How To Install Laminate Floor Around A Door Opening

How to lay laminate in a doorway continuously and without any amateur looking gaps.

How to install laminate floor around a door opening.

In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar. Now install the notched laminate planks in the doorway. You can use a planer or a power sander to make your. 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.

Install the notched laminate. Since most new laminate flooring uses a click lock tongue and groove system you ll have to trim off with your saw the upper groove of the laminate plank that comes before the notched piece. 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. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day.

In this video i. It s easy to click boards together but how you handle transition areas makes the difference between a professional and amateur looking job. Video sharing camera phone video phone free upload. 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.