Estet Doors: Types And Models, Their Advantages And Disadvantages, As Well As Installation Features And Customer Reviews

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-17 22:26

Estet doors - a new aesthetic for your space

Estet is one of the most famous Russian door manufacturers. Its products are actively used by eminent interior designers and ordinary people. If you are not used to making purchases according to your mood and prefer to learn everything possible about the products you are interested in, stay with us.

Content

• 1 Production of doors "Estet"

  • 1.1 What materials are doors made of
  • 1.2 Video: a tour of the Estet factory
• 2 Advantages and disadvantages of Estet doors

• 3 Model range of doors "Estet"

  • 3.1 Interior doors

    3.1.1 Photo gallery: interior doors "Estet" in the interior

  • 3.2 Entrance doors

    • 3.2.1 Table: characteristics and equipment of steel doors "Estet"
    • 3.2.2 Video: production and quality control of Estet entrance doors
  • 3.3 Doors with different types of opening
• 4 Fittings and components for doors "Estet"

• 5 Features of installation of doors "Estet"

  5.1 Video: Installation tips for the Estet folding doors

• 6 Tips for the operation and repair of Estet doors

  6.1 Video: how easy it is to replace the inner trim on the front door

• 7 What users say

Production of doors "Estet"

Doors under the Estet brand appeared on the market in 2002. Today the company produces not only door leaves, but also transoms, arches, decorative capitals, interior partitions, wall panels, platbands, baseboards and even stairs. The manufacture of triplex for own needs has also been arranged. There are 15 Estet brand salons operating throughout the Russian Federation, and the head office and factory are located in Cheboksary.

Genuine doors with the company logo are sold only in Estet branded salons

The production capacity of the company occupies 20,000 m ² and provides production volumes of up to 200,000 items per year.

What materials are doors made of

The door leaves and frames are based on Lamell Tech coniferous timber. During preparation, resin pockets, rudiments of rot, knots and other imperfections are removed from the massif. Then the fragments are spliced to create a blank of the desired size. This prevents damage to wood under the influence of natural factors, it becomes less sensitive to a lack / excess of moisture and can last much longer.

A typical construct of frame doors consists of a timber base and a filler, the composition of which depends on the class and purpose of the door

The wooden frame is covered with MDF / MDF sheets with a thickness of 6 mm or HDF / HDF boards (also a material based on wood dust, only more dense). For decorative finishing, PVC foil or other types of film coatings with a given texture are used. Thanks to the method of membrane-vacuum pressing, the film most accurately repeats the pattern of the panels, including the imitation of the thread. The finishing decoration of the door can also be performed by means of paintwork or colored glass "Lakobel" with or without engraving.

Partially glazed canvases are provided with a groove into which a 4 mm thick solid glass sheet is inserted from above (in the models of the Prestige, Style and Sirius series - 8 mm triplex). Using this technology, it is possible to simulate a layout of any complexity without using glazing beads and cutting glass. To prevent the glass from rattling, the canvas is treated with a transparent silicone sealant around the perimeter.

In the company "Estet" almost any door can be ordered both with a blank leaf and with glass

Ready-made door frames are equipped with soft sealing strips (like on metal-plastic windows), due to which sound insulation is provided when closed and silent closing.

A special groove must be cut in the door frame to accommodate the sealing tape

The company uses only those materials for which quality certificates have been obtained. In particular, varnishes and paints are provided with ISO 9001 documentation and ISO 14001 environmental management certificate, that is, they are approved by international commissions.

Video: a tour of the Estet factory

Advantages and disadvantages of Estet doors

The Estet brand positions itself as a manufacturer of a wide range of models, introducing innovative technologies into its products.

1. One of the "tricks" of the company is the serial production of doors of non-standard sizes. For example, canvases with a height of 2100 mm or 2300 mm can simply be bought in a store, without waiting for their delivery to order.

   

   Spectacular custom-sized doors will make any high opening luxurious

2. Another of the unique directions is wooden fire doors. Now on the market there are only metal analogues, which are inappropriate for office and public buildings. Wooden models will help to protect the premises, which, with proper security, should remain cozy and beautiful.
3. The products compare favorably with a 10-year maintenance-free service and a full guarantee for the first 2 years for all models.

