front door high threshold

[halj]

Hi!

I just realized a bit late that we messed up during the installation of the front door while building our attefallshus. No recess was made in the sill plate for the door threshold to align with the finished floor.

The plan is to lay a 28mm wooden floor directly on the floor joists.

This leaves us with 45mm - 28mm floor = 17mm gap to the threshold.

Would you be concerned about this?

The simplest solution I see is to add about 16mm paneling on the floor joists.

The floor is already insulated. Is it okay to leave a 16mm cavity, or will it act like a "drum" when walking over it?

Attaching an image.

 

[fribygg]

Isn't it simpler and better to adjust the door's height now that you've discovered the mistake?

 

[halj]

There are three doors into the house, all with the same fault.
Then each frame, over and underbleck, as well as door casing need to be disassembled, adjustments made, and then reassembled. I'd gladly avoid that.

 

[fribygg]

The simplest solution is probably to choose a sufficiently thick floor? However, I doubt that it is the cheapest solution.

 

[raveper]

The insulation will settle over time, so your 16 mm won't make much of a difference.

 

[Stuff]

Has the floor already been purchased?
It is possible to lay 22mm floor chipboard and then a thinner floor

 

[enSAM]

The easiest way, if you don't think the threshold becomes too high, is to remove the part of the baseboard that protrudes into the room and lay the floor out to the threshold, then put a vertical oak list between the floor and the threshold.

 

[halj]

Thank you for all the answers.
I would need a 45mm floor if I'm going to lay it directly, which feels both expensive and excessive. Might possibly go up to 34mm.

I've considered floor chipboard, but that would be around 3-4000 kronor that I could have spent on something more fun, not much in the grand scheme of things but I thought I'd try to avoid it.

I'm going to test a bit with a fake threshold and see if it feels okay. Good idea to cut away part of the sill plate!

 

[fribygg]

Thanks for all the answers.
I would need a 45mm floor if I were to lay it directly, which feels both expensive and excessive. Could possibly go up to 34mm.

I've considered chipboard flooring, but it would be around 3-4000 kronor that could be spent on something more fun, not much in the grand scheme of things, but I'm trying to avoid it.

I'll experiment with a mock threshold to see if it feels okay. Good idea to cut away part of the sill board!

Lowering the doors is just labor and shouldn't involve any costs if you do it yourself, right?

 

[Kurtivan]

This is how it looks for me, even though we didn't do anything wrong Going just fine so I don't think you need to do anything about your 17 mm.

 

[halj]

Lowering the doors is just work and doesn't necessarily have to incur any costs if you do it yourself?

The day doesn't have an infinite number of hours!

This is how it looks for me, even though we didn't do anything wrong Works perfectly fine so I don't think you need to do anything about your 17 mm.
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Doesn't look too bad!

 

[imported_Benno]

Choose a thick doormat and the problem is solved.

 

[fribygg]

The day doesn't have infinite hours!


Didn't look too bad!

When the planning fails, it's time and effort you have to put in, if you want it right, you'll have to redo it.

 

[Düsseldorff]

I have the opposite problem. My thresholds are from the 1800s and are nailed with brutal iron nails. They can't be removed without destroying them. I laid new tiles in the hallway including heating, which builds more than it did in the 1800s, so in my case the thresholds sit a bit low. But what the heck, that's what happens and it's something you have to accept. What difference does it make in the long run?

 

[Walher]

Hello!
I've realized a bit late that we messed up during the installation of the front door while building our Attefallshus.
No recess was made in the sill board for the door threshold to align with the finished floor level.
The plan is to lay a 28mm wooden floor directly on the floor joists.
We then get 45mm - 28mm floor = 17mm gap to the threshold.
Would you care about this?
The simplest solution I see is to add something like a 16mm panel to the floor joists.
The floor is already insulated. Is it okay to leave a 16mm cavity, or will it act as a "drum" underneath when you walk?

Attaching picture.

17 mm gap is nothing! Lay the floor and move on to the next project.