A neighbour wants me to replace threshold and possibly entire double doorway, if needed.
Threshold is at least 20 years old and rotten in places; vertical wood that meets it is good, as of three inches above the threshold. I'm thinking of cutting about a foot up in the vertical part, reconstructing and joining to the existing wood, since the entire top of the door frame is in good shape.
Or is this likely a whole new entranceway job?
Don't really want to start this without a sense of how threshold is mounted to building (it's a Victorian, ca. 1889) and would appreciate any advice on best wood to mill this threshold (2/12) out of. Or are engineered thresholds vastly longer lasting?
Any advice/opinions / technical pointers muchly appreciated; he's on a budget and I'd love to keep the time down on this job, but don't want it falling apart or loosening under foot, in a year or two!
Stephen
Threshold is at least 20 years old and rotten in places; vertical wood that meets it is good, as of three inches above the threshold. I'm thinking of cutting about a foot up in the vertical part, reconstructing and joining to the existing wood, since the entire top of the door frame is in good shape.
Or is this likely a whole new entranceway job?
Don't really want to start this without a sense of how threshold is mounted to building (it's a Victorian, ca. 1889) and would appreciate any advice on best wood to mill this threshold (2/12) out of. Or are engineered thresholds vastly longer lasting?
Any advice/opinions / technical pointers muchly appreciated; he's on a budget and I'd love to keep the time down on this job, but don't want it falling apart or loosening under foot, in a year or two!
Stephen
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