Laminate Molding For Sliding Glass Door
This is mainly a glass sandwich with a vinyl interlayer keeping the glass together so it does not shatter into pieces when smashed.
Laminate molding for sliding glass door. Things you ll need trim pry bar hammer laminate underlayment pad tape tapping block and pull bar available from flooring dealer. When installing laminate at sliding glass doors you want the floor to be level with the rest of the room. Woodgrain millwork 11 16 in. The bottom part of the frame on the floor is where the transition will meet.
If it slopes down your transition will not sit on the floor properly. Measure the doorway and cut a piece of laminate end molding to fit using a miter saw and box to get an exact cut. It is also used against sliding glass door tracks and metal thresholds of exterior doors or to join another floor or surface that is higher than the new floor. If the floor slopes up it will cause a hollow space underneath.
Install the last row of laminate flooring stopping 1 2 inch from the bottom edge of the patio doors. This is a safety glass that sticks together when broken. For example if your new flooring met the marble threshold of a bathroom doorway and the threshold was the higher surface then square nose would be the correct molding to use. Primed finger jointed interior flat door jamb set includes pre cut header and sides model 10001398 63.
Step 2 measure the width of the patio doors and transfer your measurement to the strip of one piece end molding. Installing laminate transitions at sliding doors or any door opening that is lengthy can vary from one to another. You don t want the floor to slope down or up where the laminate meets the sliding glass door frame. Dec 23 2015 installing laminate flooring transition at sliding glass door.
Note that you will leave the standard 1 4 inch expansion gap on either side of the doors. There are different types of frames around sliding glass doors. This bottom part can make it easy or hard depending on the shape of it. The 1 2 inch gap is for the doorway only.
Because of its tough reputation you will find this glass almost everywhere from the shower doors to your windows just to name a few.