How To Install Laminate Flooring Under Half A Threshold

Install the underlayment or vapor barrier.

How to install laminate flooring under half a threshold.

Lay the laminate flooring in the doorway or along the carpeting keeping the edge of the flooring at least 3 8 inch inside the edge of the threshold or transition strip and the same distance. A general rule for installing any type of hardwood flooring is to start on the longest exterior wall. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue. I prefer my rips out of sight so when possible i start my floors at the front of the house and put my rips at the back of the house.

In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time. If your laminate floor terminates against a threshold against the ends of a piece you can use the chop saw to cut the pieces off but if your threshold is on the long wall along the length of a. This thin dense foam layer helps to absorb sound provides a thermal barrier makes it easier to walk on the laminate and helps the flooring bridge minor gaps and bumps in the underlying floor. Flooring manufacturers always recommend putting down underlayment before laying the laminate.