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Old 01-10-2018, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by edicito View Post
I just celebrated my first year in a brand new house. The sliding door to the Lanai has a threshold bar that measures 1.5 inches above the inside linoleum kitchen dining floor. I feel that this is too high and exposes me to liability in case someone trips over it and falls onto the Lanai or inside the house. Does anyone have a suggestion or has the same problem?
So you are saying the floor of your lanai is 1.5 inches higher than inside the house? Screened lanai floors are typically lower than the rest of home to prevent flooding. I have never seen a lanai floor higher than rest of home.