For all its advantages, the doors of "Estet" are not devoid of disadvantages, therefore, the choice must be considered carefully. You can be sure that you can easily select the desired color, size and design - the company is famous for its wide range. The main attention should be paid to the material of the decorative coating. It is important to understand that budget models will last much less expensive ones, no matter how great they look in the store.

Doors with blank engraved panels are among the most durable

When you need doors to the closet, which opens once a week, or to the dressing room for seasonal items, the PVC-coated canvas will serve you for decades. But in a room with more intensive traffic, it is better to choose a microshpon or enamel. The most durable models are finished in colored triplex and equipped with an aluminum edging, but they also cost several times more than more traditional versions. Doors are exactly the product, the price of which directly indicates the service life.

Adding glass to a blind door makes it more interesting and noble

I believe that buying cheap products is not always a bad thing. In particular, budget models from Estet are perfect for pre-sale apartment renovation. It is difficult for me to imagine people who would not want to change something in their home to their liking, but the means and the exact understanding of what they need do not come immediately. Therefore, the installation of beautiful inexpensive canvases will help to make a good impression on buyers, and in 5-7 years that such products will serve, residents will already determine their own interior preferences and will be able to buy something more appropriate to their needs.

Model range of doors "Estet"

The company produces both entrance and interior products of various configurations and designs. There are home furnishings and office options. The company's designers try not only to match the fashion trends, but also to set it. For example, white doors are available in four shades and are present in all stylistic lines - from classic to modern.

The range of the company "Estet" includes doors suitable for installation even in a modern palace

With the introduction of noble matte tones in interiors, the enamel coating Lacquer innovation was developed. The company has supported the trend towards the use of stone and plaster for concrete with the Soft touch series, which has several tones of concrete, slate decor, matte finish in popular natural shades. And wood lovers are offered 9 variants of NatureWood films, 24 types of Boonlayer coatings, 7 wood patterns made of Enamel enamel, 4 varieties of ultra-veneer, 20 varieties of inexpensive films and 21 varieties of premium wood decors.

Interior doors

Now there are about 500 door models on sale, grouped into 21 collections. For each of them, you can choose one of ten shades of paint or more than a hundred films for wood, including those in blue Artwood decors (Holz range) and green enamel enamel. By the name of the collection, it is easy to find out in which interior this door will look:

• "Novella" and "Bliss" - the embodiment of modern classics with its simplicity and restrained nobility;
• "Perfect" represents an ultra-modern solution - panels with asymmetric engraving, "crystal" design;
• Elegance and Weiss are created for connoisseurs of wenge and modern minimalism;
• "Bliss" is also designed in a minimalist style, but decorated with interesting relief glass;
• “Liberty” will appeal to connoisseurs of eco-design and rustic style;
• "Provence", "Renaissance" and "Baroque" are designed to give the interior a palace chic.

With the help of hinged doors with asymmetrical canvases, you can ceremoniously arrange a narrow doorway

The collections mainly include single-leaf products, but you can easily buy double-leaf products with the same or different panels. Most of the sizes are ready-made, while the manufacturer is ready to modify almost any model to suit the desired parameters. The waiting period is usually 1–2 months.

Separately, in the model range, there are hidden doors that can completely merge with the wall. These are frame canvases in an aluminum box with a primed surface. Thanks to this preparation, the door can be given your own design - wallpaper, paint, cover with painting or decorative plaster. In addition, they will come to the court in a modern interior, where doors without platbands are needed.

It's nice that even a very high opening can be hidden behind secret doors

As a person who does not like to allow guests into their personal space, I am glad that hidden doors are becoming available to the average consumer. In my opinion, this is ideal for a closet, dressing room, technical room and, of course, a married bedroom. Since I enter my bedroom directly from the living room, it is quite difficult to ensure privacy in other ways (you will not keep the door locked). But the practical use of canvases is still confusing. On plain surfaces such as painting or plaster, whatever one may say, you can see a gap around the canvas, and the wallpaper, it seems to me, will inevitably begin to peel off at the ends. Of the more practical options, I saw only painting in a dark (almost black) color and wall panels located with similar gaps. I can't imagine such solutions in my house yet. It seems to me,if the manufacturer offered the ability to protect the ends with some kind of transparent corners, more people would dare to use hidden doors with wallpaper.

