How To Fit Wood Flooring Around Door Frames

1 lay a plank face down on top of a piece of underlayment.

How to fit wood flooring around door frames.

Https amzn to 2tftgup here is the blade i use in the video. Watch installing a laminate floor around the door frame. Scrape away old hardened caulk and replace it with fresh caulk. Slide it next to the doorjamb and place a handsaw flat on.

Dave demostrates the proper method of flooring installation around doors casings jambs and baseboards. For more information visit us at. Look at the underside of the door bar you ll be able to tell where the floor needs to stop in order for the to fit over it. Buy a good multi tool here.

Gaps between door casing and laminate flooring are common and manufacturers have designed a wide variety of special pieces for this purpose. Https amzn to 2poix33 assorted blade set. The picture below is terrible quality apologies. And the door frame is very old and battered from years of traffic and several coats of.

You must fit the planks to the remaining space and fit it around the door frame. Mark a 10mm expansion gap back from this point. If your flooring runs parallel with the door you ll likely have only one piece of laminate to trim. Seal all cracks around exterior doors and windows with caulk.

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. Measure on the inner jamb as well as both sides of the door where the trim is located.