How To Install Closet Doors On Laminate Flooring

Touch up any burrs from the cut with a flat file.

How to install closet doors on laminate flooring. I think if the screws secure the laminate to the subfloor it could lead to gapping as the boards expand and contract. With the plastic guide you can still do that since the flooring is long ways. Tell us about your project.

Specically how do I attach the track to the floor. Tony in Oregon needs some help installing a closet door. Re-attach the track by screwing down the track through laminate and into subfloor.

I had a Pergo floor installed in one of my bedrooms and by one of the home improvement stores. I took the carpet out of the bedrooms and laid a floating laminate wood floor. This line will be your cut mark.

If the laminate flooring is 12 thick like some are then a 58 screw could be used. If you do not care for the flooring in the closet it will have to be replaced. Remove the closet door and unscrew the track.

Flush the outer edge of the track with. Using screws this small should be run in manually not with a power tool. Cut the track to length with a hacksaw.

If the laminate flooring is already laid then you can install the doors directly upon it using the bottom track alone or the liner and track method as described above. To be sure everything moves as it should you could set the guide completely then remove the screws file just the sharp point of the screw off about 116 then reset the screws. How to finish off a laminate planking floor edge.