You don t want the floor to slope down or up where the laminate meets the sliding glass door frame.
Laminate molding for sliding glass door.
This is mainly a glass sandwich with a vinyl interlayer keeping the glass together so it does not shatter into pieces when smashed.
Measure the doorway and cut a piece of laminate end molding to fit using a miter saw and box to get an exact cut.
There are different types of frames around sliding glass doors.
This is a safety glass that sticks together when broken.
If the floor slopes up it will cause a hollow space underneath.
This bottom part can make it easy or hard depending on the shape of it.
When installing laminate at sliding glass doors you want the floor to be level with the rest of the room.
Note that you will leave the standard 1 4 inch expansion gap on either side of the doors.
Step 3 squeeze a quarter inch bead of 100 percent mildew resistant silicone sealant along the bottom edge of the end molding and a second quarter inch bead of silicone along the flat side of the molding.
The bottom part of the frame on the floor is where the transition will meet.
It is also used against sliding glass door tracks and metal thresholds of exterior doors or to join another floor or surface that is higher than the new floor.
Make use of various t molds that are available for your laminate here.
Installing laminate transitions at sliding doors or any door opening that is lengthy can vary from one to another.
If it slopes down your transition will not sit on the floor properly.
Because of its tough reputation you will find this glass almost everywhere from the shower doors to your windows just to name a few.
For example if your new flooring met the marble threshold of a bathroom doorway and the threshold was the higher surface then square nose would be the correct molding to use.
Primed finger jointed interior flat door jamb set includes pre cut header and sides model 10001398 63.
The 1 2 inch gap is for the doorway only.
Miter saw coping saw glue silicon sealant.
Step 2 measure the width of the patio doors and transfer your measurement to the strip of one piece end molding.
Dec 23 2015 installing laminate flooring transition at sliding glass door.