Jay H
Senior HTF Member
Howdy, the home improvement HTF folks. (you know who you are)... Got another home question...
I recently installed some authentic catskill quarried bluestone in my foyer area of my hallway (big renovation project going on!) and because it's a bit taller than my carpet, I have removed the vinyl runner that was installed underneath my door (seems like the door was built for it because the runner was stapled to the door and actually fit into the slots that run the length of the underside, unlike most aftermarket runners I've seen at Lowes which are made to simply pancake the door between the edges and is installed by simply sliding the edges on the outside of the door's exterior. Anyway, because the runner would scrape alone the stone I bought, I took the door off and removed it. Now I have perhaps 1/3-1/2" gap between the threshold and the door's bottom. I'd rather have the weatherstrip on the threshold anyway.
However, removing the threshold looks to be a serious task as I see no way of removing it without removing the entire trim and door frame. No visible screws or staples on the aluminum threshold and there is a piece of wood in the front that has screws in it that are stuck. Either way, removing it seems too much of a hassle. Do they make some kind of vinyl strip that I could either screw into the aluminum to act as a weatherstrip or perhaps glue there?
I bought a wood threshold with a vinyl bumper on it but I might return it and see if I can just buy the vinly part and then figure out how to attach it to the preexisting threshold there... Suggestions?
Jay
I recently installed some authentic catskill quarried bluestone in my foyer area of my hallway (big renovation project going on!) and because it's a bit taller than my carpet, I have removed the vinyl runner that was installed underneath my door (seems like the door was built for it because the runner was stapled to the door and actually fit into the slots that run the length of the underside, unlike most aftermarket runners I've seen at Lowes which are made to simply pancake the door between the edges and is installed by simply sliding the edges on the outside of the door's exterior. Anyway, because the runner would scrape alone the stone I bought, I took the door off and removed it. Now I have perhaps 1/3-1/2" gap between the threshold and the door's bottom. I'd rather have the weatherstrip on the threshold anyway.
However, removing the threshold looks to be a serious task as I see no way of removing it without removing the entire trim and door frame. No visible screws or staples on the aluminum threshold and there is a piece of wood in the front that has screws in it that are stuck. Either way, removing it seems too much of a hassle. Do they make some kind of vinyl strip that I could either screw into the aluminum to act as a weatherstrip or perhaps glue there?
I bought a wood threshold with a vinyl bumper on it but I might return it and see if I can just buy the vinly part and then figure out how to attach it to the preexisting threshold there... Suggestions?
Jay