be covered by the casing.

It is undesirable to cut off the extra width from the veneered box (if you have chosen it), since the remaining part of the veneer will surely delaminate after a while.

Individual boxes consist of conifers, covered with veneered hardboard (MDF), if such a box is sawed off, it can easily crumble.

Because of this, it is better not to experiment with sawing boxes, although if there are gaps between the wall surface and the platbands, they will need to be closed somehow, for example, using a gypsum mixture.

Installation

When the question of how to choose the door to the bathroom and toilet is resolved, it remains only to install it in the opening. At the same time, the installation of door frames for a bathroom differs from repairs in other rooms. Here it is imperative to set a threshold of at least 5 cm, as a result, the doors can be 5-10 cm higher compared to other door leaves in the apartment. This is necessary to protect the rest of the premises from water if an unforeseen situation occurs.

The walls in the bathroom and toilet are narrower than in other rooms, their width rarely exceeds 5 cm

therefore, it is important to accurately select the width of the box, otherwise you will have to increase the thickness of the walls. But sawing the box in order to make it is no longer the best option, it can deform or crack in the process. If there is a gap of at least 10 mm between the frame and the doorway, you can simply close it with decorative strips, after filling it with polyurethane foam.

In a concrete house, you can make the opening wider, however, work must be carried out with extreme caution so as not to accidentally damage the reinforcement. It is best to entrust this work to professionals.

The choice of doors to the bathroom and toilet has its own characteristics. In addition to an attractive appearance suitable for interior design, door leaves must be practical, durable, water and steam resistant. In this case, the doors will last much longer.

Interior style

The choice of door also depends on the design of the bathroom with a toilet. For classic interiors, it is worth choosing solid wood models from oak or cherry, such a design looks noble and expensive. The same option is suitable for country or Provence. In this case, the door can be decorated with panels or decorative glass inserts. The tree will also perfectly fit into the minimalistic eco-style, which gravitates towards simplicity of forms and a light natural range of colors.

Frosted glass inserts are very often used as a decorative element in doors for rooms with high humidity.

If minimalism or high-tech is chosen for decorating a bathroom with a toilet, it is better to give preference to modern materials: plastic, glass. The shape of the doors should be simple without decoration, the surface should be smooth. The glossy finish looks stylish and also visually increases the size of the bathroom with a toilet. Doors with interior lighting look spectacular.

Doors for avant-garde bathroom / toilet design come in the most fantastic shapes. In addition to the classic rectangular box, round, wavy, pentagonal, trapezoidal models can be used.

The frosted glass door with a pattern looks very elegant in the bathroom interior

How to shorten doors

This technology, of course, seems to be relevant exclusively for wooden doors, this will not affect their functional properties in any way, and even for options in which the length from the extreme point of the infill to the upper end of the door leaf is less than the same size from the bottom.

In this situation, if you cut the lower part, then the dimensions of the door above and below will be equal. In particular, a bar is removed from the bottom of the frame door, which performs the function of binding, but then, after removing part of the filler from the honeycomb cardboard, it is glued again.

When removing it, you will definitely have to weaken the door structure, therefore it is advisable not to carry out such experiments with door leaves and purchase models already released from the production conveyor with dimensions of 190 cm x 6.5-7 cm.

Before buying and installing door structures in the bathroom and toilet, be sure to pay attention to the fact that it is convenient to open and close them. If these are door leaves with a folding mechanism, then it is desirable that they do not open inward

I would also like to avoid accidental injury to a passing tenant

If these are door leaves with a folding mechanism, then it is desirable that they do not open inward. I would also like to avoid accidental injury to a passing tenant.

If this is possible, and besides, the bathroom has a fairly spacious area, install doors for the bathroom and toilet that open inside the room. Always try to purchase and install doors, not forgetting about the practical side of the matter!

