In order to lay laminate flooring around doors, you need the following:

Install hardwood floor around door trim. My problem is the trim used throughout the house has been here a long. Lay a plank face down on top of a piece of underlayment. Lacking miter clamps, install the casing one piece at a time.

Keep in mind that a plinth block is there to offset the rest of the trim. Stained wood, whether dark or light, is going to be darker than your walls. H brian, if installing solid hardwood, it must be over 3/4″ plywood.

Measure and cut the wood spline to fit the doorway. Depending on the size of your room this may add to the feeling of a closed space, though this is not a hard and fast. Method 2making and detailing blocks download article.

Then install the track and door. Use a few nails to hold the piece you just cut in place at the line. How to install locking flooring near doorways.

Cut the bottom of the doorjamb. Set up the table saw to just rip off the tongue side of the flooring. Measure the lip of the.

Unless you a carpentry genius (which you probably aren't since you had to ask) fitting the floor to the door. You will nail the flooring on the tongue and groove. Before installing wood trim, map out the room, measuring all components at once and making a cut list.