[alsoufo]

I am installing laminate floor in one of my room. My plan is to install laminate floor into the closet in the room. This is not a walk in closet. The closet has a 6 feet opening with a double sliding door. When the door is close, the door is meant to be flush with the frame of the closet opening. I have foolishly put a base board on the frame of the closet opening to cover the 1/4 in expansion gap for the laminate floor. Now the closet won't close flush because of the base board at the bottom. Obviously I need to remove the base board, but then how do I cover the expansion gap? Really appreciated for any help or suggestion on what to use to cover the gap and still allow the door to close flush to the frame.

 

[joecaption]

Post a picture.
Door trim and casing was supposed to be undercut so the floor went under it.
Supposed to use a transition strip at all door openings, not run the flooring through.

 

[alsoufo]

here is a picture of what it looked like. The short stub of base board is just an example of the type of base board I used.

 

[alsoufo]

ahhh! The picture need to rotated 90 degree clockwise for it to look right

 

[Fix'n it]

your talking about the little gape that doesn't have flooring ?

just cut a little piece to fit in there, and glue that in. been there, done that.

how about a pic from further back.

 

[alsoufo]

it is the little gap that runs along from the 8in mark to the 10in mark. i though i have to leave that gap for expansion. i should not fill it in right? i need to find a way to cover it up.

 

[alsoufo]

try to rotate the picture and to re-upload, but no luck. it doesnt like to post in portrait

 

[Arlo]

I don't understand the problem. The laminate is supposed to be installed with a 1/4" gap from the wall all around the room. The 3/4" deep trim you are using should hide the gap. If you still have some gap a flooring store should carry putty and caulk that is colored to match.

 

[Jmayspaint]

Can you notch the piece of base instead of remove it completely? Make it to where the base return terminates at the closed door


Might help to post a pic of the door closed

 

[SPS-1]

I understand the problem. You can not practically put baseboard on the 5" face.
I expect you need to undercut the drywall on that 5" face, so that the flooring slides a little under the face of the wall. If there is 1/2" drywall there, you can put the flooring 1/4" behind the face of the wall and still have 1/4" for expansion. Is all that flooring nailed down? It would have been a lot easier before putting down the flooring. You likely have metal corner bead on that wall.

 

[123pugsy]

Baseboard right to the doors as mentioned previously and there's nothing to see when they're closed. Fill in with a small strip so it doesn't drive you crazy every time you open the doors.

Sorry about the lousy cell phone pics.

 

[alsoufo]

sps-2: the floor is not nailed down. i have laminate floor and the boards are just click together. I am going to un-install the last few rows and redo the gap around the closet. And I think I will cut the sheet rock at the bottom and slide the planks under. the corner does have a metal braket. i hope it cuts easily. i think it is a good solution. thanks

here are 2 pictures, one with door open and the second one with door close.