Our most popular article: "How to lay a wooden floor, keep it
simple" has a total of 3 pages of further Q and A's, in our opinion
becoming too laborious for everyone to have to go through. We all know
every home, every situation, every interior design style and/or wishes
are different so no article on its own will ever answer all questions,
but we can but try.
In this (and following) article we have grouped Q and A's from the original article per, we think, related subjects.
Finishing touches
Q: Hi we are going to lay solid wood flooring from the hall into the kitchen, then put new skirting boards on so we don't have to use any trimming around the edges but I'm wondering what do we do when it comes the door ways? How do we do the edging in the frame of the doors, as we obviously can not put skirting there!
Please Help! Jenny
A: Hi Jenny
The simplest and neatest way is to undercut the door-posts and architraves to slide the floor under. Makes sure you also allow for expansion gap underneath the doorpost, so don't cut it to shallow.
Hope this helps
Q: am planning to install an oak floor in my bedroom. What I am worried about is the doorway. Will I, with the underlay, end up:
- having a step between the bedroom floor and hallway floor - how can this be overcome?
- having to saw off bottom of the door or get a new door ?
Many thanks John F
A: Hi John F
You could use a solid ramp threshold to protect the edge of the floorboard in the doorway which also creates a gradual step from the hallway to the bedroom.
As for your bedroom door, both options are feasible , it's down to personal preferences (or skills). A proper jig-saw and proper measuring how much should be cut off the door is not really difficult, removing old layers of paint from the hinges to remove the door out of it is mostly the biggest 'pain'.