How to Select Door Stops?

For purposes such as moving things in and out, hoping to promote indoor air circulation and in order to protect children and so on, if the door is wanted to be kept open temporarily, these requirements can be easily solved as long as people have a door stop. Here are some tips for selecting door stop.

 

 

1. Introduction to Door Stop

Sloth door stop is actually an auxiliary prop to block the door and the door frame. The function of safety door stopper is to keep the door open all the time. It is a configuration to avoid closing the door. There are many kinds of door stops on the market. In addition to the common plug-in type, there are foldable pedal styles. The material is from soft rubber products to metal products that are not easy to deteriorate and the creative design styles are even more dazzling.

 

 

2. Key Points of Door Stop Selection

(1) Plug-in Type

The plug-in type door stop can be fixed by placing it directly between the floor and the door panel. It has the shape of triangular inclined section and can be applied in a wide range of sizes. As long as it is inserted into the door crevice accurately, it can be firmly fixed and it is easy and fast to use. This kind of plug-in type soft door stops has various materials, including resin, silica gel, etc. However, if scratch and damage of the door panel is wanted to be avoided, rubber door stop or rubber door wedge with elasticity may be more comfortable.

 

The size of the door gap must be measured before purchase. Even if there is only one or two centimeters of error, the function of the plug-in type door stop may be lost, especially in the porch, kitchen and so on.  Where the height difference is easy to appear should be specially taken care.

 

In addition, there are many adjustable door stops that are easy to store and take. The storage methods can be divided into two types, the hanging style with hanging rope and the magnetic suction style with magnet which can be adsorbed on the metal plane. People can select according to the door panel material and handle shape at home.

 

(2) Folding Type Which Can Be Directly Installed on the Door

The folding door stop can be fixed on the side of the door panel. If necessary, it can be fixed in one step. The foot operated door stop is the most common among them, which can easily save the trouble of squatting to put every time. At the same time, it is also very suitable for doors with high door seam or the porch with height difference.

 

Before the best door stopper is used in the place with height difference, the distance between the installation position and the ground should be measured first. If it is directly installed without careful confirmation, it is likely to emerge the problem that the length is not enough and it cannot be fixed. In addition, there are many extra long door stop specially designed for raising the height of the door panel in the market. If the general products can not meet the size of the door panel, this type can also be referred to.

 

Folding door stop with high stability is often fixed under construction. In addition to the styles of additional magnet and glue, the most common door stopper currently on the domestic market in China is installed through screws. However, whether it is the back glue or screws, it is easy to leave traces when it is removed and even it will make the surface of the door panel peel off. Make sure to think it over before purchase if the door panel is not wanted to get dirty or be damaged.

 

Different forms of novelty door stops are suitable for different types of doors. But no matter which one,  confirm the structure and size of the door leaf before purchase carefully and thenselect the most suitable one for it carefully.