I discovered during the renovation 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. Bathrooms back then were all made of wooden doors.

Have wooden doors been eliminated, or have businesses \”brainwashed\” consumers? I don’t believe in evil, but I want to install a wooden door in my bathroom. If you have stayed here for three years, your feeling is this: the longer you stay, the more you regret it.

It felt quite new at first, and I even discovered some benefits of installing wooden doors in the bathroom. However, as the use time becomes longer and longer, the problems of wooden doors also increase. Today I will summarize the characteristics of wooden bathroom doors and some suggestions for purchasing bathroom doors.

[Advantage 1] Strong performance

What is the use of doors? Privacy protection, sound insulation, and thermal insulation – wooden doors can beat glass doors in these three functions.

When using glass doors, you can always vaguely see the scene in the bathroom through the glass. It\’s okay if it\’s your own family, but it would be really embarrassing if there are guests. Especially when the glass door is stained with water, it is almost transparent.

Does the bathroom need soundproofing? The answer is yes! Especially in the master bedroom bathroom, if someone goes to the toilet upstairs at night, it may wake us up. With wooden doors, you can completely isolate the noise in the bathroom.

Wooden doors can also provide better insulation when taking a shower. Twenty minutes after taking a shower, the room was still warm. This gives us enough time to dry ourselves, take care of ourselves, and blow-dry our hair.

[Advantage 2] Good appearance

No denying that some glass doors It\’s pretty good-looking, but no matter how good-looking a glass door is, it\’s not as good as a wooden door. All room doors are wooden doors – this is the biggest advantage of installing wooden doors in the bathroom.

At least visually, the decoration effect can be guaranteed to be unified. \”Exactly the same\” may not be considered amazing, but the error tolerance rate must be the highest.

In addition, the wooden door itself will have more texture than the glass door. If the glass door is not chosen correctly, it will be really cheap. But even if you buy a wooden door with your eyes closed, it can still make people feel that it has merit.

[Disadvantage 1] Poor lighting

Not long after I checked in, I discovered this problem: the windows in the bathroom are often small, or even have no windows. At this time, lighting needs to be obtained through the bathroom door, and wooden doors do not have this ability.

When using a glass door, the light from outside can shine into the bathroom through the glass, but it is not \”bright\” at least. It\’s pitch dark – the wooden door in my house means I have to turn on the light even when I go to the bathroom during the day.

The space outside the bathroom door is generally cramped. There are two bathrooms in my house, and the wooden doors are like a wall when closed, making the corridor appear narrower, more crowded, and darker. There are glass doors, and there will still be light and shadow in the corridor after closing the door, which makes it look much more comfortable.

[Disadvantage 2] Moisture resistance

The biggest problem in the bathroom is that there is too much water and too much humidity. The moisture resistance of wooden doors is almost zero.

Now that the wooden door of my bathroom has been used for three years, the damage caused by moisture has been very obvious. I would like to mention two things that make it unbearable:

1. There is a layer of wood veneer on the outside of the wooden door. Moisture can cause this layer of wood veneer to deform, bulge, and turn up, which can be seen especially in the corners and seams. It\’s obviously warped.

2. Mold. There is no protective layer inside the wooden door. After the wood veneer cracks and warps, the filling inside also begins to become moldy. Know what will happen in the future

[Disadvantage 3] Serious abnormal noise

Compared with glass doors, wooden doors are more likely to produce abnormal noise (because they are heavier), and the problem of abnormal noise is more obvious when placed in a humid bathroom.

The first is the abnormal noise of the hardware. This is because the hardware is rusted and makes a harsh sound when the lock handle is rotated. The grinding sound is like fingernails scratching on a blackboard, and the hinges howl when the door is opened and closed.

The second is the abnormal noise caused by the deformation of the door, which comes from the gap between the door leaf and the door frame. The wooden door will be deformed due to moisture, which will squeeze the door frame. Not only is it laborious during the opening and closing process, the door leaf will also make noise while rotating. Abnormal noise.

Summary

Having said all that, should I install a wooden door in the bathroom? My suggestion is: look at the area! Most of the problems encountered in the use of wooden doors come from moisture. Bathrooms are often better able to avoid moisture problems

In addition, the windows in large bathrooms are often not too small. There is enough lighting in the bathroom, so there is less need to use glass doors. So if the area of ​​your bathroom exceeds 10 square meters, it is more recommended to choose a wooden door; otherwise, use a glass door!

When choosing a bathroom wooden door, you need to pay attention to three points:

1. Pay attention to the filling. Be sure to fill the inside of the wooden door, and it is best to choose wood board filling, not honeycomb paper filling . The better the filling quality and the higher the degree of filling, the stronger the moisture-proof ability of the wooden door.

2. Try to choose paint-free doors. Although paint-free doors may also suffer from the \”wood veneer damage\” problem I mentioned earlier, they are still more stable than paint surfaces. Much more.

3. It is best to add one more hinge. Generally, wooden doors have 3 hinges, and it is best to add 4 hinges. There are many hinges, which on the one hand can prevent the wooden door from deforming; on the other hand, it can also prevent moisture from damaging the hinges and causing abnormal noise.

[Some pictures in this article are from. Network】

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