Trimming Doors After Carpet Installation

If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.

Trimming doors after carpet installation.

You don t need to. Using a jigsaw is a big no no. Don t run off the end of the door with the planer. 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.

I use an electric plane. The best ways to shorten a door after laying carpet. I also make sure that there will be plenty of space to keep the bottom of the door clear of the carpet. I plane doors a lot after i ve fitted customers new floors.

A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim. 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. The best way to cut off a door bottom. 11 october 2013 at 10 18am edited 30 november 1 at 1 00am in in my home includes diy moneysaving.

Trimming a wood door with a circular saw without splintering the wood or damaging the finish is a challenge. For that reason i cut both jambs to a length that keeps them roughly 3 8 inch off the subfloor. 15 replies 5 5k views dan dan forumite. But with carpet that discrepancy is hardly noticeable.

After cutting the jambs to length i set the hinge jamb on a 3 8 inch thick shingle butt. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. 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. Or you may be replacing the baseboards but leaving the carpet.

If you ve just installed carpeting your doors will probably rub and bind which means that you have to trim off the bottoms.