Trim with a 1 8 inch gap after the flooring has been laid.
Laminate flooring transition to sliding glass door.
You don t want the floor to slope down or up where the laminate meets the sliding glass door frame.
Make use of various t molds that are available for your laminate here.
The bottom part of the frame on the floor is where the transition will meet.
Measure the lip of the threshold s trim and leave enough clearance between the door and the flooring to install the threshold.
If it slopes down your transition will not sit on the floor properly.
Dec 23 2015 installing laminate flooring transition at sliding glass door.
When installing laminate at sliding glass doors you want the floor to be level with the rest of the room.
Installing laminate transitions at sliding doors or any door opening that is lengthy can vary from one to another.
Place a piece of threshold trim available at the flooring supplier next to patio doors or similar thresholds where you need to stop the laminate flooring.
This bottom part can make it easy or hard depending on the shape of it.