How To Install Wood Trim Around Floor And Doors

Laminate flooring is ready to install as long as the base floor is clean and smooth.

How to install wood trim around floor and doors.

How to install hardwood floors around doors. When installing laminate flooring obstacles such as doors present a problem because you have to make cuts for a correct fit. This is done with molding called casing. Cut the ends at 45 degree angles to fit around the door jamb.

Use a tape measure to measure the area around the door image 1. If you re removing old flooring the door jamb may already have enough clearance for your new laminate. Either you ve installed a new door or decided to change the door s trim for aesthetic reasons. Trim the door jamb.

Before you install laminate flooring of choice you ll first want to trim your existing door jamb to make room for your new floor. Works great with a tool like you used a handsaw and even a door casing flush cut saw. Trimming pieces of hardwood flooring to match door molding profiles is a painstaking procedure that can cause frustration punctuated by a few. After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean.

Fix concrete subfloors with a patching compound and for wood subfloors remove protruding nails and replace any damaged boards. If not you ll need an undercut saw to trim your door jamb neatly and. Either way to trim a door you need to bridge the gap between the door jamb the frame from on which the door is hinged and where the latch engages and the wall. When cutting the door trim you can take a piece of scrap flooring hold it in from of the trim and let the saw blade sit on top of it while you cut.

For a consistent look match the interior trim around your door to the style of the room. This helps keep the cut at the perfect height.