Read this step by step guide on how to undercut a during during laminate flooring installation with transition moldings.

1. How to undercut a door for
installation with
transitional moldings

2. Tools You’ll Need
• Vibratory saw
• Measuring Tape
• Pencil
• Laminate Flooring
• Underlayment

3. Step One: Tidy Up
• Clean up around designated area

4. Step 2: Make Your Mark
• Take into account the thickness of your flooring
with underlayment.
• Put a piece of wood over your underlayment and
make a mark on the wall of where you will cut

5. Step 3: Cut your Area
• Using a vibratory saw simply cut over top of your
line

6. Step 4: Finish Your Floor
• Once your doorcut is ready you can proceed to
your flooring installation

7. Step 5: Start with one Plank
• Place one laminate floor against doorcut
• You will see a gap that lies between the two rooms
through the doorway

8. Step 6: Measure
• Measure the width of the gap and cut that
measurement from a full plank
• Molding Sizes can vary. make
sure to take into account
the molding size and some
room for an expansion.

9. Step 7:Measure the Length
• Measure the length you will need to trim off each
sides of your cut strip. Be sure to leave ¼” extra on
each side of the plank so the plank stays in
securely.

10. Step 8: Line it up
Making these marks will help you to CLICK the planks
together.
Line the cut plank up to the doorway and mark
where it should be installed.

11. Step 9: Click together
• Click your cut strip with your full plank lining it up
with the marks you made in step 8

12. Step 10: Simply Slide
• Simply slide your plank and strip underneath door
cut until it will not go any further

13. Step 11: Install Moldings
• Install your transitional pieces in the gap that was
left for them once your flooring is installed under
the doorcut.
• Remember to leave an expansion gap

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