Gap between door frame and vinyl plank floor discussion in vinyl flooring q a started by kkelly924 apr 25 2017.
Gap between door and floor.
If you have a large gap at the bottom of your door that may be helping the door to stay plumb.
If each room has individual air returns the numbers can be smaller for personal taste.
The gap under the door exists so that if the door to any particular room is shut.
My contractor just hung our fancy dancy un painted solid wood door slabs in my 100 year old house with solid hardwood floors throughout.
There are gaps under the door frame that look ugly.
And don t forget about snakes.
We live in arizona where most homes have had central air conditioning since the 1960s.
Rats need no more than the size of a quarter.
You simply describe the gap take a picture of it or.
We recently had carpet replaced with luxury vinyl plank flooring.
This allows for proper air exchange between rooms.
As long as the gap is even on an interior door it shouldn t be why a door isn t closing properly.
Be careful not to overdo it and seal the door so that it can t settle with the rest of the house.
The door gap to the floor should be 5 8 to 3 4 inch.
We offer a full line of garage door weather seals for residential and commercial applications in multiple sizes.
This number is regardless of flooring.
I think it is too big and think a 1 4 1 2 gap would accommodate any unevenness in our floors and allow us to use area rugs.
A garage door gap of almost any size is an invitation to unwanted guests.
What can be done.
Measure the distance between the door frames at the floor.
Our garage door seal products can fix the gap between your garage door and the floor to create a weatherproof barrier that will help protect your garage and everything in it.
It should be measured from the floor surface to the bottom of the door.
There is an approximately 1 5 gap at the bottom of the doors.
Way back before most homes had central hvac systems doors to homes often went down close to the floor.
Mice can squeeze through a garage door gap the size of a dime.