How To Lay Laminate Flooring Under A Door Jamb

In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar.

How to lay laminate flooring under a door jamb.

If not you ll need an undercut saw to trim your door jamb neatly and accurately. Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. 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. If you re removing old flooring the door jamb may already have enough clearance for your new laminate.

To install the last row of laminate under a door jamb you have to first cut the plank to fit the space. First of all you have to measure the needed length of the laminate flooring boards you have to install around the doors. Installing the tilt up laminate under door jambs. 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 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. Lay a scrap piece of laminate flooring over a piece of foam next to a door jamb. I made a quick video on how to undercut door jambs for laminate flooring it is a diy job most people could undertake themselves if the have some basic tools. Make sure you take accurate measurements and leave 1 3 around the walls or in the transitions to other flooring.