After we finished laying a new floor in the cottage bathroom were ready to replace the bathroom door.
We laid the floor and trimmed it up.
We even rejuvenated the old threshold.
The newly painted threshold links the old floor to the new one.
The door easily dropped back onto its hinges but had 2 minor problems it wouldn’t close all the way nor would it open all the way.
This dark photo shows where the light could seep through and where the door was hung up.
My plan was to get out the Surform and plane it a little.
Charlie planed the top corner of the door and it eventually fit into the jamb with no sticking.
Unfortunately the bottom of the door continued to scrape the NEW floor even after vigorous planing with the Surform.
And I mean VIGOROUS!
Finally Charlie pulled out the circular saw and trimmed a sliver from the bottom of the door. We marked a line that had been squared in relation to the side of the door so the cut was thick in some places and only a blade’s width in others.
The bottom edge of the door was squared up and sawed off.
Finally, after about 6 false starts, we popped the door on its hinges and it both opened and closed.
Now the door both opens and closes.
Thanks for the privacy.
Do your simple projects go on forever? (Ours do: I still should paint the edge of the door that is now raw wood.)
That would have been soooo frustrating!! It looks so much better, though!
It would be hard to reconcile a bathroom without a door even though the Cottage is a totally private place. Jo