If your door will not open because of the carpet you must cut your door down to size.
Cannot open door because of carpet and pad.
Once the door is open you should be able to more easily spot the problem.
My front door won t open over a rug on the tile floor.
The best ways to shorten a door after laying carpet.
A warped or swollen door or frame can be sanded down using coarse grit sandpaper.
Follow this with a finer grit to get the door or frame as smooth as possible.
Planing removes much more wood than.
That means that doors should still be able to open vents cannot be blocked and the height of the duel carpet does not cause a tripping hazard.
On jul 13 2017.
Cutting or planing the bottom may result in a gap when the door is closed because the carpet is generally pushed into a door strip and much lower.
The functionality of the space shouldn t be compromised by your carpet over carpet.
Eventually you will be able to remove the quadrant of offending carpet and the door will open smoothly.
Do not try to plane a door smooth unless you are experienced at this.
Mark how much of the door you will need to cut with a pencil and remove it from the.
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For those who want to lay carpet over carpet in a more permanent way there are a few things to consider.