How to Replace a Threshold on an Exterior Door

Replace the threshold of an exterior door when it shows signs of rot or deterioration. Rotten wooden casings and the riser may need to be replaced as well.

[@lynnseegers7771]

This is exactly the repair I needed to see for my back door! Thank you for the video!

[@davetuscano5939]

Thankyou Jack. I subscribed. My house in Euclid Ohio was built in 1918. I am a block from Cleveland, Ohio.

[@womenswellness1577]

Thank you - good old school instructions!

[@richrushforth9135]

Great video - brief, complete, looks like quality work. Very well done. Thank you.

[@Jakeitallup]

Very detailed and concise video. Appreciate the attention to that. Thank you

[@richardthompson2214]

Excellent video....exactly what I was looking for...now just have to find that exact threshold to install and remove my old one....thank you

[@timncorrinnefournier2613]

Great video! Thank you for posting!!

[@bradadamczak9032]

So simple! Thank you! Nothing is easy, but you certainly make it seem so.

[@msheart2]

Thanks for this helpful video.

[@shielatubber]

I love this guy's voice & tone.

[@BradiKal61]

The 1970's were an awesome time.

[@PBS-nm1uu]

best video i have seen thanks

[@Pandemos]

Good instructions. Would be nice to list the tools and supplies needed at the beginning, but otherwise really great vid.

[@Vandinium]

Amazing explanation! Impressive!

[@WVRetreat]

Nice, concise video.

[@jpkjnn6733]

This is really excellent video coverage of the process. Thank you for sharing it and got the notes.

[@WanderingNature]

Wow,,,AWSOME Video, Thank you

[@hamidazhdehfar3936]

Nice job!

[@pgm5693]

great job.gotta do one

[@drewjenn9819]

What is a reasonable fee for replacing just the wooden slab? Thanks.

[@TruthSurge]

there'a a month of work if I had to do it.

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

He's a better Capenter than he is a Painter! but none the less well done

[@TheLarryBrown]

Good video and I learned a lot and no wasted time nonsense, I appreciate all that, but you didn't cover two of the most challenging subjects of the job. How to get the threshold to sit at the right height, and how to install a weather seal.

[@he7is7at7hand]

Thanks.

[@kurthold5393]

Great video - where did you purchase that Threshhold piece of lumber? I cannot find similar. Thanks

[@mattskelton7471]

Same here. Living in Canada and can't find a wooden threshold to match old one.

[@Brandon-no3vc]

Won’t the threshold be nailed to the door jams? And so do you shim it up with window and door shims 2 on end 1 in middle till it reache eighth inch gap? Then spray foam underneath the gap?

[@Brandon-no3vc]

How are you supposed to leave room between bottom of door and top of threshold? Do you have to plain it down or shim it up?

[@brianburrell8865]

I visited several lumber yards. None have premade sill. I am sure I can rip it out of a 2x10 or whatever but can you talk a bit about the profile, ie does the top surface have a slope 1/4" in 12" example.

[@markmyword1742]

Home Depot sells them atleast in my area ,if you make one you do need a slope and use oak or ash you want hardwood it's going to get some wear over the years

[@eberts0604]

Big oversight: hard to find wood thresholds anywhere. I mostly just fabricate them out of green-treated 2 'x 8's. Forget about suburban places like The Home Despot. Those clowns only sell aluminum-clad crap.

[@TruthSurge]

1:32 holy f..... forget CAREFULLY. dayum.

[@hectordelgado8854]

Where can I buy one of house thresholds?

[@glennkrzeminski7539]

Shouldn't the threshold be beveled up to the stop (bump)? The one I bought at Home Depot is perfectly flat. It seems to me that water would pool on it.

[@flexiblestrategist9922]

You probably bought a window sill; not an 1 1/4 x 7 1/4 oak floor sill as this one is. Lumbers yards carry oak sills for specifically for this. I just replaced a 3' area and cost is about $15.00 a foot.

[@diddyhayes]

Is it okay to use wood for exterior doors? I thought one should use pvc or metal? Jus t what I heard, ánd I’m in the process of replacing a French door (72”). So any input would be great. I also live in Florida so that baby will see some rain and humidity. Thanks

[@vapeurdepisse]

In the same boat but I can't find an artificial product with the right dimensions

[@diddyhayes]

@@vapeurdepisse i ended up finding a threshold that is made out of pvc and metal. At a window and door specialty store. Not the hardware stores we all know

[@rammelsuquila4137]

It's more neat if you make the corner casing 45dgrees

[@harryl7946]

Well now, that sounds easy enough.

