Go to the place where you bought your flooring or any home improvement store that stocks flooring.
How to install laminate flooring around sliding doors.
This line will be your cut mark.
Step 2 measure the doorway and cut a piece of laminate end molding to fit using a miter saw and box to get an exact cut.
The best option for covering gaps in laminate flooring is by using custom pieces.
If the floor slopes up it will cause a hollow space underneath.
I use my table saw to cut the strips.
Make use of various t molds that are available for your laminate here.
Trim with a 1 8 inch gap after the flooring has been laid.
Preparing concrete at sliding glass doors to install laminate flooring.
If it slopes down your transition will not sit on the floor properly.
Remove the doors and install your bottom door mounts in the location of the bottom pivot plates on both doors.
When installing laminate at sliding glass doors you want the floor to be level with the rest of the room.
After cutting the long pieces at the correct thickness i glue them in front of the sliding door frame with construction adhesive.
You don t want the floor to slope down or up where the laminate meets the sliding glass door frame.
Using the undercut saw and a scrap piece of laminate for backing cut the door jamb and adjoining trim away.
Note the location of your bottom pivot plates and mark the location on your laminate flooring.
First butt a piece of laminate against the bottom of the door jamb and draw a line where the top of the laminate meets the door jamb.
Place a piece of threshold trim available at the flooring supplier next to patio doors or similar thresholds where you need to stop the laminate flooring.
Drill through the laminate flooring and into your subfloor.
Step 1 install the flooring ending one half inch from the edge of the front door.