Material

Increased requirements are imposed on the materials used for the production of doors to the bathroom (toilet, toilet) due to the fact that temperature and humidity fluctuations often occur in the room, splashes of water, particles of cosmetics and detergents sometimes get on the door leaf. Condensation of steam, accidental mechanical damage as a result of careless operation is also possible. Due to this:

• a door leaf made of solid wood must either be made of moisture-resistant wood species (larch, stained oak, teak), or have a special protection against moisture. The use of valuable species significantly increases the cost of the product, moisture-resistant coatings require periodic renewal and, with insufficient quality application, may not perform their basic functions. The best option for moisture-resistant wooden doors is a solid or prefabricated leaf and adjacent larch elements, opened with multi-layer acrylic varnish on a moisture-proof soil. The main advantage is a spectacular and solid appearance, a feeling of naturalness and richness of texture. The advantages include excellent sound and heat insulating qualities. The wooden sheet must be cleaned with products specially designed for varnished surfaces;
• veneered chipboard or fiberboard, an array of low-value species. Has the same disadvantages as a solid wood door. At the same time, the composite product is more susceptible to swelling and deformation, but has the advantage of a lower price. In case of insufficient ventilation and constant high humidity, the veneer from the surface may peel off. The appearance (depending on the veneer used and the finishing option) is not much inferior to solid wood door leaves. Sound and heat insulation is provided worse than solid wood products. The lacquered veneer can only be cleaned with special products;
• laminated chipboard, fiberboard and MDF. Due to the lamination technology, these relatively cheap doors withstand high temperatures and humidity better. However, if the laminating layer is damaged, they quickly fail. Long-term operation of doors of this type requires good ventilation of the bathroom, careful handling of the surface. Depending on the quality of the lamination, they can be cleaned easily or with some difficulty;
• glass in combination with various materials. The glass sheet in a metal or plastic edging, in a frame made of wood or wood substitutes must be tinted or frosted. In this case, the necessary privacy is provided. The advantages of glass doors include the material's insensitivity to humidity, temperature extremes, resistance to mechanical stress (for tempered or reinforced glass). However, the sound insulating properties of such a product are minimal, and the resistance to external influences is limited by the characteristics of the edging material. The most practical models are made of a solid sheet without edging or with a metal edging (to increase impact resistance);
• PVC. Doors imitating wood or glass are produced from polymeric materials, with metal inserts to increase strength, with glass inserts. At the same time, sometimes there are options that resemble metal-plastic windows in design, but the glass in them is usually tinted or textured (matte, patterned, mirror-like).

The choice of a particular material depends on the mode in which the room is operated, how well the ventilation is arranged in it, whether sound and thermal insulation is required

In addition, you should take into account the personal preferences of home owners: for some connoisseurs of "free spaces" the very presence of a door to the bathroom may not seem necessary.

Installation of doors to the bathroom and toilet

If the bathroom and toilet are very close, and the opening of the doors interferes with each other, then it is worth considering such an option as sliding doors for the bathroom and toilet. The design of such doors, of course, differs from ordinary doors, therefore, when installing them, it is better to use the services of a professional.

As for conventional hinged doors, there are some peculiarities in their installation. Usually, where the door is installed, a small sill is made (up to 5 cm). This is done in order to protect the apartment or house from flooding.Due to the sill, the door to the bathroom and toilet is installed approximately 10 cm higher than the rest of the interior doors.

It is important to provide a ventilation system when installing the door. This is only necessary if there is no ventilation in the door itself.

Usually, for ventilation purposes, during installation, a small gap is made between the door and the floor.

Typical bathrooms have thin walls, their thickness reaches no more than 5 cm. Therefore, when choosing a door, you need to choose the right frame of the required width. The door frame should not be more than 1.5 cm wider than the wall. With the right choice of the door frame, you can avoid problems when installing the door, as well as not be afraid of various protrusions, since the door frame will be on a flat wall in one place.

Choose accessories too?

The set of fittings for bathroom doors is slightly larger than for conventional doors, because there is often a need to close from the inside.

If you need to spend a minimum of money, but get good fittings, this is a handle with a built-in lock. There is a mechanism inside the handle that works depending on where it is pulled.

Another option is to install a separate handle and a separate latch. Moreover, the valve can be located both inside and outside. This option is also very economical, and at the same time more practical.

The material of manufacture is the first item. It is this point that guarantees that the product will be strong, will not dry out from moisture and will retain its attractive design. After that, you need to calculate the money that you can spend and decide on the final appearance.

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Installation of natural wood doors

A natural wood door can be installed in the bathroom and toilet. Many do not dare to buy structures made of natural wood, which is afraid of moisture, believing that such a material is more suitable for interior doors. However, modern manufacturers have been able to solve this problem by offering reliable structures made of beech or other types of wood.

Natural wood lacquered door

True, there is one caveat - it is better if the door opening is located away from the steam and water supply devices in order to reduce the risk of deformation. The only drawback of such products is their high cost. For the bathroom, you can choose laminated structures made of MDF (chipboard). Such products perfectly "live" in a humid environment, are attractive in appearance and are inexpensive. But it is better not to put models made of natural veneer in the bathroom, since thin material will not be able to withstand contact with humid air for a long time.

