How To Install Wood Trim Around Floor And Doors

Use a tape measure to measure the area around the door image 1.

How to install wood trim around floor and doors.

After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean. If you re removing old flooring the door jamb may already have enough clearance for your new laminate. Trimming pieces of hardwood flooring to match door molding profiles is a painstaking procedure that can cause frustration punctuated by a few. This helps keep the cut at the perfect height.

Laminate flooring is ready to install as long as the base floor is clean and smooth. Before you cut start installing by marking out the reveal the gap between the trim and the edge of the door jamb or door frame which is typically 1 8 inch. Cut the ends at 45 degree angles to fit around the door jamb. Either you ve installed a new door or decided to change the door s trim for aesthetic reasons.

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. You can deal with door jambs by trimming the molding that conceals the. When installing laminate flooring obstacles such as doors present a problem because you have to make cuts for a correct fit. Fix concrete subfloors with a patching compound and for wood subfloors remove protruding nails and replace any damaged boards.

This is done with molding called casing. 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. Works great with a tool like you used a handsaw and even a door casing flush cut saw. If not you ll need an undercut saw to trim your door jamb neatly and.

Then use a miter saw to cut the trim to those measurements factoring in a 1 8 reveal on the doorway image 2. How to install hardwood floors around doors.