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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Installing Weatherproof Thresholds

Installing weatherproof thresholds are just 3 steps away:

First, shield the floor or carpet around the door with pieces of cardboard secured by masking tape. Try to remove the threshold with a pry bar. If it does not lift up easily, cut through at each end with a backsaw and force up the center piece.

Second, knocking out end pieces. If the new threshold is the same height as one old one, tap out the ends with a mallet and chisel. Otherwise, saw through the door stops to heighten the opening and release the end pieces as well. Clean the still with turpentine.

Third, cut the threshold to fit tightly against both sides of the jamb. Position the threshold so that the flap side of the plastic seal is toward the outdoors. Lift up the plastic flap and insert screws through the holes in the strip underneath.

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