I am getting ready to put in duracermic and am putting down the underlayment would you raise the entry door sill so you could put the 1/4 inch underlayment under the sill and then lay the tile up to the sill. I would then have to trim the wood door.
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Why do you want to put underlayment under the sill?
Assuming that you really want to do that and must trim the door, I recommend that you carefully score the bottom of the door with a sharp blade before making the cut. This will reduce splintering. You can then use a router to round over the edges after you have made the cut. I recommend using a straight edge guide, clampled to the door to get a nice straight cut. Also, make sure you have a nice new saw blade with at least 24 teeth. Practice the cut before attacking the door.
Forget about raising the sill, the underlayment should be 3/16" away from the sill and there should be a small gap between the ceramic and the sill.
You have a door...You have a floor....
The door and sill will expand and contract with the seasons, give it a little room to move.
Greg,
I'm recently fixing a screwup from the past owner of my house. A new floor (hardwood) was installed at the entrance and was butted up to the door jamb. This causes a problem if you want a rug at the door. They don't make rugs 1/4" thick.
Something to consider... Check the overall thickness of the underlayment, adhesive, floor covering and see how this stacks up to your door jamp. Since my entry door has a factory weather strip on the bottom. I moved the whole unit up 1/2" to the door header. If you have an older entery door, then the first suggestion should work well along with raising the sill.
Still no need to run the underlayment under the sill.
Edited 10/21/2004 4:56 pm ET by hammer-n
Edited 10/21/2004 5:01 pm ET by hammer-n