How to Caulk A Big Gap Under Door Jamb After Floor Remodeling - Seal Big Gap - Nice and Easy
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- čas přidán 24. 11. 2021
- How to Caulk A Big Gap Under Door Jamb After A new Floor install. Or How to seal A big gap or void space using silicone.
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That looks awful, you should use either a solid piece of wood or wood filler for the big gap, then sand and paint, and finally caulk the small gap if you wish. Silicone and wood move differently so that is going to crack sooner or later, which is why you should use a wood based filler.
Looks absolutely terrible!
I would be embarrassed to do that in a customer’s home.
Results look crappy. Apply some wood filler on a gap that big or replace the jambs and casement. I'd never accept that hack in a home of mine.
That repair is harder to look at than the shoddy craftsmanship that preceded. Cut it out, make space, patch with wood and filler, sand and paint. Do it right or don’t bother.
That looks nasty
Also, whoever trimmed the inside of the closet doorframe didn’t allow for the thinner flooring. The whole thing could’ve been avoided.
I've been looking for solutions as I have the same issue after just replacing our carpeted floors with laminate. Glad I'm not the only one that thinks this looks terrible. I'll keep looking for alternate solutions.
OMG. You made a video of this hack, and I watched it 😮
why wouldn't you just nail another piece of wood then caulk...this doesn't look great especially after possible shrinkage of the caulk.
same problem - a poor contractor butchered my door jambs. I used two-part filler and sanded it smooth and flush to the jamb but left ~1/8" gap for the brown tinted silicone to match the floor. Came out very clean. Also its always better to have the transition centered on the door opening.
Bondo works like a champ for these things and sands really easy.
Came for the tips, stayed for the coco-roaches - thankyou!
What a trip.... We got new floors butted up against our tile... The exact same tile and exact same floors...
You can also use or make a transition piece to make up the difference in floor height.
Thank you! I have looked online via department store DIYs and CZcams Videos for a way to keep pest from coming up through the small cracks between the floor and the baseboards. After a recent invasion of various pests, I was told to check for cracks along the floor. To my surprise there were quite a few on the first floor. We purchased our home new and apparently the floor has settled in some areas leaving small gaps between the quarter round and floor. I didn't just want to seal up the gaps because I was afraid there may be pest wanting to return to their new found home. Thank you for the tip and demonstration on "Great Stuff".
Great video. I had exactly the same issue on 3 door frames. I however went down the route of cutting out pieces of wood to fit the space and making good with wood filler / sanding back to a smooth finish where the new wood meets the existing frame. Time consuming but looks the part.
remove the door stop. Measure the depth of the gap then measure the width of the door jamb. Measure the height of the gap between the underside of the door jamb and floor. Cut a piece of wood to fit and slide it in between floor and underside of door jamb. Don't forget to glue it in. Use wood filler if needed. Replace door stop with one a bit longer than the one you took off (trim to fit). Sand, then prime and paint. You're done
Nice 👍 I need to do this poxy rat mites !