As a DIYer I am currently going through the planning stages of floating solid oak flooring 15mm thick (on a concrete floor). The ‘gold’ DPM underlay is 5mm thick. Total layer thickness of 20mm.
I purchased seven readily available threshold bars capable of accommodating differing heights on either side and intended to use adhesive to secure these to the floor. My dummy run prior to cutting, laying etc shows that these thresholds are 21mm in total height (or thickness) and the rebate height (under the T section to bottom) is only 15mm.
Clearly I have a problem as these bars will not reach the floor being “too short” by around at least 5mm!
My overall thickness cannot be unique (the permutations of varying thicknesses must be considerable) so the problem has surely had to be faced by other installers.
So, how is this problem overcome? Are thresholds sold in a range of “under-T” heights or do those “who know” use a proven technique to over-come it?
Out of interest do thresholds also come in varying widths (across the “T”) so that the expansion gap is adequately covered? I have to leave a 12mm expansion gap and the half “T” measures around 15mm (not much room for error!). Elsewhere new 18mm thick skirting boards have already been bought.
I have the same problem with regard to the height of the end bars (flat one sided/half “T” section) that will surround i) the door mat and ii) butt the boards against the overall width of the Upvc front door frame.
Any help would be appreciated as I am now at a stop in mid-flight (so to speak) and the wife wants to know when I am going to start “putting wood ont’ floor”!
I purchased seven readily available threshold bars capable of accommodating differing heights on either side and intended to use adhesive to secure these to the floor. My dummy run prior to cutting, laying etc shows that these thresholds are 21mm in total height (or thickness) and the rebate height (under the T section to bottom) is only 15mm.
Clearly I have a problem as these bars will not reach the floor being “too short” by around at least 5mm!
My overall thickness cannot be unique (the permutations of varying thicknesses must be considerable) so the problem has surely had to be faced by other installers.
So, how is this problem overcome? Are thresholds sold in a range of “under-T” heights or do those “who know” use a proven technique to over-come it?
Out of interest do thresholds also come in varying widths (across the “T”) so that the expansion gap is adequately covered? I have to leave a 12mm expansion gap and the half “T” measures around 15mm (not much room for error!). Elsewhere new 18mm thick skirting boards have already been bought.
I have the same problem with regard to the height of the end bars (flat one sided/half “T” section) that will surround i) the door mat and ii) butt the boards against the overall width of the Upvc front door frame.
Any help would be appreciated as I am now at a stop in mid-flight (so to speak) and the wife wants to know when I am going to start “putting wood ont’ floor”!
