Fitting laminate beading behind door

bluemoon_3

Hi,
I've just laid my first laminate floor and am about to fit the edging strips (I left the skirting in place). I have a cupboard door that opens flush against the skirting board and I don't know what to do with the edging in this area. If I move the edging far enough away to open the door properly it leaves a big gap.


Has anyone else had this problem? How did you get around it? Is it a case of cutting away at the edging strip (which sounds impossible to do neatly)?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

SammyD_2

We had laminate floor nightmares when we did ours - mainly with the joining between rooms (doorframe issues).

For your problem, I think the only solution would be to cut the edging off square at the point where it lets the cupboard open as far as you need, and then use a different edging (eg a narrow thin piece of wood/dowel) in a similar colour so that the door could open over it. It wouldn't match, but you have to do something, and you probably wouldn't notice it unless you looked.

We had to use a quarter round which we painted white to match the skirting for a similar reason.

scotsbob

There are riser hinges available which cause the door to rise as it opens. The door will then rise over your edging strips.
http://www.homeofchrome.co.uk/door_funtiture
about two thirds of the way down the page.

amarg

For skirtings like that and for door frames you should really undercut.


undercutting door frames

You can also cut the bottom off the skirting board, where it will cause problems (like in above pics) by using a power saw. There are a few saws capable of cutting the bottom from the skirting now, but the cheapest is probably the pmf 180E

brownbake

It looks like you could do with giving the woodwork a good decorating before you worry about that!!

HTH - sorry if you are into lumpy, rubbish woodwork!!