Cutting Doors For Carpet

With the carpet down.

Cutting doors for carpet.

I used a cedar shake shim that is very thin at the one end and placed that end against the door. The tape helps to avoid splintering when cutting the door. 1 identify the height that you would like to cut back the door. The only place it may happen is on the lock end but if you slow the cut down as it is about to appear your ok.

If you ve just installed carpeting your doors will probably rub and bind which means that you have to trim off the bottoms. I scribed a line at two different. But with carpet that discrepancy is hardly noticeable. For that reason i cut both jambs to a length that keeps them roughly 3 8 inch off the subfloor.

I also make sure that there will be plenty of space to keep the bottom of the door clear of the carpet. If the door is dragging on carpet it works pretty well to put a no. After cutting the jambs to length i set the hinge jamb on a 3 8 inch thick shingle butt. Use a tape measure to determine the distance from the finished.

In other words cut off a little try it and cut off a little more if necessary. Here s the method of door cutting that works best for us. If carpet is not down maybe. Ive no doubt it does the job but i bet it looks its different for skirting as jointer is on flat solid floor so you will get a flat uniform cut but on doors with carpet down.

Ide t someone if the attacked my doors like that. The radius of the pencil usually provides adequate clearance. Tap the pin with a hammer from the bottom to raise it up high enough to grasp it at the top with. Place the tip of a nail vertically on the bottom of the hinge cylinder to begin removing the door.

Panlid feb 12 2005 31. Quick plane and some new screws on. Trimming a wood door with a circular saw without splintering the wood or damaging the finish is a challenge. 2 pencil on the carpet and mark the door.

The best way to cut off a door bottom.