Laminate Flooring Exterior Door Threshold

If your flooring runs parallel with the door you ll likely have only one piece of laminate to trim.

Laminate flooring exterior door threshold.

If a laminate floor is not finished correctly the expansion gap may be compromised or the seal of the floor may be gapped allowing the floor to buckle or warp and voiding the. How is this normally handled. Lay the laminate flooring in the doorway or along the carpeting keeping the edge of the flooring at least 3 8 inch inside the edge of the threshold or transition strip and the same distance. Measure and mark threshold flooring pieces.

When you re installing a laminate floor finishing the floor to other areas such as adjoining rooms and outside doors is a vital part of the installation process. Once you trim the door jamb to the proper clearance you ll want to measure and mark the piece or pieces of laminate going through the threshold. Threshold plates are one way of spanning the gap and making the transition in a doorway.