Wood floors in commercial.. What to do with metal door jambs

RhodesHardwood · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 1:03 am

Just booked a 15,000 sq ft commercial project. We have done some commercial stuff, but I don't recall ever having to deal with door jambs that were metal. How do you guys deal with these? Undercut with a metal blade on the jamb saw or??

floormeintucson · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:38 am

I have run into that, out here fire code says they should be down to the substrate, besides you can start a fire undercutting them. I've simply glued some QR to the casing. It would be best if you could talk the GC into leaving them off until your done.

Floorologist · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:42 am

In commercial....Metal door jambs can be structural...don't under cut them, before you find out....big no no

RhodesHardwood · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 4:50 pm

Thanks a lot for the replies guys. I probably would have asked that. But I just seen the project for the first time the other day and unfortunately they were already up.

jeff burstein · **Joined:** Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:00 pm **Posts:** 629

Try to leave a nice clean and even gap then caulk.

RhodesHardwood · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:21 pm

Thats what I kind of thought to do. The door jambs are a dark gray color and I figured I could maybe get some black or gray caulk. Thanks for the tip.

Floorologist · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:22 pm

Match the wood with colorite, and use the bluetape and chisel trick.

That's a lot of footage. What type of time frame are you under?

RhodesHardwood · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:30 pm

I am not familiar with colorite. Can you give me some more info on that? I am hoping we can have a month to do it. We also are tiling 6 bathrooms and a couple break rooms.

floormeintucson · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:45 pm

Floorologist wrote:

What type of time frame are you under?

I was thinking the same thing Howard. He could fly us in. :mrgreen:

We do tile too.

I've stuffed cork in them once, looks neato

Floorologist · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:01 pm

floormeintucson wrote:

Floorologist wrote:

What type of time frame are you under?

I was thinking the same thing Howard. He could fly us in. :mrgreen:

We do tile too.

I've stuffed cork in them once, looks neato

I'm there...packing the tools ! :mrgreen:

...and Parka :mrgreen:

..and water saw heater...and..and

Floorologist · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:04 pm

RhodesHardwood wrote:

I am not familiar with colorite. Can you give me some more info on that? I am hoping we can have a month to do it. We also are tiling 6 bathrooms and a couple break rooms.

Color Rite is great stuff, you can match the product to a T... Lay down some blue tape on the floor, and the jamb.....and smooth it level with a chisel, flat with the floor...pull the tape..Walla..looks like the woods growing out of the jamb.

http://www.colorriteinc.com

RhodesHardwood · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:20 pm

Thanks for the info on that. If the timeline is tighter than that I just might take you guys up on that. I was just talking to a friend back in Illinois who may also be coming to help.

floormeintucson · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:22 pm

You should really try the cork before caulking

It even sands off pretty good.

Parka??? Oh yeah, it might be to cold for me up there.

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