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(More customer reviews)These are great if you have to cut off a door and strengthen it with some kind of stiffening device... which is what these are. They are made of aluminum channel and will support the bottom of the door and the rubber gasket will weather-seal the door bottom. Much better than a threshold with a rubber gasket.
As an example, one of my rental homes has an odd-size rear door. 2'8 by only 77" tall. I buy standard metal exterior doors and cut them off to fit such odd opening sizes, and then install the door bottom to stiffen the door. Works great. Be sure to use plenty of urethane caulk or Goop adhesive to seal the bottom and keep the steel door from rusting out.
These used to be available locally in the big box home centers, but no store stocks them around here anymore. I am glad I found this online source. I may order 10 more just to have them for future projects.
And, I just realized I am going to have to find a source for the rubber gasket... because that gets torn up from tenants putting a heavy rug at the door and the door the gasket rubs the rug and gets torn up.
Best way to use this door bottom is to also purchase an extra-high aluminum (or wood... I can custom craft the wood ones and save money)threshold and then shorten the door to accomodate the extra height. That way it won't rub the tenant's (or your) rug and get torn up. Thresholds should always allow for this, but many of the prehung doors these days don't offer a lot of clearance, especially if you decide to put ceramic tile at your foyer for example, and raise the height of the original floor.
If you have never shortened a door to fit a threshold or door bottom, keep in mind that you can use a framing square to scribe the hinge side of the door jamb at a right angle to the bottom of the door, and then measure to the threshold to arrive at the exact cut line you need to assure a positive seal.
The door bottom is "adjustable" in a way.. meaning you can locate it after you cut the door off, rehang it on the hinges... and then find the way it fits best against the threshold before you drill and screw the door bottom in the final position. I prefer to scribe and cut the door for an exact fit before I put the door back on the hinges.
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1 5 8" H. x 36" L. extruded aluminum drip cap with vinyl door bottom. Mill finish aluminum. Threshold shown is not included. Please refer to 2600 Department Index for M D threshold model No. 11361 AFHL 312. No. 06114: DCV138 style for 1 3 8" doors, alum
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