If you re removing old flooring the door jamb may already have enough clearance for your new laminate.
How to install laminate flooring under a doorjamb.
Why it s important to cut your doorjambs.
If not you ll need an undercut saw to trim your door jamb neatly and.
Laminate installation how to cut a door jamb.
This step is really quite simple to do but so many diy ers skip it.
Lay a scrap piece of laminate flooring over a piece of foam next to a door jamb.
Trim the door jamb.
Our laminate flooring installation expert with swiss krono explains how to install that last plank of laminate flooring when you re faced with limited cleara.
This technique is very simple and you will be surprised.
When installing laminate in hallways it is a good idea to mark all the doorways before you start the installation.
Before you install laminate flooring of choice you ll first want to trim your existing door jamb to make room for your new floor.
Installing the tilt up laminate under door jambs.
Next you slide the plank under the door jamb and tap it back toward you with a pull bar so it engages in the adjoining plank.
As a rule you want the laminate transition to be directly under the door when the door is closed.
To install the last row of laminate under a door jamb you have to first cut the plank to fit the space.
In this post i will be discussing how to cut a doorjamb for a laminate installation.
This way you do not see the carpet from the laminate side and you don t see the laminate from carpet side.