Doors hitting rugs

7 years ago

My doors only have 1/4” gap Between bottom of the door and the floor. Several doors will conflict with area rugs so I need to cut the doors. How much of a gap should I leave under the doors? I want to have flexibility to use a variety of rugs. However I don’t want a gap that is too big.

thanks!

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Virgil Carter Fine Art

7 years ago

Presumably door swings will pass over some rugs.

The problem is that the OP has not described what sort of rugs are envisioned. Thus no one here really knows what sort of undercutting is needed.

For example, Greek Flokati wool rugs have very long fibers, and the rug has substantial depth. On the other hand Persian flat wovern tribal rugs are very short and flat. Persian vertical weave rugs have greater depth than tribal rugs, and Gabbeh rugs are deeper still.

Then there's the issue of pads for the rugs. Pads are made of many different materials and have various depths.

Only the OP knows what sort of rugs and pads may be used. It would be a simple thing to measure them and add another 1/2 inch or so for flexibility.

There's really no sense in any of us replying. This is something the OP should easily be able to handle.

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User
7 years ago
Measure the height of the thickest rug. The old fashioned way was to install saddles (interior door threshold) so the door would clear the rugs but not have a big undercut when closed.
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Virgil Carter Fine Art
7 years ago
You want the doors to miss the rugs?

Then you have to measure each rug and add a fudge factor.
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User
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Re-read the OP's Post. He/she wants future flexibility to use a variety of rug thicknesses.
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Virgil Carter Fine Art
7 years ago
Re-read my answer. If one doesn't undercut doors based on rug dimensions, plus a fudge factor, then what in the world would be the standard for measurement?
User
7 years ago
You think the OP did not understand your answer before he/she posted her request.

After all, he/she said, " I want to have flexibility to use a variety of rugs." You think he didn't understand that to accommodate his thickest CURRENT carpet the door would have to be higher than that carpet thickness... his query want help accommodating a future variety of rug thickness.

Don't be obtuse... I'll move on from this thread and let you act the fool.
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Virgil Carter Fine Art
7 years ago
OK, sure...in order to have flexibility to use a variety of rugs...and not measure anything or think about what may be the thickest rug and pad that would be used...

Undercut the door two inches above finish floor. Maybe three inches.

There.

What a thread...
kathyg_in_mi
7 years ago
IMHO, I think cutting the doors is not a great idea. Why the need for area rugs, I wonder.
bardzil
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks for responses. I was hoping there would be a standard used in home building that I could use. I like to redecorate every so often so even if I have a rug picked out, it could change a few years from now. I will look at a few rugs and try to get a sense for range of thicknesses. Thanks!
AnnKH
7 years ago
Buy a rug, cut the door to fit. If you later buy a thicker rug, cut the door again.

We just replaced the carpet in our bedroom. The new carpet and pad are thicker than the old; we cut about 1/4" from the doors.
User
7 years ago
Do the rugs need to be that close to the doors?
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Virgil Carter Fine Art
7 years ago
The issue here is that the OP doesn't know how thick rugs and pads are. She was looking for some sort of "standard" measurement...which doesn't exist.

Everything depends on the specifc rug and the specific pad which will be used.