Removed Carpet Now Door Is Too Short

The flooring is hardwood also i do not have central air heat.

Removed carpet now door is too short. Door jamb molding i m pretty sure i am going to replace the molding anyways to a more modern style. Doors are made 80 inches long. With wood filler that can be sanded and painted perhaps. A couple of plinth blocks will take up the slack.

The door jamb and molding are now too short. It s low cost made from wood easy diy install no screws no need to take door off hinges. Prior the carpet was plusher and made the gap in this one door jamb less obvious. What should i do.

Matthews straight away and they said i ll have to get the door shaved i am reluctant to do this as it s a really old door. Once the much thinner laminate and underlayment was installed it became painfully obvious. Cut the filler piece so it is the same width as the door. Cut the filler piece 1 2 to 1 inch shorter than the gap between the floor and door with a wood or circular saw.

My question can the jamb somehow be repaired. I ve just had new carpet fitted with thick underlay but as soon as fittter had left and i went to close sitting room door i realised carpet is too high and the door had to be forced hard to close. Is it faster. Obviously the casing trim was way too short to begin with but the carpet and pad hid that fact.

Fix them with the wood door extender. Caulking won t affect the flooring but its caulk and doesn t last forever and dirt sticks to it. If you remove old carpeting or a built up floor and now the door trim is a bit too short don t fret. Hi folks after removing my old wall to wall carpeting i have a three doors in my house with a gap at the ground ranging from 1 to 2.

Kwfloors apr 26 2017. Don t throw your doors into a landfill after a floor remodel because they are too short. Sometimes carpenters can fill that space in with wood and since its painted it would hide the fact that its a sliver of wood down there. That or replace the whole door and trim.

So go green and save a door. I had the same problem on a few doors when i had the carpeting removed and laminate installed.