How to install laminate flooring
Warning! The following instructions and videos are from an installer with many years experience installing floors. The information may in some cases differ to the manufacturers instructions and may invalidate your manufacturers warranty should you follow them.
Cutting door frames
This is the recommended way to install at doorways allowing for possible expansion/movement
Being in Perth WA this frame is metal
Cutting around door frames
Making a template
If cutting the frames seems too drastic I have used this option for many years with no problems
Laminate cutting guillotine
The easiest and quickest way to cut
laminate floor boards
Dust free inside cuts
Fitting laminate boards under cut door frames
This is the recommended way to install at doorways allowing for possible expansion/movement
Being in Perth WA this frame is metal
Cutting around door frames
Which jigsaw blades to use
Use the right jigsaw blade so you do not chip the laminate. Don't bother with downward cutting blades or turning the laminate upside down
Cutting around door frames Filling the gap
You should fill the expansion gaps with a flexible filler which will compress if the flooring expands