How To Lay Laminate Wood Floor Around Door Jambs

In this video i show you how i installed some luxury vinyl plank flooring around a couple of doors.

How to lay laminate wood floor around door jambs. Doing this assures that the laminate will slide under the door jamb. First of all you have to measure the needed length of the laminate flooring boards you have to install around the doors. I m no expert i m just showing you what i did in case i. A new floor gives any room a fresh new look but gaps or open cracks around the door jambs dampen the floor s attractiveness.

Also measure from the wall in between the door jambs. Measure about 1 2 inch under the outside of each door jamb. 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. Make sure you take accurate measurements and leave 1 3 around the walls or in the transitions to other flooring.

How to install flooring under a door jamb. In this case you can see that it is 2 inches. The foam underlayment is typically included when you purchase laminate flooring. This technique is very simple and you will be surprised.

Lay a scrap piece of laminate flooring over a piece of foam next to a door jamb. Trim the door jamb. Before you install laminate flooring of choice you ll first want to trim your existing door jamb to make room for your new floor. If you re removing old flooring the door jamb may already have enough clearance for your new laminate.

Unlike the baseboard. After making the marks that show where the door jamb is located take measurements from the edge of the installed floor.