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 When
installing
your front,
garage entry
or other
swinging
exterior
doors of
your new
home, I
recommend
nailing
and gluing
a 1x8, cut
and ripped
to fit,
to the floor
before installing
your new
door. Then
install
the door
on top of
the cut
1x8. Use
sub flooring
glue between
the 1x8
and the
floor and
again between
the 1x8
and the
bottom of
the threshold.
The width
of the 1x8
should not
exceed the
width of
the threshold
and the
1x8 should
fit directly
under the
threshold
when installed.
Usually all steel, wood or fiberglass entry doors will need a 1x8 and hinged patio doors from a window manufacturer will not.
Doing the
above, will
raise up
the door
enough to
clear doormats
and carpets
used to
wipe your
feet on
when someone
enters the
door.
 In
most new
homes these
days ceramic
tile or
hardwood
floors are
installed
at the entry
ways of
homes for
cleaning
purposes.
Due to the
thickness
of the tiles
underlayment
and the
tile itself,
the combined
thickness
will reach
3/4 to one
inch. Which
will leave
little room
between
the bottom
of the door
and the
new floor
for a floor
mat when
the door
is opened.
I know
we have
all gone
into a new
home and
when the
front door
is opened
it catches
on the floor
mat used
to wipe
your shoes
or the mat
is placed
away from
the door
because
the homeowner
is tired
of fixing
the mat
every time
someone
comes in
the door.
There are
always a
few exceptions
to the above,
especially
with hinged
patio doors.
Check with
your sales
rep where
you are
buying your
doors.
Usually
all steel,
wood or
fiberglass
entry doors
will need
a 1x8 and
hinged patio
doors from
a window
manufacturer
will not.
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