Floating Floor Door Frame

Cut the door s molding and the jamb behind it while keeping the saw on top of the gauge block.

Floating floor door frame. Ceiling joists are usually 2 by 6s or sometimes 2 by 4s if it is an older home. But when the last few floorboards of your laminate floor need to be laid under the door jambs or through the door lining or door frame it seems impossible to get them in without. Floor joists are typically 2 by 8s 2 by 10s or 2 by 12s. Measure on the inner jamb as well as both sides of the door where the trim is located.

I made a quick video on how to undercut door jambs for laminate flooring it is a diy job most people could undertake themselves if the have some basic tools. If there s a gap under your door casing and also a gap between two rooms under a door where two different installations of laminate flooring join you can install t molding to hide both gaps. Using a framing square measure the depth of your door jamb by sliding the square under the newly cut gap until the tool hits the door frame or stud. Some newer homes have manufactured i beam shaped joists.

Try not to cut higher than the gauge block or a gap will appear between the flooring and the jamb.