Using a floor door stop is an ideal way to prevent a handle or any other door hardware from damaging the wall area behind the door.
How to fit floor door stop.
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The door stopper also called stop molding can be bought pre cut or fashioned out of wood strips.
Step 1 location.
Start by opening your door until its parallel with the wall then mark the point on the baseboard that lines up with the edge of the door.
Doorstops help prevent damage to the wall by stopping the door before the door handle hits the wall.
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You will need to measure out how wide the stopper needs to be so that the pieces on each side of the door frame fit together.
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Following this process to install a door stop will help to prevent this problem from occurring.
You should also leave between 10 15cm between the door stop and the wall behind allowing amble space so the door handles don t knock the wall.
A floor mounted doorstop is usually more convenient if the adjacent wall is weak or hanging racks are on the back of the door.
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The moulding goes behind the hinges and rests in the middle of the jamb.
If fitting floor mounted door stops then similar steps are required although marking out the fixing point will of course be on the floor.
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Then measure 1 5 inches in towards the door s hinges and make a 2nd mark.