I couldn't find a suitable door threshold, so I made one

[the_v@lemmy.world]

Dropping a few brads/nails into it to hold it into place is a good idea. As time goes by, wear and expansion/contraction of the flooring will have it popping out.

I picked up an airgun to put in 2 1/2" finishing brads on the floors I did (engineered hickory). Turned the air pressure up to the maximum the gun was rated for (150psi) and sunk the brads into the board

[witty_username@feddit.nl]

not dull at all!

[atom@lemmy.world]

That's a good idea, thanks!

[captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works]

You’d at least need access to a router to make this.

It could be done with a saw and a block plane.

[mr_blott@feddit.uk]

I'm just wondering, is it common to have that big a gap under your doors where you are?

I'd stub my toe on that, fuck me

[carbonatedpastasauce@lemmy.world]

Showing any type of skill at craftsmanship is veering way out of dull territory.

I may have to go lie down for a bit.

[phughes@lemmy.ca]

Waste not want not.

[themightycanuck@sh.itjust.works]

These thresholds are usually about 1-2cm raised and have sloped sides to specifically avoid catching toes.

They're very common in north America

[nielsbohron@lemmy.world]

Yeah, I put mine in 8.5 years ago, and with a large dog, 2 cats, and 3 kids, it's held up remarkably well. The only problem I've run into is some of the tongue-in-groove connections have pulled apart over time creating small (maybe 1/4") gaps, but the planks themselves have been great. And frankly, that is probably a combination of installation error (by me) and us living in a pretty harsh environment with a huge number of freeze-thaw cycles and lots of snow every year (with a shitty insulation job in our crawlspace).

[atom@lemmy.world]

Nice! Mine is probably around 8 years old now. I had one section pull apart like you were saying, so maybe not user error. I ended up pulling up that section, replacing any price that seemed suspect, and glued the joints during reinstallation. That's actually what drove me to replace all the old T mold thresholds. But yeah, just that one defect across 900SqFt (84 SqM) isn't bad.

[the_v@lemmy.world]

I also hope you did 5+ coats or so of polyurethane or shellac on it. Jams tend to take a beating. The slight rise means that everything hits them. I had to learn that one the hard way.