Laminate Flooring Around Door Frames

Next you have to cut the groove of the laminate board you are going to lay under the door jambs by using a sharp utility knife.

Laminate flooring around door frames. If your flooring runs parallel with the door you ll likely have only one piece of laminate to trim. During the flooring installation laying laminate in a doorway perfectly is not so difficult when you start laying the floor boards at the wall that has the door in it. I m no expert i m just showing you what i did in case i. If there s a gap under your door casing and also a gap between two rooms under a door where two different installations of laminate flooring join you can install t molding to hide both gaps.

Make sure you take accurate measurements and leave 1 3 around the walls or in the transitions to other flooring. Using a framing square measure the depth of your door jamb by sliding the square under the newly cut gap until the tool hits the door frame or stud. In this video i show you how i installed some luxury vinyl plank flooring around a couple of doors. Fitting laminate flooring around door frames is often the bit that makes a floor look unprofessional but with a little help it is easy to make your floor look like a professional fitted it.

But when the last few floorboards of your laminate floor need to be laid under the door jambs or through the door lining or door frame it seems impossible to get them in without. It is often easiest if you start to lay the laminate at the door leading into the room this can be harder if there are several doors. First of all you have to measure the needed length of the laminate flooring boards you have to install around the doors.