How to carefully lay the laminate near the doors and pipes of communications?

Good afternoon! Please tell me how to properly lay the laminate in the doorways and near the pipe risers. I will have to install the flooring myself. In general, the master did the work on the device of the floor: I picked up the necessary materials, prepared the foundation. It remains only to lay the laminate, but he fell ill seriously and will not be able to continue in the next 5-6 months. I decided to do everything myself. In principle, I imagine the order of actions, but it’s specific places that confuse me, where I’m afraid to spoil.

Yes, indeed, when laying the laminate, special attention should be paid to areas in the areas of doorways and places where communication elements are located. In this aspect, two methods of installing a laminate coating are relevant.

What to do with doorways?

Method number 1

It is distinguished by high labor costs, although this technology is the most optimal in the vast majority of cases. The door frame is trimmed to a height that is sufficient to lay the laminate panel. But when performing such manipulations, folk wisdom is very relevant: "Measure seven times before cutting it off." Here, the main emphasis is on dimensional accuracy, since no chance is given to correct the situation.

Door frame
It is necessary to trim the door frame so that the laminate board crawls into the slot

Method number 2

A lighter method involving working with a laminate panel. It is trimmed in accordance with the dimensions of the door jamb or other "protrusion", while a gap is left from the wall. Near the doorway, a clearance of not more than 5 mm is allowed. In addition, it will subsequently be closed with a special decorative strip, which will be installed in such a way that it will not be able to interfere with the closing and opening of the door.

Particular attention to risers and pipelines

In this case, the installation should be carried out in such a way that the transverse joint falls on the pipes. Or, you must first drill a special hole that completely matches the shape and size of the pipe. It is important to observe this condition: the hole size must be 20 mm larger than the diameter of the pipe. The formed gaps at the final stage of the installation of the laminate flooring will be covered with special plugs that are suitable for the color of the floor in color.

Laying laminate in places where there are pipes
Laying laminate in places where there are pipes

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    1. AvatarNatalya


      Yeah, when they laid laminate flooring with their husband in their room, they had to tinker with the boner. Redid a couple of times, but it turned out well. This is how to make an exact pattern, you need the pipe to fit perfectly into the cut hole. We took an electric jigsaw for this from our relatives, we would definitely not have done without it.

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