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Gameroom French Doors Part 1
Gameroom French Doors Part 2
Today we installed a wood threshold that we made to mimic the concrete thresholds on all the original exterior doors. I didn't want to just use the same thickness of board that make up the door trim. The door trim was made out of a 2X6 that was ripped down to 5 inches wide. For the threshold we used a 1X6 and a 2X6 screwed together so that the threshold was thicker. If we had used just a 2X6 it would have looked too picture frame like.
After we finished with the threshold we measured and cut the PVC drip cap for above the door. All windows and doors need drip cap on top of the top piece of trim. This piece of trim hangs over the edge of the top trim board and keeps rain water from getting behind your trim and eventually rotting the trim and sheathing which ultimately lets rain water get into your house.
The PVC drip cap in the photo above shows the little groove on the bottom. The drip cap is attached to the top trim with small finish nails and positioned so the little groove on the bottom sticks out slightly over the trim piece of wood. The groove works like magic when a slow moving drip wicks around the front edge of the drip cap. Rather than continuing to wick back towards the wood trim the groove breaks the surface tension and the drip falls off.
FYI A good concrete porch with a design where the concrete porch cap has an overhang should also have a groove incised into the underside to eliminate drips from wicking back. Without that groove the drip continues back and will then leave the sides of your porch wet. If you have a brick porch and live in cold climate the wet bricks can freeze and crack. If you already have a porch without the groove you can add the groove by using a grinder with a thin masonry cut off wheel.
Notice the thin white line on top of the top trim board. That is the drip cap installed. Barely noticeable but very important to the long term health of my wood trim.
Tomorrow I will cover the new door handle, the install, and why we chose this style, color finish, and what measurement you will need before ordering your door handle.
We will wait until spring before we install the dummy handle on the right side door because we will need to drill 2 large holes in the same location as the factory holes. The only difference between the operating door handle and the dummy door handle is that the dummy does not come with a lock set or a door latch.
Winter Outdoor Projects
Hang cedar shingles
Finish adding the 1X4 trim on the peak area on the gable end of the roof
Build and install a replica of the gable vent
Build another 2 sets of shutters
Reuse Repurpose Recycle
Gameroom French Doors Part 1
Gameroom French Doors Part 2
Today we installed a wood threshold that we made to mimic the concrete thresholds on all the original exterior doors. I didn't want to just use the same thickness of board that make up the door trim. The door trim was made out of a 2X6 that was ripped down to 5 inches wide. For the threshold we used a 1X6 and a 2X6 screwed together so that the threshold was thicker. If we had used just a 2X6 it would have looked too picture frame like.
I have been replacing the original wood drip caps, on this house, with the PVC drip caps. Several of the wood drip caps showed the beginning of rot so why not replace now and be better safe than sorry. It's not a design feature so I am not changing anything aesthetically about the house. I am though changing to a better performing material that will not rot.
FYI A good concrete porch with a design where the concrete porch cap has an overhang should also have a groove incised into the underside to eliminate drips from wicking back. Without that groove the drip continues back and will then leave the sides of your porch wet. If you have a brick porch and live in cold climate the wet bricks can freeze and crack. If you already have a porch without the groove you can add the groove by using a grinder with a thin masonry cut off wheel.
Notice the thin white line on top of the top trim board. That is the drip cap installed. Barely noticeable but very important to the long term health of my wood trim.
Tomorrow I will cover the new door handle, the install, and why we chose this style, color finish, and what measurement you will need before ordering your door handle.
We will wait until spring before we install the dummy handle on the right side door because we will need to drill 2 large holes in the same location as the factory holes. The only difference between the operating door handle and the dummy door handle is that the dummy does not come with a lock set or a door latch.
Winter Outdoor Projects
Hang cedar shingles
Finish adding the 1X4 trim on the peak area on the gable end of the roof
Build and install a replica of the gable vent
Build another 2 sets of shutters
Reuse Repurpose Recycle
