Mark the door for the cut.
Cut door to accomodate rug.
Above the rug using a scribing compass.
Then draw a line from end to end to mark your cut line.
The door then sits too close to the floor and rubs the carpet in front of the door.
If you decide to cut off an exterior door make sure you have a plan for sealing the bottom of the door against the threshold when the door is closed.
The best ways to shorten a door after laying carpet.
It s pretty difficult to find an exterior door threshold that is low enough that the door would not clear a carpet especially for 2x6 stud walls.
Shop made sanding block to chamfer the cut edge of the door make a sanding block by cutting a 2 by 3 4 inch strip of wood 1 2 inch shorter than the diameter of the peel and stick sanding paper.
When doors are installed to fit hardwood tile linoleum or any other flat floor covering clearance height from the bottom may be 1 2 inch or.
In light wood framing an exterior threshold normally sits on the subfloor and there is a raised lip at the interior side of it directly under the door to keep water from being blown under the door.
At the bottom of the door i put a piece of tape on both the hinge side and the strike side the side with no hinges.
Let it completely cool and you re done.
Next take a utility knife and cut along the line using a sharp blade is the key to a clean cut lastly run a thick line of hot glue right on the edge to seal the rug fibers to the matting of the rug.
I place the rug against the closed door and mark both pieces of tape 1 4 in.