How To Install A Floor Saddle

If your saddle has a second bolt unscrew it evenly with the first one so you don t strip the threading.

How to install a floor saddle.

Installing half saddle transitions is easier as well requiring little more than nails hammer and ahacksaw. Be sure to take three measurements before you cut. Unscrew the clamp bolts on the bottom of the saddle. Also measure the width of the door.

Place a drop of glue into each countersunk hole. Locate the 1 or 2 hex bolts connected to the metal clamp directly underneath your saddle. The new door saddle strip has to be cut using these measurements. Half saddle transitions are suitable for bridging transitions between two flooring types that are at different levels.

They are generally more inexpensive as compared to full saddle transition strips. Tap one 1 2 inch oak plug into. Use your 1 4 inch notched trowel to spread an even layer of thinset in the area where you will be installing your threshold. In addition use the flat side of your trowel to skim coat the back of your marble threshold with an even layer of thinset.

Fit a hex wrench into the bolt and turn it counterclockwise by 2 3 rotations. Use a measuring tape for this. Leave a 1 inch gap between the flooring materials if you are installing a saddle that includes a track. Measure the distance between the bottom of the door and the underlying floor.