Doors and windows are very important in house decoration, because these are things that are difficult to replace and are frequently used. Especially windows, if you want to replace them, it means reinstalling. Not only do you need to replace the windows, but the tiles also need to be re-paved, and even the walls need to be repainted. Therefore, we must not be careless when choosing doors and windows. Today I will share with you how to choose doors and windows.

Types of doors

The main doors needed for new house decoration are actually There are four types of entrance doors, bedroom doors, bathroom doors and sliding glass doors. Entrance doors and bedroom doors are priced by the unit. Bathroom doors and sliding glass doors are often priced by the square meter because they are glass doors.

You need to choose a better quality entrance door. If the quality is good, there is no need to replace the door, just change the lock. In addition, whether a fingerprint lock is needed varies from person to person.

Choose solid wood doors for bedroom doors. Wooden doors are also divided into solid solid wood doors and hollow solid wood doors. A solid solid wood door is filled with solid wood without gaps. The outer door is wrapped with a layer of baking paint or paint-free board. A solid solid wood door weighs about 60-70 kilograms. The other type is a hollow solid wood door. Although it is also filled with solid wood, there are gaps and intervals in the middle. The weight of a door is about 30-50 kilograms. It is definitely recommended to choose solid wood doors.

For bathroom doors, choose tempered glass doors with aluminum alloy frames. Don’t choose the so-called titanium alloy ones, because they are just for publicity, just to make money, push and pull. The same goes for glass doors. In fact, they are all aluminum alloys. Real titanium alloys are used on nuclear submarines. The processing difficulty and cost are extremely high. How can they be used casually for civilian use.

Sliding glass doors are mainly used in kitchens, depending on the thickness of the profile and glass. Sliding glass doors are also divided into floor rails and hanging rails. When choosing a wall cabinet, pay special attention to the hardware of the wall cabinet. If the hardware of the wall cabinet is of poor quality, the glass door will shake. When choosing floor cabinet doors, choose simple floor rails. The simpler, the better for cleaning, and floor rails are relatively cheap. \’It is recommended to choose hanging rails, which are better for hygiene. \’

In the end, I chose an ordinary brand of decent quality door. Of course, it is definitely not a big brand. Big brands are indeed expensive. I have gone to see Tata doors and I think they look better. Anyone who catches the eye will be slapped with thousands of fan blades, and he will be resolutely persuaded to leave.

Door price

I saw more than 10 sellers Door stores, I only share door prices of common brands.The price is still very meaningful. I have also looked at big brands, and they are indeed very budget-friendly and are not within my consideration range, so I have not listed them separately. Anyway, as for the prices of big brands, everyone can think up!

Of course, the entrance door should be a brand of anti-theft door, the price is 3000-5000 yuan per door. If the quality is good, there is no need to replace the door, just replace the lock.

The price of solid solid wood doors is between 1,000-1,500 yuan, and the price of hollow solid wood doors is between 500-700 yuan.

Whether bathroom doors are priced by square meter or by door, the price of one door is about 1,000 yuan.

Sliding glass doors generally cost 1,000-2,000 yuan per square meter.

I did not replace the entrance door. The open kitchen in my home does not require sliding glass doors, so I ended up buying bedroom doors and bathroom doors. For the bedroom door, I chose a solid wood door that costs 1,300 yuan. It is not the cheapest, because the quality is good, it looks good, and it suits my aesthetics. The bathroom door costs 850 yuan for an aluminum alloy tempered glass door. I bought it from a solid wood door store. I thought the price was right and it didn\’t look ugly, so I ordered it together.

Window specifications

The water in the window is very deep. There are many doorways, the price gap is huge, and there is no difference between aluminum alloy and broken bridge aluminum. In fact, the so-called broken bridge aluminum is also an aluminum alloy, but it is just a new word created to make you pay more. You just need to check the workmanship and thickness of the profile in the store to see if it is what you want. It is enough to choose aluminum alloy for the profile, and don\’t care about the brand.

The choice of windows mainly depends on the thickness of the aluminum alloy and the thickness of the glass. Generally speaking, the thicker the aluminum alloy, the better, but it also means more expensive. For glass, you should choose 3C certified tempered glass. Generally, you should choose double-layer insulating tempered glass. There are also better three-layer insulating tempered glass, which is of course more expensive.

Windows are generally divided into casement windows and sliding windows. Of course, there are also more advanced combinations of casement windows and sliding windows. The airtightness and sound insulation effect of casement windows are better than sliding windows of the same quality, but the price is slightly more expensive. The opening area of ​​sliding windows is generally larger than that of casement windows, and the ventilation effect is better.

Of course, there is also the kind of large glass that is a whole piece of floor-to-ceiling windows, and then a casement window is opened on the side. Aluminum alloy for such windowsYou must choose one with sufficient thickness, and the glass must also be of sufficient thickness, otherwise the strength will not be enough.

The price of windows

The price difference of windows is really big, I I have visited more than 10 door and window stores, both branded and non-branded, and carefully compared them. The price gap is very large, especially between branded windows and non-branded windows. Today I will share with you the prices of doors and windows. Unless otherwise stated below, we are talking about the prices of sliding windows.

Branded windows are more than 2,000 yuan/square meter. Of course, there are even more expensive ones, generally costing more than 1,000 yuan/square meter. The cheapest small brands are also It costs more than 600 yuan/square meter. The cheapest non-brand windows cost just over 300 yuan/square meter, and good-quality non-brand windows cost less than 500 yuan/square meter. They are also made of aluminum alloy and have 3C certified tempered glass.