Photo gallery: interior doors "Estet" in the interior

Light geometric decor allows the door to match any modern setting

Even hidden doors from "Estet" can effectively stand out against the background of the wall

A large amount of glass makes the door unusually airy, but leaves it impenetrable to prying eyes

Choosing a white door with perfect geometric proportions, you can afford the most daring wall shades

It is thanks to the doors that a simple laconic interior can be made ceremonial and harmonious.

Entrance doors

Entrance doors from "Estet" can be installed in the country, and in a private house, and in an apartment. Regardless of the presence of a vestibule, such canvases provide reliable thermal insulation.

Even the most modest canvas in the interior can look "delicious"

They are made of 1.5 mm cold rolled steel. The space inside the doors is filled with a non-combustible insulation (mineral wool "Knauf"), for sound insulation, a two- or three-circuit perimeter seal with porous rubber with increased wear resistance is used. Burglary resistance is provided by additional stiffening ribs, the use of anti-removable crossbars, hidden hinges, modern locking systems. There is a series of doors with thermal break, but their price starts from 40 thousand rubles.

As decoration on the outside, convex patterns with imitation of panels or engraving, stripes of metal polished to a mirror shine, forged decorative plates and grilles can be used. Inside the door can be the same or decorated with a special overlay. Most often, it is selected for the design of the rest of the doors in the room, or ordered with a large mirror insert.

The brand's designers tried to harmoniously fit modern technological doors into the classic interior

Table: characteristics and complete set of steel doors "Estet"

Product series	Box thickness, mm	Blade thickness, mm	Installed locks				External finishing	Interior decoration
			30.11 *	50.11 **	32.01 ***	25.14 ****
Optima 1	64	fifty	+	-	-	-	Powder paint	Decorative panel 6 mm
Optima 2	64	fifty	+	-	-	-	Powder paint	Powder paint
Optima 3	64	fifty	-	-	+	-	Powder paint	Decorative panel 6 mm
"Prestige 1"	74	60	-	+	+	+	Powder paint	Panel 6mm / 16mm or + mirror 16mm
"Prestige 2"	74	60	-	-	+	-	Powder paint	Powder paint
"Prestige 3"	130	80	-	+	+	+	Powder paint	Panel 6mm / 16mm or + mirror 16mm
"Prestige 4"	130	77	-	+	+	+	Powder paint	Powder paint
"Prestige 5"	84	60	-	+	+	+	Powder paint	Panel 6mm / 16mm or + mirror 16mm
"Business 1"	75	60	-	+	+	+	Decorative panel 16 mm	Panel 6mm / 16mm or + mirror 16mm
"Business 2"	101	88	-	+	+	+	Decorative panel 16 mm	Panel 6mm / 16mm or + mirror 16mm
"Business 3M"	92	78	-	+	+	+	Powder paint	Panel 6mm / 16mm or + mirror 16mm
"Business 4"	117	77	-	+	+	+	Powder paint	Panel 6mm / 16mm or + mirror 16mm
"Business 5"	140	89	-	+	+	+	Decorative panel 10 mm UD, U2 (D), U3 (D) / 16	Decorative panel 10 mm UD, U2 (D), U3 (D) / 16
Fireproof	74	60	Apecs 2000				Powder paint	Powder paint
"Alaska"	130	93	G50.15 (+ G30.01)				Powder paint	Decorative panel MarziPro 16 mm
* "Guardian 30.11" - a mortise lever lock with a latch and three bolts, the second class of burglary resistance ** "Guardian 50.11" - a mortise safety-type lever lock with a latch and three bolts, the third class of burglary resistance *** "Guardian 32.01" - a mortise cylinder lock with three crossbars, fourth class of burglary resistance **** "Guardian 25.14" - a combined lock with eight crossbars, two security mechanisms, latch and bolt, fourth class of burglary resistance

Video: production and quality control of Estet entrance doors

Doors with different types of opening

The company does not limit buyers to conventional swing doors. Her arsenal also includes:

• sliding doors like a compartment. As a rule, these are one or two canvases on the outer guide, which move along the wall. They can be part of an interior partition, then in the open form, the shifted doors are placed on top of the stationary ones. There are varieties with a guide that is hidden in the canvas itself. There are no cassette models hiding in the wall in the range;

  

  Sliding canvases are considered the safest and most durable

• folding doors are represented by books (the leaf is divided 50/50, the ends remain in the opening), canvases of the "Help" series (30/60, the leaf is folded in the opening) and "Compak" (50/50, the folded leaf is parallel to the wall, the opening is free) … Suitable for various openings - 760–1010 mm in width, 1990–2120 mm in height. The standard number of fragments in the panel is 2, but their number can be increased to order;

  

  The folding door is the most requested solution for bathrooms and narrow corridors

• series "Roto" - doors that can be opened in both directions, when open they are perpendicular to the wall. Available in widths 720-1110 mm with two heights 2000 and 2100 mm.

