Laminate Flooring Installation Tips Around Door Frames

When installing around a doorway slide the plank at least 1 4 inch under the door frame leaving a concealed 3 8 inch expansion gap.

Laminate flooring installation tips around door frames.

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. There s no question about it. The hard shell knee pads you wear for roofing and landscaping are not the knee pads you should wear to install a floor. In this video i.

This technique is very simple and you will be surprised. Flooring is hard on the knees and the wrong knee pads will scratch laminate floors. 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.

Next with your tapping block or pull bar tap the long side closed first then tap the short side closed. Before you install laminate flooring of choice you ll first want to trim your existing door jamb to make room for your new floor. If you re removing old flooring the door jamb may already have enough clearance for your new laminate. You can deal with door jambs by trimming the molding that conceals the.

Flooring installation calls for pads that have a cloth foam or soft rubber material on the business end. Trim the door jamb.