Gap Under Wooden Front Door

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Gap under wooden front door.

The door is probably touching the side jamb at the top of the door leaving no gap at all. Pilot hole the marks. Check that the stud walls on either side are plumb before you get into bigger issues. That is a lot of room for unlevel you have there.

To fix the issue the doors need to be removed bottom of the jambs cut and reset the door. Install a foam weatherstripping gasket around the door frame. If you have a large gap at the bottom of your door that may be helping the door to stay plumb. Door sweeps reinforce the seal between the bottom of the door and the door jamb meaning you get extra protection from dirt bugs moisture and wind.

Reset the door so that it is level and plumb. Make marks through the pre drilled attachment holes onto the door proper. The standard i use is 1 2 over finish floors 3 4 is acceptable. Remove the adhesive backing and stick.

The odds are you ll see a larger gap at the top of the door on the top edge that s above the handle or door knob. Place the sweep at the bottom of the door and align the sweep edge so that it blocks the door gap. I have never seen a door set with that big of a gap unless it was to get past floors that were not level. If you ve noticed a large or small gap on the bottom.