Having chosen which door you will install, do not forget about the fittings and other elements. For example, the hinges, handle and door locking mechanism are subject to a very high load as a result of the humidity in the room. Therefore, you should not save on accessories, having made a choice in favor of trusted companies, even if it will be more expensive. Products must be covered with an anti-corrosion compound. You can choose stainless steel fittings.

Leading manufacturers of bathroom and toilet doors

In accordance with the current statistical data, the products of several hundred local and foreign enterprises are presented on the domestic market. If you know which door to put in the bathroom, choosing the appropriate model will not be difficult. But in practice, you will have to evaluate several alternative proposals with almost the same aesthetic and technical characteristics. At this stage, you should familiarize yourself in more detail with the features of individual manufacturers.

"Bravo" - this Russian company has its own production in the city of Kovrov.In addition to its own, it sells products of domestic and foreign partners. Flexible change of supplies, taking into account the current market conditions, allows you to quickly respond to market requirements, maintain a democratic price level.

Collection of swing doors "Bravo" with translucent inserts

Another well-known domestic manufacturer - Profil Doors - produces frame and folding doors for bathroom and toilet in specialized series. For hardening, aluminum linings are used along the contour. Multilayer varnish coating increases resistance to external influences. When ordering, you can choose a suitable opening scheme, fittings.

Popular series (models) Profil Doors

"Vladimirskaya Doors Factory" began its core business at the beginning of this century using the most advanced technologies at that time. By the way, the factory is still considered one of the best on the market precisely due to the high-quality and high-class furniture assembly. The most important work steps are performed automatically. Own production allows for multi-stage control, maintaining the exact parameters of products in each consignment.

Part of the current assortment of the "Vladimir Doors Factory"

Opening method

The ease of use depends on the way the door is opened. Some models are designed to save space in the bathroom. Standard designs are usually less expensive than telescopic, foldable, or rotary designs. But the last three look unusual and less cumbersome.

Swing

The classic option for any premises is swing doors. They open without physical effort, are easy to install, but require free space to open. The end of the canvas on the side of the hinges conceals the width of the opening, so you should not mount such a model in a too narrow passage.

The canvas fits tightly into the box, which provides high-quality sound and heat insulation.

Sliding

Arranged as a wardrobe. They save space, completely open the doorway, but insulate the room worse, since the canvas does not fit snugly. They can move along the wall, which requires a small gap when installing furniture and plumbing, or into the internal cavity.

The sliding mechanism saves space against the wall.

A significant disadvantage of these structures is a complex device. The blade runs on rollers. If any object or debris gets into the groove, the door will fail. It will be especially difficult to eliminate the breakage when moving into the inner cavity of the wall.

Foldable

Another way to save space is to install folding doors. They are opened by folding the web in one or more places. When folded, they take up space inside the opening, therefore they are not suitable for bathrooms in old houses.

Folding doors accordion and book.

This model has low insulating characteristics. The harness and the canvas are not tightly connected. Another drawback is the high risk of hardware breakage.

Rotary

It is a combination of swing and sliding doors. The canvas first opens in the classical way, then moves close to the wall. The door fits snugly to the rail and protects the room well from noise and draft. When open, it takes up a minimum of space, but hides the width of the opening.

Rotary design for the bathroom.

Leading manufacturers, models and prices of bathroom and toilet doors

The huge number of models of interior doors on the market from various manufacturers complicates the choice of a suitable design. Consider the leading Russian companies.

The Sofia company is widely known not only to Russian, but also to foreign consumers. The products of this brand are distinguished by functionality and a large assortment of decor. The manufacturer offers not only standard door models, but also the possibility of ordering according to individual sizes.

The company for the production of interior doors Onyx, founded in 1997, has relied on mass production without compromising the quality of its products. The factory is equipped with the latest equipment and uses advanced European technologies, which allowed it to become competitive. Also, the company has a separate production site that produces exclusive products according to non-standard sizes and design drawings.

During its existence, the Ulyanovsk Dariano factory was able to develop a unique production technology and offers a wide range of models for a variety of interior styles. The company's products are distinguished by high quality products and affordable prices.

