Hi All,
I obviouly need to replace my threshold going to my patio. I have tried to locate it so it’s an easy swap but can’t seem to. Does anyone know what this type is? It has raised edges on both sides. It’s 36x7x1.5 inches. Thanks!! (Sorry, the pictures are only posting upside down).
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Look here
https://www.pemko.com/
That is an incredibly crummy web site. You want to give Scott some hints on how to find thresholds there?
Sorry duplicate post
So sorry.
Product search
Select the "product search" tab, then "search by category" then the threshold type. You then see 16 pages of cross sections of thresholds. All with lots of literature and CAD drawings. Like this one.
Scott, check the hinge edge of the door and see if there's a manufacturer's badge. If you can find out who made it you may be able to order the replacement part.
I checked the Hinge and saw that Hager manufactured it, but I don't beliee that they make the sill. I emailed a few other manufacturers who though that Therma Tru or Endura, but I can't locate it it there either.
I didn't mean to look on the hinge itself, but rather on that edge of the door look for a plate or even gummd label with the manufacturer's name on it. (Also check other exterior doors that appear to be from the same manufacturer.) It may have been removed or painted over, of course, but there was probably something there to begin with.
Pemko is geneally a wholesaler. They'd have to get it through a lcoal distributor, not from the website. I order from them all the time through my local distributor and have their full line catalogue. I don't see this compression type threshold as being one of their offerings.
I'd recommend finding the door manufacturer and investigate ordering parts through them. My guess is that you'll come up nuts. I'd recommend going interlock if the door panel can accept a hook. Either way, have a professional door installer replace this. It's not a DIY job.
Note that the threshold is an "adjustable" one -- the strip under the door can be raised and lowered with the screws there. This kind of threshold is fairly common.
The problem is the raised edges on each side. These edges appear to be molded with the threshold (presumably some sort of plastic "composite"), and I've never seen one like that before. Can't find any examples with Google.
If necessary, one could fit in a conventional threshold, using bits of composite trim material to replace the raised edges.
Architectural Builders Supply ( https://absupply.net has products that may be applicable. I didn't take the time to search for this particular one. I've used them in the past and they gave good, prompt service.
I don't have a local supplier that's convenient and particularly knowledgeable. Actually, wherever I go nowadays and ask for an item they don't have on the shelf, the clerk goes to the internet to search... the same as I would do. So I don't see any advantage in going to a supplier for most things.