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Why the step? aaronfude 07-06-2006
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Posted by YYZedd on July 6, 2006, 10:10 am

> Hi,
>
> What you are seeing here http://i.math.drexel.edu/~pg/step.jpg is the
> entrance into my hose from my porch. What you see is a concrete step,
> then a wooden threshold about 2" high, and then the hardwood floor is
> the same level as the top of the concrete step.
>
> What is the purpose of the threshold?
>
> (My initial idea was for water protection, but then I realized that the
> porch is several feet above the ground and the concrete step is almost
> a foot tall, so that can't be it. Could it be that the door was the
> wrong height when it was originally bought?)

Try heating/cooling your home without that seal.



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Posted by on July 6, 2006, 10:31 am
Hi,

Thank you for all the answers.
These are part of double doors.
Thanks for the piano compliment (1893 Lester)

Protection from rain/grass and tightness was kind of my guess.

But the grass and rain are not a concern because the doors lead to a
porch which is three feet off the ground and is enclosed.

As far as tightness. The reason why my question came up in the first
place is that I'm planning on replacing the doors. I was thinking
making the threshold not as high. It is currently 2" and I don't see
why 1/2" wouldn't suffice.

Thanks again!


Posted by kevin on July 6, 2006, 10:37 am
Everyone else is right. But 2'' is also a bit excessive, and is
probably due to the nature of your foundation and a remarkably thick
door frame threshold -- if the floor is resting directly on a concrete
slab, and is say only 1" thick, then the bottom piece of the door frame
would have to sit above the slab (and so must be about 3" or more
thick, which seems like a lot). More likely, the door is sitting on top
of the same subfloor that the wood floor is sitting on, giving you only
about 1/2" pocket to set the treshold in -- which is normally plenty.

Our doors have a threshold about 1" high at most, even our sliding
doors.

aaronfude@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What you are seeing here http://i.math.drexel.edu/~pg/step.jpg is the
> entrance into my hose from my porch. What you see is a concrete step,
> then a wooden threshold about 2" high, and then the hardwood floor is
> the same level as the top of the concrete step.
>
> What is the purpose of the threshold?
>
> (My initial idea was for water protection, but then I realized that the
> porch is several feet above the ground and the concrete step is almost
> a foot tall, so that can't be it. Could it be that the door was the
> wrong height when it was originally bought?)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Aaron Fude


Posted by on July 6, 2006, 10:57 am
"But the grass and rain are not a concern because the doors lead to a
porch which is three feet off the ground and is enclosed. "

That might not have always been the case.


Posted by JimL on July 6, 2006, 11:07 am

I think it is to trip old people - and young people carrying a load
of groceries.

I'd lower it to 3/4 inch max.




On 5 Jul 2006 23:35:17 -0700, aaronfude@gmail.com wrote:

>Hi,
>
>What you are seeing here http://i.math.drexel.edu/~pg/step.jpg is the
>entrance into my hose from my porch. What you see is a concrete step,
>then a wooden threshold about 2" high, and then the hardwood floor is
>the same level as the top of the concrete step.
>
>What is the purpose of the threshold?
>
>(My initial idea was for water protection, but then I realized that the
>porch is several feet above the ground and the concrete step is almost
>a foot tall, so that can't be it. Could it be that the door was the
>wrong height when it was originally bought?)
>
>Thanks!
>
>Aaron Fude


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