Doors Before Or After Carpet

After the fact you can also use an undercut saws to adjust the trim height.

Doors before or after carpet.

Step 4 secure the bracket track to the subfloor by screwing loosely into place using screws that are 1 2 inch longer than those that came with the sliding doors. I also make sure that there will be plenty of space to keep the bottom of the door clear of the carpet. The wood should be installed centered against the door frame on each side. Pull them off after drilling each hole.

For that reason i cut both jambs to a length that keeps them roughly 3 8 inch off the subfloor. Adjust the gap around the door and let the other side jam fall where it may. You don t need to. Cut out the carpet and padding with a utility knife to fit the block of wood that is slightly larger than the bracket.

Use a piece of wood that is the same height at the carpet. After cutting the jambs to length i set the hinge jamb on a 3 8 inch thick shingle butt. The carpet installers will run right up to and under the trim for a seamless look. If you re in one of these situations follow these instructions to install the trim after the carpet.

If you need more room for carpet under door trim the door. If equal height of doors is not critical set the hinge side of doors 1 2 off floor to tuck in carpet. Now that everything is fixed floor stuff and wall door stuff hang new doors and install new carpet. Install the carpet install the carpet all the way against the wall.

Remove the carpet remove the door fix the water damage you would be amazed at what carpet hides i mean it is frightening to the wood subfloor mill work door jams drywall etc. Screw the wood into the subfloor and then install the bottom pivot bracket on top of it. A really thick shag carpet can make it difficult to judge how high to place the trim. But with carpet that discrepancy is hardly noticeable.