Install Closet Doors Over Laminate

How to install closet door floor guides on a laminate floor this post reveals a simple and effective way to install closet floor guides on a laminate floor.

Install closet doors over laminate.

It is best not to drill into these floating floors. You ll find additional security for your closet doors if you mount them to the subfloor. Closet doors whether accordion bi fold or traditional slab doors with panels are important for concealing storage and clutter while mirror doors add additional functionality to your closet space. Remove the doors and install your bottom door mounts in the location of the bottom pivot plates on both doors.

And the one thing they didn t do is install the closet guides for the floating style closet doors because they d have to do something to the floor. Our teams can replace many interior door styles quickly and accurately. Laminate floors might be installed over concrete plywood or particle board and any of these substrates provides a reliable installation for wardrobe door tracks. Swinging french doors are an elegant addition to any room in the house.

Tell us about your project. If you are on a new hard surface like tile wood or vinyl and you can t get the door on the hinges because it is too high on the new flooring put the door as close as possible to position and measure how much it would need to drop to get the. Since sliding doors do not exert a lot of pressure at the guides on the bottom you could size the screw to only secure itself into the laminate itself say no more than 1 2 long screws considering the laminate should be about 3 8 thick the mounting plate is. Installing aluminum or vinyl.

Besides this method is cleaner and faster. Laminate flooring is made to move when needed so screwing through to the subfloor under the laminate may not do the floor well. Drill through the laminate flooring and into your subfloor. I had a pergo floor installed in one of my bedrooms and by one of the home improvement stores.