How to Laminate Floor Under Door Frames

Laminate floors set off a room and create the foundation for the decor of your home. Getting the laminate under those odd, tight places such as door frames give the project a professional look. A little time, knowledge and proper technique can help you install your laminate floor seamlessly into the nooks and crannies of the edges of the floorboard.

Materials. 

• Scrap laminate flooring


• Handsaw


• Nails


• Hammer


• Measuring tape


• Glue

Procedure.

1. Understand the basic construction of a door. You have a 10mm expansion gap between the door jamb and the floor. That is the key to laying a seamless laminate flooring under a door.


2. Lay the floor from the center of the room to the edge of the wall. 


3. Secure the door jamb with nails to keep it from moving as you trim it.


4. Saw the bottom of the door jamb to where the floor will end. Do not cut off too much of the door jamb, just enough to add a couple of millimeters to the 10 mm gap to fit the laminate. You are looking for a close fit, with minimal gap.


5. Measure the edge of the laminate you just laid and the distance under the door.


6. Cut the strip of laminate to that exact measurement.


7. Glue the back of the laminate floor to be laid under the door.


8. Slide the laminate under the door, being careful to not get glue on the already laid floor.


9. Use acetone to remove excess glue that has gotten onto the laminate.


10. Place the tongue of the laminate facing the jamb, the groove facing the floor.


11. Slide the groove under the tongue underneath the door jamb.