How To Cut Flooring Under Door Jambs

What you want in the end is the door jambs resting on a solid surface to reduce the chances of future door movement.

How to cut flooring under door jambs.

When installing laminate flooring the laminate needs to be able to slide under the door jambs so it appears that the door jambs are installed on top of the laminate flooring. The first step is to use a piece of the flooring your going to install usually a small piece. Lots of flooring experts seem to ignore this problem when under cutting door jambs. Measure about 1 2 inch under the outside of each door jamb.

Determine the height to cut the stop molding and jambs. Doing this assures that the laminate will slide under the door jamb. Also use a piece of the underlayment under the laminate so you can. Do this by placing a piece of flooring on one side of the door jamb and run a pencil on top of the flooring to leave a mark on the door jamb.

In this video i show you how i installed some luxury vinyl plank flooring around a couple of doors. Step 1 mark the area to be cut identify the area as well as the size of the door jamb to be removed. This can be accomplished by setting a piece of hardwood on the subfloor next to each component and marking across the component with a pencil. Before you cut the door jambs for laminate flooring make sure you always.

Use a saw or multitool to cut the jambs trim and molding at the pencil marks. In this case you can see that it is 2 inches. The trick is to cut the door jamb at the right height so it fits snug under the jamb. Another solution may be to remove the unit do your flooring then reinstall the door on top of the new flooring.

I m no expert i m just showing you what i did in case. Click here to find out how to lay laminate in a doorway and get the last row of your flooring under the door lining frame when it seems impossible. That s where i come in.