Cut Door To Accomodate Rug

Exterior doors are often installed too low by the builder.

Cut door to accomodate rug.

This problem is totally avoidable if the rough carpenter adds extra height to the rough opening and installs an extra piece of lumber on top of the subfloor. Mark the door for the cut. Shop made sanding block to chamfer the cut edge of the door make a sanding block by cutting a 2 by 3 4 inch strip of wood 1 2 inch shorter than the diameter of the peel and stick sanding paper. At the bottom of the door i put a piece of tape on both the hinge side and the strike side the side with no hinges.

In light wood framing an exterior threshold normally sits on the subfloor and there is a raised lip at the interior side of it directly under the door to keep water from being blown under the door. Above the rug using a scribing compass. Then draw a line from end to end to mark your cut line. When doors are installed to fit hardwood tile linoleum or any other flat floor covering clearance height from the bottom may be 1 2 inch or.

The door then sits too close to the floor and rubs the carpet in front of the door. I place the rug against the closed door and mark both pieces of tape 1 4 in. The best ways to shorten a door after laying carpet. If you were preparing to install tile or another type of flooring you.

It s pretty difficult to find an exterior door threshold that is low enough that the door would not clear a carpet especially for 2x6 stud walls.