How To Lay Laminate Flooring Under Doors

It s easy to click boards together but how you handle transition areas makes the difference between a professional and amateur looking job.

How to lay laminate flooring under doors.

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. Now install the notched laminate planks in the doorway. If you re installing flooring that continues through a doorway you ll be better off leaving a gap rather than snapping together the flooring to receive a transition strip between rows. Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor.

In this video i. 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. You ll also want to tear up any carpet in the room and remove the leftover tack strips.

It acts as a sound barrier and. The foam underlayment is typically included when you purchase laminate flooring. When you re installing a laminate floor finishing the floor to other areas such as adjoining rooms and outside doors is a vital part of the installation process. Use transition strips under doors.

Install the notched laminate. You can use a planer or a power sander to make your. Lay a scrap piece of laminate flooring over a piece of foam next to a door jamb.