I discovered when decorating it that most bathrooms will be equipped with aluminum alloy glass doors. But if you think about it carefully, it seems that it is not traditional to install glass doors in the bathroom. The bathrooms back then were all wooden doors.
Is it because the wooden door was eliminated, or is it because the merchant "brainwashed" consumers? I don’t believe in evil, and I insist on installing wooden doors in my bathroom. If you have been living in for three years, the feeling is: the longer you live, the more regret it is.
At first I thought it was quite fresh, and I even found some benefits of installing wooden doors in the bathroom. But as the use time becomes longer, there are more and more problems with wooden doors. Today I will summarize the characteristics of the bathroom installation wooden doors and the purchasing suggestions for bathroom doors.
[Advantage 1] What is the use of strong performance
door? Privacy protection, sound insulation, and thermal insulation - three major functions, wooden doors can be better than glass doors.
When using glass doors, you can always vaguely see the scene in the bathroom through the glass. It would be fine if it was my own family, but it would be embarrassing if there were guests. Especially when the glass door is stained with water, it is almost transparent.
Does the bathroom need sound insulation? The answer is Required! Especially in the bathroom in the master bedroom, someone upstairs uses the toilet at night, which may wake us up. With wooden doors, the noise in the bathroom can be completely isolated.
When taking a bath, the wooden door can also provide better insulation effect. After taking a shower for twenty minutes, the room was still warm. This gives us plenty of time to dry our body, maintain our health, and blow dry our hair.
[Properties 2] Good appearance
I don’t deny that some glass doors are also pretty good-looking, but no matter how beautiful the glass door is, it is not as good as wooden doors. All room doors are wooden doors - this is the biggest advantage of installing wooden doors in the bathroom.
at least visually, it can ensure the uniformity of decoration effects. "Exactly the same" may not be considered amazing, but the error tolerance rate must be the highest.
In addition, the wooden door itself will also have a more textured texture than the glass door. If you don’t choose a good glass door, it will be cheap everywhere. But even if you buy a wooden door with your eyes closed, it can make people feel that it is worth it.
[Disadvantage 1] Poor lighting
Not long after moving in, I discovered this problem: the windows in the bathroom are often smaller, and there are even no windows. At this time, you need to use the bathroom door to light up, and the wooden door does not have the ability to do this.
When using a glass door, light outside the door can shine into the bathroom through the glass. Although it is not "bright", it will not be pitch black at least - the wooden doors I decorated in my home have to turn on the lights even when I go to the toilet during the day.
The space outside the bathroom door is generally more cramped. I have two bathrooms in my house, and there are corridors outside the door. After the wooden door is closed, it looks like a wall, making the corridor appear narrower, crowded and darker. The neighbor has a glass door, and after closing the door, there will still be light and shadow in the corridor, which looks much more comfortable.
[Disadvantage 2] Moisture-proof
The biggest problem in the bathroom is that there is too much water and too much humidity. The moisture-proof ability of wooden doors is almost zero.
Now that the wooden door in my bathroom has been used for three years, the damage caused by moisture to the wooden door is very obvious. I said two things that I couldn't stand:
1. The skin is peeled, and there is a layer of wood veneer on the outside of the wooden door. The moisture causes the wood veneer to deform, bulge and turn up. Especially in the corners and seams, you can already see the obvious corners.
2. It is moldy, and there is a wooden board without any protective layer inside the wooden door. After the wood veneer cracks and tiles, the filling inside also begins to become moldy. I have found that it has become dark in several places, and I don’t know what it will develop in the future.
[Disadvantage 3] Severe abnormal noise
Compared with glass doors, wooden doors themselves are also more likely to cause abnormal noise (because it is heavier). When placed in a humid bathroom, the abnormal noise problem is even more obvious.
First of all, the hardware parts have abnormal noise, because the hardware parts are rusted. When rotating the lock handle, it makes a harsh friction sound, like scratching a blackboard with your fingernails. When opening and closing the door, the hinge also lets out an overwhelming howl.
is followed by the abnormal noise caused by door deformation, which comes from between the door leaf and the door frame. The wooden door is deformed due to moisture and will squeeze the door frame. Not only is it difficult to open and close, but the door leaf will also make an abnormal sound while turning.
Summary
Having said so much, should wooden doors be installed in the bathroom? My suggestion is: look at the area! Most of the problems encountered in the use of wooden doors come from moisture. Large bathrooms can often better avoid moisture problems.
In addition, the windows in large bathrooms are often not too small. The bathroom has enough lighting, making it even less necessary to use glass doors. So if the area of your bathroom exceeds 10㎡, it is recommended to choose wooden doors; otherwise, use glass doors!
When choosing a bathroom wooden door, three points should be paid attention to:
1. Pay attention to the filling, be sure to fill the wooden door, and it is best to choose wooden boards to fill it, do not choose honeycomb paper to fill it. The better the quality of the filler and the higher the filling degree, the stronger the moisture-proof ability of the wooden doors is.
2. Try to choose paint-free door . Although paint-free doors may also have the problem of "wood veneer damage" mentioned earlier, they are still much more stable than paint.
3. It is best to add one hinge. Generally, the wooden door has 3 hinges, and it is best to add 4 hinges. There are many hinges, which can prevent wooden doors from deforming on the one hand; on the other hand, it can also prevent moisture from causing damage to the hinges and causing abnormal noise.
[Some pictures in this article are from the Internet]
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