What should I look for when installing windows and doors?

Doors and windows are divided into enclosing components or separating components according to their different locations, and according to different design requirements, they will respectively have the functions of heat preservation, heat insulation, sound insulation, waterproofing, fire prevention and so on.

It is usually said that there will always be this and that problem when installing windows and doors in the home, so what are the common problems of window and door installation for consumers?

1. Door and window sash and frame gap large

Renovation, the installer to leave too large a gap, or installation did not form a perpendicular to the ground, the door and window sash can be unloaded and refurbished to the frame with the appropriate reinstallation, such as doors and windows are not perpendicular to the frame should be shimmed into a vertical panel. Knocking on the side panels of the door set with a drum sound, indicating that the bottom layer is not lined with core board, should be removed and padded panel core board.

2. Window opening side is not vertical

The main reason is that there is no pad wood pieces straight, should rework pad leveling, measured with a long ruler and then installed after the bedding board. Surface color difference, damage, rot spots, cracks, etc. to replace the veneer to solve. Doors and windows outside the frame of the wood used should be coordinated with the doors and windows sash wood color, finish panels and wood strips can not be big color difference.

3. Door opening and closing not smooth

The main reason may be a problem with the installation of the lock, the door latch installation is not correct, corresponding to the size of the lock is not suitable. The latch plate should be removed with a chisel to repair the tongue groove, adjust the position of the door frame locking cam and then install it.

4. Sliding door sliding up not smooth

The main reason is that the center line of the upper and lower tracks or rail grooves are not in the same plumb surface due to the track can be unloaded first, with a vertical ruler on the upper and lower tracks and rail grooves on the center.

5. Poor quality of hardware installation

The reason is that the hinge of the casement door is not on the right, resulting in unevenness of the door and window sash and frame set. Each hinge can be first screwed down a screw and then adjust the flatness of the door and window sash and frame, adjust and repair the error and then tighten all the screws. If the hinge screws are short, screws once nailed and tilted will lead to the door and window fan open swing, repair should be replaced with the appropriate screws. Screws should be kept straight, should be nailed half, and then tightened.