Lanai door - really almost done (really)

 

The "static cling" based window film turned out "ok" on the door. At first I wasn't sure it blocked the view as much as desired but after checking in different light conditions it is fine. I could still do some etching on the exterior of the glass if needed but it should be fine for now. To install the film you just need to clean the glass well and then spray the glass with water - peel off a protective backing from the film and place/smooth it with a squeegee to get it to stay in place and remove bubbles from between the glass and film. I used an exacto knife to trim the film to exact size (or at least as close as my ability allowed).

Since I had redone the flooring, I need to deal with the gap at the bottom of the door.  The image below is the gap with threshold. The threshold is one which has a rail that you mount to floor and the threshold snaps into it.  Here I have the threshold pressed down as much as possible. I can leave it raised a bit when I mount the rail with some construction adhesive - I tested that a bit and it seems tight to the door bottom.  I had consider trying to find some type of felt or similar that would take up the gap but I just don't like that as I think about it.  The gap is roughly < 1/8" so most of the door sweeps from Lowes, etc would be really really tight.  The threshold I bought does work with offset floor heights.  Still pondering the final solution a bit - I comforted my wife with "only small lizards get in now".   We'll see which gets fixed first - this bit of gap or the paint around the door / touch ups on the door.

The below picture seems odd to me but it is a vertical down picture of the floor and the threshold area. I left the threshold a bit out of place to better visualize the floor height difference.

And here is a pic of the door with a piece of threshold cut to width and simply resting in place. It isn't laying straight since the seals at the edge of the door like to push it a bit - I'll deal with that when I mount the snap rail to the floor.

This is another project which has been hanging around unfinished for way too long. Each weekend moves it closer to completion at least.