How To Install Laminate Flooring Under Half A Threshold

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.

How to install laminate flooring under half a threshold.

A general rule for installing any type of hardwood flooring is to start on the longest exterior wall. Typically a piece of shoe moulding is used to cover a small gap against a threshold. I prefer my rips out of sight so when possible i start my floors at the front of the house and put my rips at the back of the house. This thin dense foam layer helps to absorb sound provides a thermal barrier makes it easier to walk on the laminate and helps the flooring bridge minor gaps and bumps in the underlying floor.

Install the underlayment or vapor barrier. In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar. In this video i am showing how to install laminate flooring for the first time. Planks can be cut with a hand saw circular saw or flooring cutter and most laminate flooring comes in planks that simply snap together with a tongue.