What Are Door Kick Plates and How to Install Them?

A door kick plate can be a small vital detail to any door that can protect from kicks and knocks and prolong the material life in the long haul. In recent years, bronze door kick plates are gaining extensive popularity in home interiors. As people are becoming modern in their lifestyles are becoming more fast-paced, requiring more efficiency, aluminum kick plate allows you to enter your home without bothering to damage the door. For example, if you are carrying children, it is natural for you to kick the door open.

In this article, we will have a look at what are kick plates and their benefits.

Description Of Kitchen Door Kick Plates:

Door kick plates are a sheet of material, like steel, bronze, copper, aluminum, brass, plastic, vinyl, etc., attached to the bottom of the door to protect it from damage. They get their name from when people kick to open the door when they are carrying something in their hands. At the places where a lot of people come and go, kick plates ensure the safety of the doors. For example, they are quite essential in the places like schools and hospitals. If your door is not made from high quality material, the chances are it might get damaged over time as people kick the door open again and again. Providing your door with some extra protection of a brass kick plate ensures you are safeguarding your investment. Doors don’t come cheap, so it’s sensible to give them extra protection. An aluminum kick plate is more durable compared to plastic or vinyl kick plates, but the plastic kick plates give you more choices in terms of color combinations.

How To Install Door Kick Plates

A Kitchen Kick plate is installed at the bottom of the door to protect it from knocks and kicks. It is up to you to decide which doors need them the most. That's why you find them on the external doors of schools, hospitals, shops, public buildings, warehouses, etc. These plates are approx 30 to 40 cm tall and easy to install. If you are using a swinging door, you may benefit from installing a bronze door kick plate on both sides of the door.

How To Install An Aluminum Kick Plate

• Hold the brass kick plate in the position where you want to install it, i.e., at the bottom of the door. Allow 3 cm of clearance from the edge of the door.
• Fasten the plate with the help of tape.
• Make marks on the door where you want to install it. Your aluminum kick plate should have holes for screws already.
• Remove it from the door.
• Using a hammer or a center punch create depressions at each of the markings on your door.
• Make holes using a sharp drill bit.
• Hold the kick plate back up against the door and start securing it.
• Remove the door from the hinges.

The practical design of the brass kick plateprotects your doors against kicks and anything else that knocks at the bottom of the door, for example, toys, strollers, and anything else.

Posted July 25, 2022 05:59