I'm disabled so I had a contractor laydown laminated flooring
in my kitchen - three years ago. He put in a 2" metal threshold
between the floor and the carpeting.

The problem is that the laminate is starting to chip. When I
removed the threshold, I saw the cause of the problem. The
contractor failed to cut under the door frame and the threshold
does not extend far enough to get a good grip on the laminate.
...

Thanks to advice I got here I bought bought a Jamb Saw and it
worked great.

Problem remains that I have yet to find a 2-1/2 threshold.
They all seem to be either 2" or 3".

I've checked with Home Depot, Lowes, and every laminate
and/or carpet store I found online or in the yellow pages
within 50 miles of me.

Any ideas?

Dick

On 1/23/2011 11:51 PM, Dick Adams wrote:
I'm disabled so I had a contractor laydown laminated flooring
in my kitchen - three years ago. He put in a 2" metal threshold
between the floor and the carpeting.

The problem is that the laminate is starting to chip. When I
removed the threshold, I saw the cause of the problem. The
contractor failed to cut under the door frame and the threshold
does not extend far enough to get a good grip on the laminate.
...
Thanks to advice I got here I bought bought a Jamb Saw and it
worked great.

Problem remains that I have yet to find a 2-1/2 threshold.
They all seem to be either 2" or 3".

I've checked with Home Depot, Lowes, and every laminate
and/or carpet store I found online or in the yellow pages
within 50 miles of me.

Any ideas?

Dick
Buy the 3" size and have it cut to 2-1/2" ?

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"Smarty" wrote
Problem remains that I have yet to find a 2-1/2 threshold.
They all seem to be either 2" or 3".

I've checked with Home Depot, Lowes, and every laminate
and/or carpet store I found online or in the yellow pages
within 50 miles of me.

Any ideas?

Dick
Buy the 3" size and have it cut to 2-1/2" ?

Exactly. The store may not do it for you, but anyone with a tablesaw could.
Chances are, a neighbor, co-worker, relative has one.

Dick Adams wrote:
I'm disabled so I had a contractor laydown laminated flooring
in my kitchen - three years ago. He put in a 2" metal threshold
between the floor and the carpeting.

The problem is that the laminate is starting to chip. When I
removed the threshold, I saw the cause of the problem. The
contractor failed to cut under the door frame and the threshold
does not extend far enough to get a good grip on the laminate.
...

Thanks to advice I got here I bought bought a Jamb Saw and it
worked great.

Problem remains that I have yet to find a 2-1/2 threshold.
They all seem to be either 2" or 3".

I've checked with Home Depot, Lowes, and every laminate
and/or carpet store I found online or in the yellow pages
within 50 miles of me.

Any ideas?

A. If you have a router table, you can make your own.

B. Don't bother calling the laminate stores - they won't have a good
selection, if any at all. You need to call a millwork shop. Google search
for "molding (your city)" A largish shop will have literally hundreds of
styles and sizes in fifteen different woods (from teak to several kinds of
oak to pine).

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"HeyBub" wrote:



B. Don't bother calling the laminate stores - they won't have a good
selection, if any at all. You need to call a millwork shop. Google search
for "molding (your city)" A largish shop will have literally hundreds of
styles and sizes in fifteen different woods (from teak to several kinds of
oak to pine).

You misspelled moulding. Spelling it correctly for a google search will
make it easier to find what he's looking for.

Smitty Two wrote the following:
In article ,
"HeyBub" wrote:



B. Don't bother calling the laminate stores - they won't have a good
selection, if any at all. You need to call a millwork shop. Google search
for "molding (your city)" A largish shop will have literally hundreds of
styles and sizes in fifteen different woods (from teak to several kinds of
oak to pine).


You misspelled moulding. Spelling it correctly for a google search will
make it easier to find what he's looking for.



There are two spellings of mo(u)lding. Either is correct, however,
a Google search on 'molding' produces- 19,200,000 results.
a Google search on 'moulding' produces- 7,780,000 results.


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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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willshak wrote:

Smitty Two wrote the following:
In article ,
"HeyBub" wrote:



B. Don't bother calling the laminate stores - they won't have a good
selection, if any at all. You need to call a millwork shop. Google search
for "molding (your city)" A largish shop will have literally hundreds of
styles and sizes in fifteen different woods (from teak to several kinds of
oak to pine).


You misspelled moulding. Spelling it correctly for a google search will
make it easier to find what he's looking for.



There are two spellings of mo(u)lding. Either is correct, however,
a Google search on 'molding' produces- 19,200,000 results.
a Google search on 'moulding' produces- 7,780,000 results.

Yes, and that's why I suggest using the spelling that's overwhelmingly
used in association with the stuff the OP is actually looking for.

willshak wrote:
Smitty Two wrote the following:
In article ,
"HeyBub" wrote:



B. Don't bother calling the laminate stores - they won't have a good
selection, if any at all. You need to call a millwork shop. Google
search for "molding (your city)" A largish shop will have literally
hundreds of styles and sizes in fifteen different woods (from teak
to several kinds of oak to pine).


You misspelled moulding. Spelling it correctly for a google search
will make it easier to find what he's looking for.



There are two spellings of mo(u)lding. Either is correct, however,
a Google search on 'molding' produces- 19,200,000 results.
a Google search on 'moulding' produces- 7,780,000 results.

potato - potato

It would take several years to research either.

But I do apologize for any that I've lead astray.