hi–i want to install a new exterior door in a addition that i’m building–the sub floor is 3/4 plywood—the finished floor is to be 3/4 hardwood–should i shim the door up 3/4–7/8 to slip or but my hardwood under it?–thanks for any help
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A lot of exterior door sills are designed so that hardwood can butt up to them. They know you're gonna have to install the door first. Look at the sill and decide if it will look good with the flooring butted, or if there might be room for a small trim strip. If you decide you want to install it over the flooring, shim the door unit up so that the flooring guy can tuck under it.
Almost every door we install gats a 1/2" peice of sheathing to bump it up for tile/hard woods. You need to remember that there will be a throw rug there also when figuring heights and you want the door to clear it when it opens.
What does this situation in my life ask of me?
thanks--what do you think about sill liners if the door is not going to be exposed to the weather ? ---use all the time?--sometimes? never?
TOPO
I don't have the option so they get sealed with what the builder provides - PL400, caulk,... I have told each of them about sill liners but they don't have enough problems to take it seriously.
If it was my house I would use a liner everytime, even if it was protected from wind driven rain. That is a tiny expense that brings alot of protection.What does this situation in my life ask of me?
thanks trim
Just curious....why raise only 1/2"?
Typical hardwood is 3/4, and tile often finishes higher than that?
J. D. Reynolds
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JD
It workd for us because the door threshhold is usually already around 1" - 1 1/4" already so it already accomadates the hardwood, the 1/2" is to account for the carpet. I should have said that in the first post, the devil is in the details AND the assumptions.What does this situation in my life ask of me?
I have never raised a exterior door insalled many .they are usually high enough for hard wood and a throw rug i like to seal the door to the floor and from the outside elements then but the hard wood to the threshold. apply a bead of coulking and a small trim if necassay