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Asek Threshold?
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Asek Threshold?
I have a unique situation where an 8 inch wide by 9 feet long threshold of a home gets lost water and element has rotten to a sponge and the HO wants to replace it with a threshold made with a material that wont rot. My thought was to go Asek but I have never milled the stuff so I'm not sure if it would work. Hell, I'm not even sure if I can get this stuff in 1 1/2" thick by 8 to 10 inches wide.
Any thoughts are welcome. By the way the HO want the threshold painted with a though epoxy paint.
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11-11-2009, 03:41 PM
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11-11-2009, 03:47 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
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 After:   It is now painted.. but no new pics. This is my place btw. Rip a drip ledge for the underside. |
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11-11-2009, 03:48 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
Nevermind yes I do:
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11-11-2009, 03:52 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
neight - is that out of azek?
why would you have a door above your a/c unit? 
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11-11-2009, 03:56 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
Aztec will work, but like Mark said, figure out WHY it's getting so much water and fix that...nobody likes a band-aid on a sever laceration.
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11-11-2009, 04:17 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
you can get it in a full 1 1/4 now i belive or you can glue 2 pcs of 3/4 together i suppose
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11-11-2009, 04:20 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?Quote:
Gluing two pieces together might work, you may have a slight seam, but if you are epoxy painting it, that may not matter. I would check to see how azek and epoxy paint work together.... |
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11-11-2009, 05:01 PM
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11-11-2009, 05:36 PM
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11-11-2009, 05:40 PM
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11-11-2009, 05:41 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
What is Asek and Aztec??? Ok, I know the second one were like some central american indians or something.
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11-11-2009, 07:03 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
yes you can glue pieces of (Azek) together. Depending on where you are heat related, you may not want to use epoxy paint. Azek is PVC, and if in direct sunlight like here in central Florida plastics move alot. The hard epoxy I dont think will like that
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11-11-2009, 07:25 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
...not sure Azek makes a good threshold....its kinda soft.
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11-11-2009, 07:33 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
Azek was originally known as Aztek.
I agree with TFB, - - too soft and too flexible for a threshold. And as stated further above, - - find and fix the real problem. |
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11-11-2009, 07:41 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?Quote:
Sorry for the confusion. I was in a rush to get out and finish some other project when I typed my inquiry so let me clarify. The threshold for the front double doors of the home in question has rotted away so bad that a portion of it turned mooshy like sponge. the owner knows it because his house was designed a certain way and wants to add gutters to the affected area. I suggested we should test this theory and hose up the roof to see how the water comes down and then decide how and where to add gutters. The gutters are going in no matter what. So, as far as I can tell the threshold gets soaking wet when it rains because the house was designed with no overhang what so ever and there are no gutters anywhere on the edge of the roof so the front door bottom gets plenty of direct rain and splashing from the water pouring from the roof edge. there are no sprinklers anywhere near the front door. The HO does not want wood and wants a tough marine grade finish, its a bit of an odd ball but I am not in the business of turning down work with the economy being busted and all so I looking at my options. What hell, my prediction is that I'll convince him to use wood after all.
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11-11-2009, 09:31 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
One option might be to wrap the wood (at least the top and front) with a custom piece of (thick) aluminum.
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11-11-2009, 09:38 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
maybe an extrusion, coil even in the heavier gauges usually
start looking poor in that kind of application with foot traffic and snow shovels and such,pvc while not perfect is more easily refinished imo
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11-11-2009, 09:46 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
They don't extrude those aluminum
sills in 3' pieces you know. I'd bet you could order 9' with the adjustable threshold in it.
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11-11-2009, 09:56 PM
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Re: Asek Threshold?
was thinking of something like this
http://www.saf.com/content.php?actio...id=50&cat_id=7 or this http://www.solidthresholds.com/
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