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Removing and Replacing
Thresholds |
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Thresholds cover floorboard edges that end at a door, and
serve as a transition element to other flooring materials
such as carpet, vinyl, and ceramic tile. Most thresholds
are wood, although you also can buy plastic solid-surface
versions, similar to solid-surface countertops. No matter
what the material is, thresholds serve a decorative as
well as a functional purpose in smoothing the way from
room to room. Here's how to replace one. |
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 If the door
stops, but not the jambs, are undercut, use a hammer and prybar to remove the nails from the threshold and hammer
it out from under the stops. |
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If the doorjambs were undercut to accommodate the
threshold, saw it into two pieces and remove each piece
separately. |
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Before installing a new wood threshold, undercut the
doorstops, if necessary, then measure carefully and cut
the threshold to length. |
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 Predrill
pilot holes and nail the threshold to the floor with
flooring, or counterbore the threshold and fasten it with
countersunk wood screws. |
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Replacing a Threshold |
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