How To Lay Laminate Flooring Through A Doorway. Lay down the first row with the tongue side facing your starting wall. Again the seams will rip open because the floor is PUSHING OUT.
Using the undercut saw and a scrap piece of laminate for backing cut the door jamb and adjoining trim away. Install the second plank next to the first by aligning the tongue into the groove and press the plank down to snap. The floor will SHRINK in the winter dry air which will open up the doorway seams because the floor is PULLING BACK through the doors and then the floor will EXPAND every summer humid air.
Cutting Door Jambs 1These days they sell 10 12 and 14mm thick laminate.
The threshold plate-to-laminate floor transition point is still visible when someone stands or crosses through a doorway and you need to keep cuts as straight as possible for a clean finish. Again the seams will rip open because the floor is PUSHING OUT. Install the second plank next to the first by aligning the tongue into the groove and press the plank down to snap. The threshold plate-to-laminate floor transition point is still visible when someone stands or crosses through a doorway and you need to keep cuts as straight as possible for a clean finish.
