Trimming Doors After Carpet Installation

A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim.

Trimming doors after carpet installation.

You don t need to. 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. But with carpet that discrepancy is hardly noticeable. Trimming a wood door with a circular saw without splintering the wood or damaging the finish is a challenge.

The best ways to shorten a door after laying carpet. Using a jigsaw is a big no no. The best way to cut off a door bottom. 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.

Need to trim doors after carpet install. I also make sure that there will be plenty of space to keep the bottom of the door clear of the carpet. 11 october 2013 at 10 18am edited 30 november 1 at 1 00am in in my home includes diy moneysaving. If you ve just installed carpeting your doors will probably rub and bind which means that you have to trim off the bottoms.

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

I plane doors a lot after i ve fitted customers new floors. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall. After cutting the jambs to length i set the hinge jamb on a 3 8 inch thick shingle butt. I use an electric plane.

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