If you’re one of the thousands of people who bought a new home during the last 18 months, you’ll want to keep your new property in good condition for many years to come.
Doors that bang into walls can cause endless damage. Leaving you with dents and holes all over your home.
How can you prevent damage to your walls from doors and door handles though?
In this article, we look at ways to prevent damage to your walls.
How to prevent damage to your walls
Prevention is always better than cure. Rather than spending money fixing your walls when they’re damaged, try some preventative measures first.
Purchase doorstops
Buying doorstops for your home is the quickest and easiest way to prevent your doors from slamming into your walls and causing costly damage.
Create your own doorstops
You could also get creative and make your own stylish weighted doorstops that fit with your home décor.
What are the different types of doorstops?
There are many types of doorstops beyond the traditional wooden wedge style. Below, we take a look at a few different doorstop types to consider for your home.
Spring doorstops
Spring doorstops are very common. They simply consist of a tightly coiled spring with a rubber end.
They are usually attached to the skirting board behind the door, to stop it hitting the wall.
Floor-mounted doorstops
Floor-mounted doorstops are a lot more discreet. They usually take the form of a quarter sphere with a flat rubber edge.
The door will then hit the rubber edges at a designated point. These doorstops are great in small spaces where you don’t want the door to swing into the whole room.
Kick-down doorstops
Kick-down doorstops are attached to the door itself and function like a bike kickstand. They can be used when necessary to prop the door open and prevent it hitting a wall.
Wall bumpers
Wall bumpers attach directly to the wall or door and consist of a rubber panel that softens the impact when the door touches a wall.
Don’t settle for damaged walls any longer. Invest in the right doorstops for your home and enjoy a slam-free, damage-free door opening experience.
