How To Lay Laminate Wood Floor Around Door Jambs

The foam underlayment is typically included when you purchase laminate flooring.

How to lay laminate wood floor around door jambs.

Measure about 1 2 inch under the outside of each door jamb. First of all you have to measure the needed length of the laminate flooring boards you have to install around the doors. In this case you can see that it is 2 inches. Make sure you take accurate measurements and leave 1 3 around the walls or in the transitions to other flooring.

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. I m no expert i m just showing you what i did in case i. Trim the door jamb. If you re removing old flooring the door jamb may already have enough clearance for your new laminate.

Unlike the baseboard. In this video i show you how to easily measure and mark a laminate plank to go around a doorjamb. How to install flooring under a door jamb. Also measure from the wall in between the door jambs.

Lay a scrap piece of laminate flooring over a piece of foam next to a door jamb. In this video i show you how i installed some luxury vinyl plank flooring around a couple of doors. After making the marks that show where the door jamb is located take measurements from the edge of the installed floor. Doing this assures that the laminate will slide under 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. This technique is very simple and you will be surprised.