How To Install Laminate Flooring Around Sliding Doors

Remove the doors and install your bottom door mounts in the location of the bottom pivot plates on both doors.

How to install laminate flooring around sliding doors.

I use my table saw to cut the strips. This line will be your cut mark. After cutting the long pieces at the correct thickness i glue them in front of the sliding door frame with construction adhesive. Drill through the laminate flooring and into your subfloor.

Go to the place where you bought your flooring or any home improvement store that stocks flooring. Using the undercut saw and a scrap piece of laminate for backing cut the door jamb and adjoining trim away. When installing laminate at sliding glass doors you want the floor to be level with the rest of the room. Place a piece of threshold trim available at the flooring supplier next to patio doors or similar thresholds where you need to stop the laminate flooring.

Step 2 measure the doorway and cut a piece of laminate end molding to fit using a miter saw and box to get an exact cut. First butt a piece of laminate against the bottom of the door jamb and draw a line where the top of the laminate meets the door jamb. If it slopes down your transition will not sit on the floor properly. Make use of various t molds that are available for your laminate here.

Note the location of your bottom pivot plates and mark the location on your laminate flooring. Trim with a 1 8 inch gap after the flooring has been laid. Preparing concrete at sliding glass doors to install laminate flooring. When i find the thickness i need i cut down the laminate planks the long way and use the long pieces.

The best option for covering gaps in laminate flooring is by using custom pieces. You don t want the floor to slope down or up where the laminate meets the sliding glass door frame. Step 1 install the flooring ending one half inch from the edge of the front door.