Making Door Thresholds by Hand
After months upon months upon months of procrastination I finally put in door thresholds across the bottom of the three exterior doors that needed it. I also patched the three rectangular holes in my hardwoods that used to be vents for my grandparents’ old hvac system. This is one of those thankless jobs that I wasn’t sure would make any more then a foot note in a blog entry here about something else. However, how I tackled this project was just too cool to NOT devote an entire blog entry to it. Made them by hand, out in the barn, using my grandpa’s old tools! So here is what my doors liked like before:
So much better!!
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Nice work. If you do this again, consider tapering the toe plate a LOT more. The idea is to create a slant all the way down to the floor so that you can't catch your toe on. With the wood so high it creates a tripping hazard especially for the elderly.
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Thanks Em!
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Thank you. You have inspired this old woman to give it a try. Don't have any old boards but a friendly hometown lumber yard that would cut down 2x4's to fit my doors and then I can take it from there.
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