Products of Russian manufacturers are an opportunity to buy practical and beautiful doors to the bathroom and toilet at an inexpensive price. The price of a product largely depends on the brand, material and whether you buy just a door leaf or complete with a frame and trims.

Some recommendations for the selection and installation of doors

When choosing new doors for a bathroom, it is worth taking into account not only the interior of the room, but also the parameters of the doorway. Doors of standard sizes do not always fit well into the opening, which will create additional problems for the owner of the apartment.

To eliminate the occurrence of such difficulties, you should measure the opening before visiting the store and buying a door. It is best to entrust this event to a specialist.

When doing it yourself, you should adhere to the following recommendations:

• the measurement of the opening should start from the floor, taking into account the future finishes and floors;
• the width of the opening is the distance between the walls;
• the depth of the opening is the thickness of the walls, taking into account the thickness of future floors.

After the measurements are made, it is worth calculating the dimensions of the door leaf

You should pay attention to the type of construction and choose the option that can be suitable for a particular apartment. When the choice is made, you can start installing the door leaf

Recommendations for installing a door leaf can be as follows:

• when installing doors in the bathroom, it is necessary to take into account the ventilation gap. This is necessary to further make the air in the room less humid;
• solid wood doors are installed away from the bathroom, as well as from sources of moisture and fumes. If this cannot be done, then it is better to give preference to doors made of plastic or glass;
• in door structures, it is worthwhile to provide for special latches and handles;
• the width of the box must match the thickness of the wall so that the door does not protrude;
• door structures should be installed strictly vertically to avoid deformation;
• after installation, the gaps should be filled with polyurethane foam and putty;
• at the final stage, the door is decorated with platbands.

Design features

When choosing which door is better to install in the bathroom, many habitually stop at solid hinged models. This is the most popular solution and is usually associated with habit or lower cost. However, the following types will be appropriate for this room:

• harmonic;
• book;
• compartment - "pencil case" option;
• swivel.

What are the best doors to choose for the bathroom, besides the standard ones? Swivel ones are most similar to the usual hinge ones, however, instead of the usual hinges, they have rotary mechanisms that are installed in the floor and in the upper part of the door frame. For them, it is better to use a thin material such as tempered glass.

An accordion and a book will be appropriate in rooms where the doorway is wider than usual - when folded, such doors take up little space for passage. You also need constant care for the guide and hinge systems - without timely cleaning and lubrication, the structure will creak and work poorly.

Sliding doors are an exotic option that suits a spacious bathroom, since they do not allow sealing. For better protection of external rooms from moisture, it is better to use the option where the door goes into a pencil case built into the wall.

A delicate issue is the use of glass. On the one hand, excess transparency is unacceptable, on the other hand, it is easier to understand even by the switched on light whether there is someone in the room, not to mention the high decorative possibilities. Therefore, in door structures, either stained-glass windows, or frosted glass, or with an applied relief are used.

Choice of doors and style solutions

One of the starting points when choosing a door model is the style of the bathroom. It is taken into account when cladding walls, selecting plumbing equipment and furniture, and, of course, it is reflected in the design of door and window openings.

A favorite of homeowners is the classics - noble, elegant, calm, ideal for decorating a room intended for bathing. It is allowed to use wooden or veneered door leaves in a traditional baguette frame.

The color of doors in a classic interior should intersect with the shade of the surrounding walls, most often these are pastel colors - beige, gray, pearl, golden, pink or light blue

Country style is distinguished by simplicity and deliberate roughness of performance. Doors made of any material: solid wood, MDF, veneer, laminate.

To give the doors a touch of rustic imperfection, they can be aged using special impregnations and paints, as well as by choosing an unpretentious, outdated design.

In a minimalist interior, the doors seem to merge with the wall, do not stand out from the general background. The design is the simplest; glass, plastic, moisture-resistant veneer are used for manufacturing.

One of the principles of minimalism is the absence of unnecessary details, which is also manifested in the design of the door leaf, but it can still be decorated with neat, discreet details, for example, frosted glass inserts

The luxurious Art Deco style emphasizes the richness and sophistication of the interior. This is reflected in the overall arrangement of the bathroom and in individual details, including the doors: rare species of wood are selected for their manufacture, handmade stained glass windows or skillful forged decoration are used.

Unlike minimalism or hi-tech, the art deco style is characterized by pretentiousness, extravagance and eclecticism. Sample of door decoration - curly carving on the background of Venetian plaster and designer tiles

Whatever doors you choose, the main thing is that they match the interior design and your taste.