That looks like someone's Frankenstein solution. They have glued/screwed a door bottom weatherstrip (which is supposed to be on the door itself) to your threshold.
LOL... No, I just work on a lot of doors and know what I'm seeing on your photo.
If you take the door off it's hinges, you can maybe see what sort of weatherstripping really ought to be there on the bottom of the door. You shouldn't replace what is there with the same thing. That's not correct to step on the weatherstrip like that.
Depends how you want to fix it. Like I said, the way it is now is incorrect. That weatherstrip is supposed to be on the door, not on the threshold, so you really aren't supposed to be stepping on it. It's supposed to be on the door and there are quite a few types of different door bottoms. Some screw or get glued and stapled onto the bottom of the door, others have a double kerf, others slide in.
Judging by the jacked up way they did that, either the door has been changed and is too short, or they just didn't know what they were doing, or they couldn't find the right style for the door.
At any rate, I'd need to see the bottom of the door to know what to suggest.
Given the previous owners, anything is possible. I am also quite curious to see what's under that weatherstrip. Did they just cover it up? I almost don't want to deal with it but I'll snap some pics of the underneath. Thanks.
my mom is having new siding put on her house and part of the deal is replacing a few windows. one of the double hung windows arrived today and the contractor admitted they damaged it in transport and the outside top window is cracked. the inside one is fine. they said they are gonna measure the glass and replace it without taking the window out
i thought there was gas in between panes or is that not the case in all windows? also is it ok for just a general contractor to replace a window pane like this or should the window people come out and do it
I'm working on a doorway, in a basement stairwell. The exterior door is fine. But the interior door, down the stairs, which separates the basement from the stairwell, is leaking heat out on 3 sides. I installed one of those gaskets on the bottom of the door which solved most of the problem of cold air leaking in under that door. I say 'most' because there's still an issue at both corners, which installing weatherstripping or moulding should solve. I also cut out the bottom of the doorframes, on the outside of the door, that the door bumps into, because they were rotten, and replaced them with fresh lumber. Then I used wood filler to repair the door and fill in some gaps in the frame. But there are still gaps on 3 sides when the door is closed. Here's a drawing:
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Looking at it from this viewpoint, the door swings in, away from you. Theoretically, I can install moulding on the outside doorframes shown by the green arrows. Obviously not on the inside because then the door wouldn't open. Installing moulding would be perfect on the side where the hinges are. It would totally block cold air and bugs from getting in on that side. And it wouldn't ever fall off like weatherstripping does. But it would look weird if there's no moulding at the top and on the side where the doorknob is. So to totally solve the problem, and make everything symmetrical, I would install the same type of moulding on the doorframe at the top and also where where the door swings closed. I want to know if I should do it this way, or would that be a mistake? Should I just install weatherstripping?
11-14-21, 09:37 PM