It’s not that a brand-name window costing more than 2,000 yuan per square meter is not good, but it is unnecessary. In fact, the glass is the same hollow double-layer 3C certified tempered glass. The main reason is that the thickness of the profile, which costs more than 2,000 yuan/square meter, clearly exceeds your needs at first glance, and you simply cannot use such thick material.

It is undeniable that the thickness and width of profiles costing more than 300 yuan/square are significantly different from those costing more than 2,000 yuan/square. However, I compared brand doors and windows that cost more than 600 yuan/square meter. In fact, the profile quality is exactly the same, and the workmanship may not be as good as that of non-brand masters. In other words, since multiple brands cost more than 300 yuan per square meter, there is really no need to pay more for one brand.

I’m not afraid of everyone’s jokes. Although my home has three large floor-to-ceiling windows, I didn’t dare to ask the store how much one square meter of floor-to-ceiling glass costs. , because I heard from the side that it is indeed too expensive and cannot be used. I estimate that if my entire home were to use this large piece of glass, the windows alone would cost tens of thousands.

In the end, I chose non-brand windows that cost more than 400 yuan/square meter. The quality is similar to the brand doors and windows that cost more than 1,000 yuan/square meter, at least in terms of profiles and glass thickness. are consistent. And in terms of workmanship, this kind of non-brand windows made by master craftsmen is comparable to ordinary brand craftsmanship.

Choice between casement windows and sliding windows

Generally speaking Sliding windows have a wider view than casement windows and have better ventilation effects. Of course, the sound insulation effect is naturally better with casement windows.However, casement windows are more expensive than sliding windows, usually about 100 yuan per square meter. And if it is to make a whole piece of large glass, it will be more expensive. The bigger the glass, the more expensive it is, and the price will increase exponentially. Because safety must be considered, not only the glass but also the profiles must be thickened, which makes installation more difficult and can only be done by hoisting.

In the end, I chose to make all sliding windows because my home is in the atrium, not close to the street, and I think the sliding windows can open a larger area, which is more beneficial. for ventilation. Of course, if it is close to the street, I will definitely choose casement windows, after all, considering sound insulation and dust isolation.

Notes

Everyone has a question, developers Do the doors and windows need to be replaced? My suggestion is, if you are a wealthy person, just change it. Don’t decide whether to change it based on the quality. If the budget is limited, there is no need to replace the doors and windows made by the developer if they are of acceptable quality.

My house is transparent from the north to the south. The developer has installed all the windows on the north side. There are simple railings on the south side and all new windows need to be installed. After checking the windows on the north side, I found that the quality was okay. They were all made of aluminum alloy, and the glass was also hollow double-layer tempered glass, but there was no screen. So I decided not to replace the north window. In the end, the window seller gave me a screen for the north window as a gift.

Originally I planned to replace the bathroom window, but the window boss who measured the size said that it is originally made of aluminum alloy and tempered glass, so I will replace it for you. This kind of thing makes no sense at all, just let me put a privacy film on it, which made me feel like a conscientious boss!

I\’m sure the developer will not install the bedroom door for you, but generally the entrance door developer has already installed it. If the original entrance door is of good quality Choose not to change.

The installation process of doors and windows is very important. No matter how good the quality is, it will not work if the installation process is not good. Therefore, when choosing doors and windows, you can ask the store to take you to the place where they have been installed. inspection.

Doors and windows must be booked in advance, because doors and windows are all made to order, and the ordering cycle is basically more than a month, or even longer. Because the windows need to be renovated after the water and electricity are completed, the frame of the window must be installed before the masons enter the site, and the masons must also fill the gaps. The door needs to be installed after applying putty and before applying latex paint. If the doors and windows cannot arrive in time, it will affect subsequent construction, so be sure to confirm the installation time of the doors and windows with the merchant.

Generally speaking, window screens and hardware are included in the total cost, including transportation and installation.Installation, no need to pay any other fees. These are all things that you must pay attention to when purchasing windows. Remember to confirm with the merchant. If it is a large piece of glass that also involves transportation and hoisting costs, you need to confirm with the merchant how to charge.

Door hardware, transportation and installation are generally included in the cost of the door and do not need to be charged separately. These also need to be confirmed with the merchant.

Final cost

I think the quality of my home’s entrance door It was okay, so I didn\’t change it. I spent 150 yuan to change the lock, and I didn\’t install a fingerprint lock. The doors are either big brands or ordinary brands, but the quality is still decent. There are 3 bedroom doors with a unit price of 1,300 yuan. There are also three bathroom doors, priced at 850 yuan each. My home has an open kitchen and omits the sliding glass door. The total cost on the door is 6,600 yuan.

The living room and two bedrooms on the south side of my house have a total of three floor-to-ceiling windows. The total area is 26 square meters. I just made ordinary sliding windows to open up the view. It is also spacious and has good ventilation effect. In the end, the unit price was 450 yuan/square meter, and the total cost was 11,700 yuan.

The above prices for doors and windows include all costs of hardware, screens, transportation, installation, etc. That is, the total cost of all the doors and windows at home is 18,300 yuan.

As for doors and windows, I mainly save on the entrance door, sliding glass door and windows. The entrance door is not replaced, which saves at least 3,000 yuan. If you build an open kitchen, you can directly eliminate the sliding glass door in the kitchen and save at least 3,000 yuan. Compared with brand windows of the same quality, the windows save at least more than 6,000 yuan, and compared with big brands, they save at least more than 10,000 yuan. The total savings on doors and windows are at least 12,000 yuan.

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