How To Start Laminate Flooring In A Doorway

But when the last few floorboards of your laminate floor need to be laid under the door jambs or through the door lining or door frame it seems impossible to get them in without.

How to start laminate flooring in a doorway.

Place the first plank next to one of the walls in the corner then snap the end of it into the next plank in the row using the built in tongues and grooves. More detailed you can stop laying down the laminate flooring when you reach the door threshold. 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. Measure away from the wall the width of one piece of flooring and add 1 4 inch for example if flooring is 5 inches wide measure out 5 1 4 inches and snap a chalk line across the room.

In order to keep the floor straight and square start laying the laminate away from the wall because the wall may not be straight. An alternative method of laying your laminate flooring going through the door is to separate the two floors with the use of a divider is also known as t bar. Alternative method of laying your laminate flooring underneath the doorway. Base board and 1 4 round come in various thicknesses.