How To Lay Laminate Flooring Under Doors

Install the notched laminate.

How to lay laminate flooring under doors.

Lay a scrap piece of laminate flooring over a piece of foam next to a door jamb. It s easy to click boards together but how you handle transition areas makes the difference between a professional and amateur looking job. It acts as a sound barrier and. Position the gap directly under the door so the transition strip will make visual sense.

The foam underlayment is typically included when you purchase laminate flooring. In this video i. 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.

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. Now install the notched laminate planks in the doorway. To lay laminate flooring first clear out any furniture in the room you ll be laying the floor in. Next cut strips of underlayment to size and lay the strips down across the exposed floor.

You can use a planer or a power sander to make your. 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. 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.