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Wife and I bought a house last year and had to replace the garage door from laundry room to garage because the previous one was cracking. Decided to do an outward swing door so we can use that little more space in the laundry room.
Problem is the threshold for this door is smaller than the previous so I have this gap between the tile and threshold. I’m trying to come up with ways on what to do to fill the gap as I can’t find that tile anywhere. Anybody have any suggestions and examples of what they would do?
mikenco
Get some dark grey or anthracite tiles. It'll make a slick dividing line between the spaces, and will look like a design feature.
mailperpc
Im probably late...why not filling it wirth some cement and then a coat of concrete hardener. U got cement on the outside and the grout between the tiles is kinda gray (cant really tell from the photo)
Deonan
Break a tile and do some mosaic tiling in the gap?
CozyViking
I’d cut some black tiles. Just try and make it look like you did it that way on purpose.
Randomice
I'd get a piece of hardwood. Cut it to size, stain it, many many layers of Floor Polyurethane finish.
GTPTB
1/4" pressure treated plywood (assuming the existing tile and mortar bed are 1/4" thick), painted on all 6 sides with a good quality paint.
plinkey
tile saw
Lemmingofdarkestnight
Piece of wood. It'll be a pain to get tile in there.
UserNamesArentEasy
Then add a peel and stick vinyl tile from big box hardware store. Match or get something fun
purr
this is the way.
Madchant
Install a full sized aluminum threshold: https://peasedoors.com/products/36-inswing-threshold-6-width
landofentrapment
So that was my idea. The new door frame has the threshold built into it. So can I just cut the part that I see off and cut a new piece that’s long enough to fit?
MattK824
They make extensions for the thresholds, to make them more ADA compliant. Not sure if that's an option in your case.
Madchant
I would buy a complete threshold and replace the entire thing. Unscrew the screws thru the wooden trim plate. If the underlying sill plate is in good shape (no rot decay etc) and the hole pattern lines up, reuse the base plate swap out just the aluminum threshold plate. If the hole pattern is off, you can tap new holes in the new aluminum plate too.
MattK824
I wouldn't do this, simply because an exterior door requires a good seal to keep air/cold out. Pretty hard to ensure a proper seal if you mess with the frame. A threshold extension of some sort will get the area covered, while reducing the slope of the threshold, and not interfere with the seals.
Madchant
It's childishly easy to do, and the sill / threshold isn't a part of the frame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_KCqLVV2CY
MattK824
The sill is definitely part of the frame in most prehung door units. It's screwed/stapled to the jambs and creates the bottom seal for the door. That door in the video you linked should have been completely replaced, as the jamb boards were rotting out, and there's no way he got a good seal with the ground or the bottom corners of the door. Just because they make a product doesn't mean it's the proper way to do something in all cases.