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How to “click” laminate flooring together under a door jam?

I am installing laminate flooring in a bedroom that transitions into a hallway. I have cut about a half inch from the door jams and have cut a nice slot for the laminate to fit around the door jam on the bottom. The only problem is I can’t get the angled leverage need to “click” the floor together as it hits the top of the door jam. How can I lock the long ends of the boards without having to lift it on an angle?

This is tough of you haven t had to do it before. So what I suggest to 1 st timers is to either remove the trim around the door or loosen it a bit to have the room to slip a pc under it. This depends on the size of the pc. If its a 3/4 to a whole pc, you can usually get it under the casing when you do the row normally.. If its a smaller pc , you actually have to start your row there and work from the door way for the row and “reverse ” the way you put in one row, it isn t that hard really.
To get your long ends together since you won t get the angle, you have to use the special pull bar that comes w/ the laminate kit. Kit also contains the tapping block. This kit should ve been suggested to you by who ever sold you the laminate..
When done, you can either reline the nails to the nail holes and tap them back in on the trim work. I ve done this carefully many times w/o a sign the trim was removed or disturbed.. Any flooring questions you can e mail me through my avatar GL

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