  

  Rotary opening technology is relatively new, but quite reliable

For each type of opening, you can find both modern and classic canvases, but there are also limitations (for example, classics with a raised pattern in the center or a large glass insert are not divided in half). Therefore, a list of possible systems is usually provided for each model.

Fittings and components for doors "Estet"

When buying door leaves, they usually offer:

• a ready-made box (for hidden models) or a kit for its installation. Optionally, you can choose an option with or without a threshold, exactly in the tone of the door or in a contrasting color;
• door fittings for decorating an opening in a thick wall, where the end is not completely covered by the frame. This is an analogue of decorative panels of the door itself with exactly the same coating;
• platbands, they can be selected from the manufacturer's assortment - from the simplest smooth to decorative ones with imitation of carving and capitals;
• skirting boards. They are not included in the basic set, but if the perfect combination of the skirting board and the door is important to you, as well as the beautiful adjoining of the skirting board and platbands, they should be taken with the door.

Hidden doors must be installed immediately after finishing rough work

The fittings for Estet doors are usually Italian.

1. Pens can be matched in tone and design to blend well with the style of the canvas itself.
2. Hinges are most often offered hidden, but for classic models there are also open ones with decor.

3. Locks for entrance doors are Russian, produced by Guardian. Depending on the class and requirements for burglary resistance, from one to three locks of varying degrees of secrecy are installed.

   

   In the most expensive models of Estet entrance doors, combined octagonal locks with two mechanisms and a latch are installed

Features of installation of doors "Estet"

Standard models of Estet doors are installed similarly to any other frame doors made of timber and MDF. Differences may appear:

• when buying paintings from the collections "Urban", "Perfect" and "Novella". The manufacturer installs hinges in them at the factory. The choice of fittings disappears, but the speed and accuracy of installation increases markedly;
• installation of branded platbands. For its boxes and canvases, the company offers special molded products that snap into the groove on the box. The outer part of the casing remains intact, no nails or screws are visible, it is possible to remove and reinstall them without damage;
• when installing hidden doors. They are sold complete with their own ready-made box and are installed at the stage of rough finishing of the room so that it is possible to hide the joint between the wall and the box under the putty.

The assembly of the box is one of the important stages where beginners often make mistakes.

Each finished product is accompanied by installation instructions, in which you can familiarize yourself with the nuances inherent in your purchase.

Video: Tips for installing Estet folding doors

Tips for the operation and repair of Estet doors

Many people praise Estet products for ease of use and maintainability, but before using the advice of outsiders, you should familiarize yourself with the characteristics of your own door. For example, there is a recommendation to erase marker drawings with an acetone-containing solvent. But not every PVC film will survive such treatment, it is quite possible that budget doors in this place will fade or the coating will wear off faster. Therefore, always check the cleaning recommendations from the sellers and ask them to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed products on an exhibition sample from the same collection.

The lighter the door, the more careful you should treat it

On your own initiative, you can only adhere to the usual operating rules:

• gently clean with a damp sponge without detergents and strong friction;
• try to prevent the glass cleaner from getting on the film;
• install bumpers or sticker-buffers in places where the door handle can hit the wall;
• do not hang a bag or any other heavy object on the handles;
• do not allow children to play with the door, etc.

Repairs can be performed on your own only after the expiration of the warranty period, when it is no longer possible to contact the seller. Then the ordinary craftsman can easily replace the loops and handles, the instructions for them are usually attached when selling. It is also possible to independently replace the glass, it is enough to cut the silicone along the contour with a construction knife, push the damaged canvas through the upper groove and install a new one in the same way. It is also possible to replace the decorative trim on metal doors.

Video: how easy it is to replace the inner trim on the front door

What users say

Today a lot of good things are said about the Estet company, but there are also a lot of negative reviews. If you are still in doubt, be sure to evaluate the quality of the products with your own eyes, and if you do not trust the masters, hire proven ones. Remember that ultimately the safety of your doors always depends on how you treat them.