Installing the new vanity cabinet... »Building a wooden threshold...
Just finishing up the Master Bath remodel, one of the last steps was to complete a threshold for the carpet to tile transition. The easiest option here is one of those ugly commercial made metal strips (sorry to all those ugly commercial metal strip makers out there!). If I wanted to do it in wood, then I'd have to do it myself, the door and transition was too complex.
On one side is carpet, the other tile. In between was the tile backer board that extended past the tile to the edge of the carpet. I also had to notch both ends to go around the door frame. Thiis house has all-metal door jambs, so the only trimming is the wood.
First I started with a solid piece of 1x3 Maple. The finish is a light cherry stain and several layers of varnish.
Here's a cross section of the threshold. The tile side (on the right) is a 90* cut, the left side (carpet) is a round cut made with a router. I also rounded the top edges with the router.
Here the threshold is sitting in place. There are five countersunk screw holes visible where it will be attached. I went ahead and used 2" outdoor construction screws. Total overkill for this job, but being a bathroom there might be moisture so what the heck?!
Here it's almost finished. I used hardwood plugs to cover the screwholes and cut them flush with a small Japanese (flexible blade) cutoff saw. After a touch of sanding it's nearly complete, just needs a final coat (or two) of varnish. Addmittedly it may take me a few weeks to actually get back to that part.... :-)
The almost completed new vanity cabinet is visible in the background. Since I'd never made a threshold before, I'd say this turned out pretty good. I'd have liked the edges to be a bit tighter against the wood, but as the door jamb has settled and twisted in the last 48 years, that just wasn't worth worrying about.
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