Laminate Under Door Frame

Doing this assures that the laminate will slide under the door jamb.

Laminate under door frame.

Measure about 1 2 inch under the outside of each door jamb. If your flooring runs parallel with the door you ll likely have only one piece of laminate to trim. In this case you can see that it is 2 inches. First of all you have to measure the needed length of the laminate flooring boards you have to install around the doors.

Cutting the door jamb. After making the marks that show where the door jamb is located take measurements from the edge of the installed floor. You can deal with door jambs by trimming the molding that conceals the. There is usually some sheet rock behind the base board that i chisel out also.

Make sure you take accurate measurements and leave 1 3 around the walls or in the transitions to other flooring. Also measure from the wall in between the door jambs. Using a framing square 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. Lay the small piece of laminate with the pad under it up against the door jamb lay the saw flat on the laminate using it as a guide.

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. Because this wasn t continuous like the first example step one of laying laminate in a doorway like this is to mark where the door threshold will be under the centre of the door when it s in the closed position. Look at the underside of the door bar you ll be able to tell where the floor needs to stop in order for the to fit over it. Measure on the inner jamb as well as both sides of the door where the trim is located.

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.