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Breezeway Tile Job:
Working Around The Storm Doors
I'm tiling my breezeway and have some
questions on how the tile is supposed to be placed near the doors. The
breeze way has 4 doorways. The front and back doors have only storm doors,
no interior doors, so there is a 5 inch indent from the wall line. The
door to the house is a step up so the tile can go straight across. The
door to the garage is even with the walls.
My question is: how to I lay the tile up to the storm doors and the garage
door. Do I need a saddle under each door? What kind of saddle?
The doors to the front and back yards are storm doors. The door to the
garage is a regular door.
Any information you can give me is greatly appreciated.
Thank you...
Paul Peterson
Most
storm doors can be removed in a few minutes, just by removing the screws
that hold the metal jamb to the doorway. You may be able to raise up the
entire door, or you might need to cut off the door jambs a bit. Also,
most storm doors seem to have an adjustable metal piece at the bottom.
If you are lucky you might be able to simply raise up this piece. If
not, the door will have to be located higher up (a pain in the rear if
you have to modify the wood framing above the door) or maybe trimmed
shorter (also a pain in the rear and it might weaken the door).
You might be able to get an aluminum threshold that can be fastened to
the floor with screws and concrete anchors, but this might be a tripping
hazard. Some of these thresholds are tapered and made for butting up
against a tile job. It may take some shopping to find the right one.
I would approach the angle of re-positioning the doors to accommodate
the thicker floor.
Bruce W. Maki, Editor.
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