I'm putting a click lock floor in. There is a pocket door between the tiled floor bathroom and the room I am flooring.

I have a piece of transition for between the tile and the flooring. But because of its curve it contacts the bottom of the pocket door and keeps the door from pulling out.

Any suggestions ?

I don't want to pull the pocket door out to trim it if I can avoid it. The obvious fix is to trim the bottom of the door a little (all it needs is about 3/16 or so. Yet I don't know how I would get a neat horizontal cut all the way across the 1 1/2 inch thick (hollow core) pocket door.

I am willing to buy a tool since I SO MUCH don't want to pull out the door to trim it. I've seen a Rotozip with saw attachment for making space along baseboards for flooring. And a similar Fein tool (a little pricey). Is this the best way to do it though ? The tile is already set and can't be moved. And I tried angling the transition down but the door still doesn't trim.

Can you just butt the wood floor piece up against the tile and fill the joint with some kind of wood putty/grout ? If so, what would you recommend ?


Thanks, Bob

Sorry, you'll need to take out the doors, but that's easy! There should be a small stop block at the center top of the door casing that is held in place with two screws. Remove the screws and take out the spacer, then slide the doors off the track.

Set the door up on a sturdy surface and clamp a straightedge (1" x 6" x 3/4" pine board) on the bottom of the door positioned to cut 3/16" off the bottom using a circular saw and a sharp blade. It's a very easy, safe and accurate cut.

I have used an undercut saw to cut the bottom of a pocket door in place. You can't cut the last bit close to the pocket but with a hand held manual undercut saw or vaughn bear saw, you can complete the cut enough to allow the fit of your transition.