Door Threshold Repair Concrete

How to repair a concrete door threshold.

Door threshold repair concrete.

Begin by removing the existing threshold from your door. Lift the threshold out and drill 1 1 2 inch deep holes at each drill tip mark on the concrete. Learn how to install a new door threshold and sill in just a few hours. Send text message print.

If your threshold is in rough shape replace it. The crack varies in width at it s largest dimension is about 1 2 wide. Concrete thresholds are often used for indoor and outdoor showers as well as entry doors to rooms with stone or granite flooring. Dislodge the threshold pieces with a pry bar.

Cut the old threshold with a back saw or a reciprocating saw. Over time normal use. The threshold has come loose and attempts to reglue the wood have been unsuccessful because there is a large crack in the cement that expands the entire wide of the door from jam to jam. To cut a metal threshold use tin snips and a saw equipped with a metal cutting blade to make the cuts.

Be careful not to accidentally saw into your flooring. Drive a new 3 16 by 1 inch concrete anchor into each of the holes with a hammer. Simon surfaces can replace the crumbled cracked threshold with a high strength epoxy modified material resulting in a much more durable surface.