So when we bought our house the kitchen had recently been remodeled. They put in a decent looking snap together floor...and then I noticed that the three entry ways into the kitchen are actually pocket doors that had been covered over at some point. Upon closer inspection they were covered over because the height of the new flooring blocked them in the open position. I guess instead of removing the doors and shortening them, they decided to not use them....which is fine, but I'd like to use them now.
That said...I've removed the trim pieces covering the first "test" door (to make sure I can get them to work)...I then removed the jam trim pieces that keep the door in place. Much to my surprise, the door actually works just fine now that I removed the section of flooring blocking it open.
I went to swing the door to remove it from the "C" track and low and behold....my new hardwood floor that I just installed in the adjoining room is too tall to swing the door out over (by about .5")...and from what I know about "C" track, it has to swing towards the back of the "C" to disengage.
I've tried all I can think of to get the door off the track, up unto removing a row of hardwood...that would be a bit too much work I'm afraid.
So, anyone have a suggestion of how to get a door of a "C" track when it can't really swing in the right direction? Any good/easy way to shorten the door without removing it? :laughing:
Thanks for the help!
That said...I've removed the trim pieces covering the first "test" door (to make sure I can get them to work)...I then removed the jam trim pieces that keep the door in place. Much to my surprise, the door actually works just fine now that I removed the section of flooring blocking it open.
I went to swing the door to remove it from the "C" track and low and behold....my new hardwood floor that I just installed in the adjoining room is too tall to swing the door out over (by about .5")...and from what I know about "C" track, it has to swing towards the back of the "C" to disengage.
I've tried all I can think of to get the door off the track, up unto removing a row of hardwood...that would be a bit too much work I'm afraid.
So, anyone have a suggestion of how to get a door of a "C" track when it can't really swing in the right direction? Any good/easy way to shorten the door without removing it? :laughing:
Thanks for the help!