How To Fit Laminate Flooring Around Door Frames

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.

How to fit laminate flooring around door frames.

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. First of all you have to measure the needed length of the laminate flooring boards you have to install around the 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. Make sure you take accurate measurements and leave 1 3 around the walls or in the transitions to other flooring.

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. Measure on the inner jamb as well as both sides of the door where the trim is located. When installing laminate flooring obstacles such as doors present a problem because you have to make cuts for a correct fit. You basically have two choices to either cut the boards around the shape of the door frame or to undercut the door frame to slide the board under.

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. Transfer these measurements to your laminate. Fitting laminate flooring around door frames is the tricky bit but it s worth getting it right as it can make or break your final result.