How To Laminate Floor Around Door Frame

This technique is very simple and you will be surprised.

How to laminate floor around door frame.

To install laminate flooring around doors the first step is trimming the door jamb. It s easy to click boards together but how you handle transition areas makes the difference between a professional and amateur looking job. 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. In this video i.

To install laminate flooring around doors the first step is trimming the door jamb. 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. When installing laminate flooring obstacles such as doors present a problem because you have to make cuts for a correct fit. In this video i show you how to easily measure and mark a laminate plank to go around a doorjamb.

First of all you have to measure the needed length of the laminate flooring boards you have to install around the doors. 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. 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. 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.