Install Door After Flooring

Other than some trim work the rest of the house was finished so there was very little traffic on the new floors.

Install door after flooring.

I think either order would work fine but i thought installing the door frames last was much easier. When doors are installed to fit hardwood tile linoleum or any other flat floor covering clearance height from the bottom may be 1 2 inch or. Spruce wrote i d vote for doors first it will make installation of the door easier by not having to worry about floor clearances once installed when you re doing the floor you then cut the jamb legs so that they just clear the flooring and any padding glue etc. All i here is it s harder for a carpenter to install doors after floors are installed.

Much easier to install the flooring no trimming of the doors needed no fitting around cabinets etc. I enjoyed john spier s article on installing pre hung doors what about when the floors will be carpeted. After removing the existing flooring baseboards and quarter moulding check that the subfloor is solid flat and clean. Got laminate floors installed in july and then decided i wanted new interior doors.

By having all the doors and trim up first the painters can come in and spray everything out and get the first coat of color on the walls. On a professional job all the doors are hung first then cased. Baseboard goes down then the 2nd coat of paint goes on. Then the flooring installers come in and do their thing.

The best ways to shorten a door after laying carpet. In my article hanging pre hung interior doors jul 16 i discussed the process i ve developed for installing interior doors in a fast and efficient manner. If there s a gap under your door casing and also a gap between two rooms under a door where two different installations of laminate flooring join you can install t molding to hide both gaps. Cover floor for protection where needed.

I love my doors which were installed today but since the floors were installed first i now have a gap or two where the new frame doesn t cover the flooring. This is for timing. John spier owner of spier construction a building and remodeling company on block island r i responds. If you are installing the flooring below grade or in a room like a basement with high humidity.