The nails prevent the.
Door casing floor gap.
This is the gap left behind after removing carpet and installing laminate flooring.
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Gaps between door casing and laminate flooring are common and manufacturers have designed a wide variety of special pieces for this purpose.
That or replace the whole door and trim.
Please feel free to send us pictures of your door casings so we can help you determine which style you may need.
This is after casing kickers were installed which is a very easy process that anyone can do.
This is done with molding called casing.
It is about a little less than a 1 4 of an inch.
A miter joint is where the ends of two pieces of molding are cut at equal angles 45 degrees for a square corner.
The contractors tried to seal it using caulk but it doesn t look so great in my opinion.
In some cases you can use quarter round molding to cover the gap between an exterior door and a laminate floor.
Sometimes carpenters can fill that space in with wood and since its painted it would hide the fact that its a sliver of wood down there.
If you choose to do so don t nail the molding to the floor.
Under all the door casings there is a gap between the casing and the hardwood floor.