Refinishing/Installing Wood Floors ???

Bayou Tiger said:
So he is dealing with too large a gap at the bottom of his door jambs and your solution is to cut more off the door jambs?!?!?!

You really should stay out of conversations you haven't got a clue about....
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He's not talking about the door jams :L
 
outofyourmind said:
but will need to do something about the door jams and door trim. Or just live with the gap, which I'm not inclined to do.

Anybody have an easy way to do that
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Bayou Tiger said:
Caulk it.....
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Bayou Tiger said:
So he is dealing with too large a gap at the bottom of his door jambs and your solution is to cut more off the door jambs?!?!?!

You really should stay out of conversations you haven't got a clue about....
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Rex Racer said:
He's not talking about the door jams :facepalm:
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You are the dumbest motherfucker I've ever had the displeasure of responding to.

That I have to remind you what I responded to that caused you to go so far off subject is indicative of just how stupid you are.

Like I said dummy...either keep up or butt out of the conversation. You are obviously too stupid to comment any further. What a fucking dummy!
 
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Rex Racer said:
That shue molding is also only about 9/16" thick which means if you left a 1/2 inch all the way around you're going to be perilously close to having a gap showing in places. A 1/4" inch gap between the new floor and the existing baseboards is plenty for expansion and contraction and then you have no issues with whatever you decide in terms of a shoe or a quarter round. Undercut undercutting the door jams and trim was the correct tactic because you can't put a shoe or a quarter round in that area.
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3/16" or fuck off, HACK!!!
 
Threshold idea is solid for filling that gap under the jambs, how many doors do you have in that area?
 
Peter Gozintite said:
Threshold idea is solid for filling that gap under the jambs, how many doors do you have in that area?
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According to Birdhouse, he needs to take more off the bottom of those jambs.....That's his solution! hahaha
 
Peter Gozintite said:
Threshold idea is solid for filling that gap under the jambs, how many doors do you have in that area?
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I had the same situation with my door jambs when I replaced all the tile and carpet in my house with vinyl flooring.

Also left a gap under each door because the vinyl flooring was not as thick as the carpet and pad were. I didn't put thresholds at each doorway because I didn't want to stub a toe on them at night while walking in the dark. I caulked the gap around the door jambs and learned to live with the gap under the doors.

It's a smooth transition from every room in the house without the thresholds.

Our Roomba appreciates no thresholds....
 
Bayou Tiger said:
I had the same situation with my door jambs when I replaced all the tile and carpet in my house with vinyl flooring.

Also left a gap under each door because the vinyl flooring was not as thick as the carpet and pad were. I didn't put thresholds at each doorway because I didn't want to stub a toe on them at night while walking in the dark. I caulked the gap around the door jambs and learned to live with the gap under the doors.

It's a smooth transition from every room in the house without the thresholds.

Our Roomba appreciates no thresholds....
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I mean, it depends on what you want. There is always several ways to go about it. If you mask off a nice square line, and corners, fill it with caulking and maybe let it shrink and fill it again, it works too. I'm just crazy enough to drop the door jambs, but not clean my garage.
 
I have some old water damage/pet pea spots that are darker.
I'll be trying Oxalic Acid to remove them.

It's the main ingredient in 'Barkeepers Friend'
 
Rex Racer said:
That shue molding is also only about 9/16" thick which means if you left a 1/2 inch all the way around you're going to be perilously close to having a gap showing in places. A 1/4" inch gap between the new floor and the existing baseboards is plenty for expansion and contraction and then you have no issues with whatever you decide in terms of a shoe or a quarter round. Undercut undercutting the door jams and trim was the correct tactic because you can't put a shoe or a quarter round in that area.
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I have been thinking about this since the beginning, and it's a problem. I thought that if I had to, I could make what I needed.
I found some that stands up 11/16ths though, but that is still pretty thin margin.


Found some decorative trim, more like a chair rail, I'm going to look at. It's 1 1/4" tall
It doesn't feel right, but maybe put my hands on it and it might be ok.

 
outofyourmind said:
I have some old water damage/pet pea spots that are darker.
I'll be trying Oxalic Acid to remove them.

It's the main ingredient in 'Barkeepers Friend'
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There is a 2 part wood bleach that works good for stuff like that. Maybe even try a weak solution of bleach and water too. Test it out first in a small spot.
 
Rex Racer said:
1/4" is the norm around here, possibly because we have crazier humidity swings than you do but I'm just guessing on that.
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Yeah, all that matters is that you have enough base to cover the edge. I can't see the floor actually expanding more than a 1/4" in most scenarios.
 
Peter Gozintite said:
There is a 2 part wood bleach that works good for stuff like that. Maybe even try a weak solution of bleach and water too. Test it out first in a small spot.
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I have watched some of those video's.
Some people have used Hydrogen Peroxide.

The Oxalic Acid is amazing, at least in the video's, and easy.
 
Peter Gozintite said:
There is a 2 part wood bleach that works good for stuff like that. Maybe even try a weak solution of bleach and water too. Test it out first in a small spot.
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didja know you can use actual bleach on wood? crazy shit but it actually works to lighten the wood
 
also side note to anyone doing floors, that shit is annoying. I have mad respect for people who do it for a living that shit is hell on the body. i put in about 300 (little bit under) square feet of carpet in my office on friday and my knee and hand where i used the tuck tool still hurt like mother fuckers and im technically still in my 30's.

@outofyourmind have you thought about using epoxy to fill the void? :D
 
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