Cutting Flexible Synthetic Laminate Flooring To Match Door Frame

This technique is very simple and you will be surprised.

Cutting flexible synthetic laminate flooring to match door frame. Build a coffee table photo by gerenme e. 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. Then install the door casing leaving a small space between the top of the tile and the bottom of the casing. Frame a desk photo photo by ryan benyi.

Cut the tongue off a length of flooring. Previous mryoucandoityouself video https youtu be db a w0e7xu things i mention in. If your flooring runs parallel with the door you ll likely have only one piece of laminate to trim. Measure on the inner jamb as well as both sides of the door where the trim is located.

The first image below shows if you are in the market for a floating floor system like laminate or click lock consider using a fast trim 5 in 1 moulding system has everything you need in one package to give the right transition pieces for your room and in colors finishes that match your floor. Watch installing a laminate floor around the door frame. Nail frame pieces together and finish the edges. Install casing first.

When the casing is installed it hides the cut edges of the tile. In this video i show you how to easily measure and mark a laminate plank to go around a doorjamb. 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. Try not to cut higher than the gauge block or a gap will appear between the flooring and the jamb.

Screw a block of scrap wood mitered at one end into the back. Set a spare piece of flooring on the floor next to each jamb and use it as a guide. Using a framing square measure the depth of your door jamb by sliding the square under the newly cut gap until the tool hits the door frame or stud. Cut the door s molding and the jamb behind it while keeping the saw on top of the gauge block.

Cut four mitered pieces groove side in to fit the size of your glass which will rest in the channels. This allows you to butt the tile right up to the door frame. Prepare the doorway for the flooring installation by cutting off the bottoms of the door jambs with a handsaw.