Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

Just had a new door fitted (have done internal doors, but not brave
enough for the front door.

Fits the frame perfectly. Problem is that it rubs on a bit of the
large (1.5m x 2m) inset doormat when opened. This is because the
front right hand side of the doormat well is higher. I'm loath to
have the joiner plane more off the bottom of the door as it will not
then fit so well along the threshold.

So...can anyone think of a method of giving a haircit to a 30x30
section of a coir doormat? I've started with scissors, but laborious
ain't the word. I have googled this but I may be the first..

Thanks

David

Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

David wrote:
Just had a new door fitted (have done internal doors, but not brave
enough for the front door.

Fits the frame perfectly. Problem is that it rubs on a bit of the
large (1.5m x 2m) inset doormat when opened. This is because the
front right hand side of the doormat well is higher. I'm loath to
have the joiner plane more off the bottom of the door as it will not
then fit so well along the threshold.

So...can anyone think of a method of giving a haircit to a 30x30
section of a coir doormat? I've started with scissors, but laborious
ain't the word. I have googled this but I may be the first..

Thanks

David

Hair trimmer on an electric razor?

Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

"Andrew May" wrote in message
...
David wrote:
Just had a new door fitted (have done internal doors, but not brave
enough for the front door.

Fits the frame perfectly. Problem is that it rubs on a bit of the
large (1.5m x 2m) inset doormat when opened. This is because the
front right hand side of the doormat well is higher. I'm loath to
have the joiner plane more off the bottom of the door as it will not
then fit so well along the threshold.

So...can anyone think of a method of giving a haircit to a 30x30
section of a coir doormat? I've started with scissors, but laborious
ain't the word. I have googled this but I may be the first..

Thanks

David

Hair trimmer on an electric razor?

Turn the doormat round so that the high bit is elsewhere?

mark

Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

On Oct 18, 5:40 pm, "Mark" wrote:

Turn the doormat round so that the high bit is elsewhere?

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Thanks, but it's the well that is higher in the corner nearest the
door, not the doormat that is thicker.

David

Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

On Oct 18, 5:34 pm, Andrew May wrote:


Hair trimmer on an electric razor?- Hide quoted text -

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Hmmm, that's an idea if I can get one reaonably cheaply. You've made
me think of trying a disposable razor now... (makes mental note to
ensure it is thrown away afterwards).

Any other ideas folks?

david

Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:29:44 -0700, David wrote:

Just had a new door fitted (have done internal doors, but not brave enough
for the front door.

Fits the frame perfectly. Problem is that it rubs on a bit of the large
(1.5m x 2m) inset doormat when opened. This is because the front right
hand side of the doormat well is higher. I'm loath to have the joiner
plane more off the bottom of the door as it will not then fit so well
along the threshold.

So...can anyone think of a method of giving a haircit to a 30x30 section
of a coir doormat? I've started with scissors, but laborious ain't the
word. I have googled this but I may be the first..

Thanks

David
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You could try an electric hedge trimmer if you've got one.

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Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:53:12 -0700, David
wrote:

On Oct 18, 5:34 pm, Andrew May wrote:


Hair trimmer on an electric razor?- Hide quoted text -

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Hmmm, that's an idea if I can get one reaonably cheaply. You've made
me think of trying a disposable razor now... (makes mental note to
ensure it is thrown away afterwards).

Any other ideas folks?

david



You could try a carving knife - might not work but you never know...
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Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

In article . com, David
says...
Just had a new door fitted (have done internal doors, but not brave
enough for the front door.

Fits the frame perfectly. Problem is that it rubs on a bit of the
large (1.5m x 2m) inset doormat when opened. This is because the
front right hand side of the doormat well is higher. I'm loath to
have the joiner plane more off the bottom of the door as it will not
then fit so well along the threshold.

So...can anyone think of a method of giving a haircit to a 30x30
section of a coir doormat? I've started with scissors, but laborious
ain't the word. I have googled this but I may be the first..

Thanks

David


Perhaps an orbital sander be able to quickly "wear" down the relevant
area. Especially with a coarse sanding disk. I bet that would work
quickly and effectively.
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Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

In article . com,
David writes:
Just had a new door fitted (have done internal doors, but not brave
enough for the front door.

Fits the frame perfectly. Problem is that it rubs on a bit of the
large (1.5m x 2m) inset doormat when opened. This is because the
front right hand side of the doormat well is higher. I'm loath to
have the joiner plane more off the bottom of the door as it will not
then fit so well along the threshold.

So...can anyone think of a method of giving a haircit to a 30x30
section of a coir doormat? I've started with scissors, but laborious
ain't the word. I have googled this but I may be the first..

You can get doormat in different thicknesses to match the thickness
of different fitted carpets. When I had a carpet fitted ~7 years ago,
the fitter ordered a piece of dormat exactly the right thickness to
match the carpet height, which he then cut to fit the frame. I've no
idea where you might get this, but a carpet supplier might be a good
starting point.

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Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

"Andrew May" wrote in message
...
David wrote:
Just had a new door fitted (have done internal doors, but not brave
enough for the front door.

Fits the frame perfectly. Problem is that it rubs on a bit of the
large (1.5m x 2m) inset doormat when opened. This is because the
front right hand side of the doormat well is higher. I'm loath to
have the joiner plane more off the bottom of the door as it will not
then fit so well along the threshold.

So...can anyone think of a method of giving a haircit to a 30x30
section of a coir doormat? I've started with scissors, but laborious
ain't the word. I have googled this but I may be the first..

Thanks

David

Hair trimmer on an electric razor?

Something like this? (I assume it is like spiky hair not tight woven
because of your scissor attack)

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...3ECLIPPERS.htm

If you use a guard it will give an even finish.

Bob

Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

http://www.trimamat.netfirms.com/

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Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

"Graham." wrote in message
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http://www.trimamat.netfirms.com/

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LOL !

Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

"David" wrote in message
ups.com...
Just had a new door fitted (have done internal doors, but not brave
enough for the front door.

Fits the frame perfectly. Problem is that it rubs on a bit of the
large (1.5m x 2m) inset doormat when opened. This is because the
front right hand side of the doormat well is higher. I'm loath to
have the joiner plane more off the bottom of the door as it will not
then fit so well along the threshold.

So...can anyone think of a method of giving a haircit to a 30x30
section of a coir doormat? I've started with scissors, but laborious
ain't the word. I have googled this but I may be the first..

Thanks

David


You could always dig out the bottom of the matwell and re-screed it so that
it's level ?

Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

In article .com,
says...
Thanks, but it's the well that is higher in the corner nearest the
door, not the doormat that is thicker.

Grind the well down then.
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Never knowingly understood.

Haircut for a doormat - how?
 

On 18 Oct, various folks helped me with my doormat and wrote:
...

Thanks guys.

The goat - disadvantages with the cat and the garden (and the goat
stand), but carbon-wise...

The £6.99 hair trimmers might be worth a go, so long as I'm not
tempted to try to save money on haircuts afterwards (those childhood
memories...)

Hedge trimmer - might need to wait until I'm alone in the house.
Orbital sander likewise.

Different thickness of doormat. Looks like the perfect solution.

Dig out the mat well/grind the well down. Good to see the UK D-I-Y
logical tool of Occam's angle grinder is applicable.

Thanks again

David