[@asdfqwerty271]

I don't get it. If you leave 1/8"-1/4" beneath the door, rain is just going to blast through. You may as well not even have a door by that point. So how do you stop the rain in that case?

[@peteloomis8456]

Most doors have a seal on the bottom of them or you can buy those screw on aluminum seals that have holes pre drilled on the frame of it to screw to the bottom of the door that has a rubber seal on the bottom of it so basically you have to put the aluminum seal in place so it fits tight to the threshold but not so tight it makes the door hard to open & close or that it starts to wear into the finish on the threshold . I use some masking tape on the bottom of the door then use a pen or pencil to make a line on the tape to where you think it's in the perfect spot for the aluminum seal to be mounted at on the door . When your at that point double check it to make sure it's where you want it then use a scribe to make a small dent where each screw hole is then remove the aluminum seal & take the tape off & you can either find the correct sized drill bit to pre drill the holes for the screws in the door or just use a screw gun & zip them in while holding the seal in place . Where I live we get snow so most houses here use 2 entryway doors to help keep rain & snow out during summer & winter & both have a seal at the very bottom of the door so it stays dry in the summer when it rains hard & keeps the snow out in the winter as long as the door is closed completely so it doesn't melt from the heat in the house & freezes the door shut .

[@gregorydean2292]

How do you keep cold air from coming in through that 1/8-in gap on the bottom of the door?

[@TheLarryBrown]

You learn (from some other video) how to install a weather seal.

[@jerryrogerson1209]

Is the threshold made of synthetic material or all wood? The grooves on the bottom side made me wonder. It will be exposed to rain and snow at our front door and I need something that will not rot. What should I ask for at the lumber yard to get the same product you used?

[@msheart2]

I expect you've replaced yours 3 months later, but just piping in to say, he replaced an oak wooden threshold and the new threshold's colour and grain appear to be oak. You maybe able to choose the wood you like including Mahogany & teak if it's not a which are rot resistant. It depends on what's available at your lumber yard and hopefully they can advise you. www.bairdbrothers.com/Thresholds-Nosings-C51.aspx

[@Allbbrz]

Cedar or Teak, though be prepared to faint for the sticker price for Teak is higher :-)

[@josephl6788]

Where can I find that threshold or what is it called? I have looked in home depot and they don't carry it. I live in CA.

[@peteloomis8456]

Lumber yard should have them .

[@josephl6788]

@@peteloomis8456 What is it called, wooden threshold?

[@707Grammy]

Where did you find the replacement threshold board? I can't find a 6" one anywhere

[@Tdubya-tp8fc]

You can get them at Home Depot/Lowe’s, just ask for a 2x6 for exterior use

[@ewilliams1594]

Menards sells them for less than $20

[@michelleworkman-or5vx]

I’m not able to find one. Anyone that can lead me in the right direction?

[@shaunmilton7529]

Additional note: carefully remove berkenstock sandals and replace with hardwearing work shoes/trainers/boots. Don't do what Clive is doing here unless you like rusty nails scratching between your toes.

[@connort6439]

Little upset you guys didn’t show the final results but I can get past it😂

[@davidporterrealestate]

What would this job cost to have someone do?

[@mrkss4552]

Nice choice of foot wear

[@vapeurdepisse]

Need flashing

[@navitnihto3442]

don't put the wood in plastic!!!

[@commanderblanco960]

This job escalated quickly.

[@utavatar]

There were so many things wrong with this video its hard to know where to begin...First of all that's not a threshold its an oak sill...the threshold sits on top of the sill. I figure if you cant get the structural parts of your video right its all downhill from there.

[@vapeurdepisse]

yes everyone keeps making that mistake. Even the fools at the lumber yard call it a threshold

[@teamjj153]

I'll still hire a professional.

[@martinallenuk]

I'd burn that house to the ground.

[@culllaticiqsu83]

Go to woodprix page if you want to learn how to build it yourself.

[@davidtroupe1553]

Fake video. Where's all the cussing and multiple trips to the store to get beer and stuff you forgot?