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   Guest_ | Feb 03, 2000 08:44pm | #1

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   I wouldn't bother tapering the bottom of the door at all,
   especially if both sides of the door are carpeted. It's the
   vertical edge of the door on the lock side that would need a
   slight bevel, typically, but on the bottom of the door, you
   probably won't need it beveled. If you did, it would be
   toward the closing side (stands up to common sense)

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   Guest_ | Feb 04, 2000 12:31pm | #2

   *Dan,I'm with Mad Dog. Personally I have never beveled the bottom of a door nor have I seen it done. By the way, I don't think that asking any question to gain knowledge could ever be thought of as stupid. Keep asking and keep learning.Ed. Williams

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   Guest_ | Feb 04, 2000 04:35pm | #4

   * Dan,

   You would only need to taper the bottom of the door if the floor was badly out of level. It that case you would taper it to whatever direction it needed to be when fully open.

   Joseph Fusco View Image "Whenever, therefore, people are deceived and form opinions wide of the truth, it is clear that the error has slid into their minds through the medium of certain resemblance's to that truth." Socrates

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   Dan_Schultz | Feb 04, 2000 04:35pm | #3

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   This may be a really stupid question, but I need to cut down some doors due to a recarpeting project and I can't remember if I need to taper the bottom of the door with the taper toward the door-closing direction or toward the door-opening direction? Some help please from all those finish carpenters out there.