Trimming Doors After Carpet Installation

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Trimming doors after carpet installation.

Need to trim doors after carpet install. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet. 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. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet.

After cutting the jambs to length i set the hinge jamb on a 3 8 inch thick shingle butt. You might be following the line on one side of the door but jigsaw blades bend so there s nothing to suggest it s cutting anywhere near straight on the other side. 11 october 2013 at 10 18am edited 30 november 1 at 1 00am in in my home includes diy moneysaving. If you decide to cut off an exterior door make sure you have a plan for sealing the bottom of the door against the threshold when the door is closed.

15 replies 5 5k views dan dan forumite. The best ways to shorten a door after laying carpet. Don t run off the end of the door with the planer. Using a jigsaw is a big no no.

The best way to cut off a door bottom. Here s the method of door cutting that works best for us. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. Trimming a wood door with a circular saw without splintering the wood or damaging the finish is a challenge.

A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim. You don t need to. But with carpet that discrepancy is hardly noticeable. I plane doors a lot after i ve fitted customers new floors.

For that reason i cut both jambs to a length that keeps them roughly 3 8 inch off the subfloor.