Lanai door sill & frame too high problem

[lewie]

My lanai patio door (4 door stackable) sill and frame is too high (.5") and people frequently trip going out to the lanai. My builder's window and floor tile contractors reported that their installations were correctly done. That the problem is with the improperly poured cement slab.

My builder states that the house would not have been issued a certificate of occupancy if there was a problem. My home inspector reported it as a safety issue (am awaiting the Warranty Dept's response).

Neighbors say that I might be better off placing a runner along the window rail on my tile floor, it does compensate for the height, foreseeing the mess of removing the sliding doors unit, related molding, cutting out the cement, & reinstalling it all.

Has anyone have or know of a similar problem? Thank you.

[jimbo2012]

The floor tile 18-24 inches back from the sill can be beveled up to correct height.

Much easier than pulling the door an resetting it.

[graciegirl]

My lanai patio door (4 door stackable) sill and frame is too high (.5") and people frequently trip going out to the lanai. My builder's window and floor tile contractors reported that their installations were correctly done. That the problem is with the improperly poured cement slab.

My builder states that the house would not have been issued a certificate of occupancy if there was a problem. My home inspector reported it as a safety issue (am awaiting the Warranty Dept's response).

Neighbors say that I might be better off placing a runner along the window rail on my tile floor, it does compensate for the height, foreseeing the mess of removing the sliding doors unit, related molding, cutting out the cement, & reinstalling it all.

Has anyone have or know of a similar problem? Thank you.



It isn't clear to me what is tripping people. The flooring inside is one half an inch lower than the lower door frame?




I just looked at ours and it seems to be too.. We have hardwood and the molding strip evens it out a bit. Can you see that our floor is one half inch lower than the frame and the molding strip goes up to even it out a bit. Do you have carpet? I would guess that the carpet should be doing the same.

Taking out a door is easy peasy to people who know how.

I am sure that you will have it fixed if it is a problem.

Can you take a picture so that we can see what you mean please? Maybe I am not understanding your delimma.

[jmac1031]

We have the same in our Iris. It has been a year and nobody has ever tripped so I guess we won't worry about it.

[getdul981]

If I understand correctly, your lanai floor is more than 6" lower than your living room floor and that is what is causing people to trip. If that is the case, you can have the lanai floor raised by adding enough concrete to bring it up to whatever height you desire. If it is below building specs, the contractor should bring it up to the specs, but if not, you can do it on your own. I know of some people that have their lanai floor raised up to be even with the living area.

[graciegirl]

Another thing too. And I hate to say this, but we all have paid to have inspections to our home.

The result is a huge book of things wrong. Or kinda wrong. Or not wrong at all.

We all know that once submitted the warranty contacts all people who worked on the house and they fix these "things". A ding here, a missed tiny grout there. Maybe there is one or two or maybe three things on the list that are really important,(maybe...they sound like they should be looked at) but we all feel compelled to get the inspection and the inspectors have to come up with stuff.

I don't think that the paid for home inspectors and the builders go to the same watering holes.

And I don't think much serious is wrong with new homes.

Just sayin'.

AND I AM NOT IN THE EMPLOY OF THE MORSES.

[lewie]

It's to my understanding that the tripping is due in part to the wider track to a 4 door stackable as compared to the 2 door stack. Thus, requiring a longer stride, as well, the 5/8" rise. I will look into what molding is available for covering the rise to transition from the ceramic floor (as done for a wood floor). I did look into setting back the ceramic floor which would require a greater set back being I have 20" tiles.

Everyone out there is so super. You've been a tremendous help and I thank you for your advice.

[Bogie Shooter]

Is this a new house?

[lewie]

yes.

[graciegirl]

yes.


That does indeed seem like a problem. What is your flooring, tile?

[Bogie Shooter]

Seems like warranty should have been the first call.

[lewie]

Yes Graciegirl, the flooring is tile.

[boomerbaby]

It looks high to me. I would call warranty and have someone come out and recheck it. I can see why people are tripping.

[lewie]

yes