The size you set is determined by the trapdoor used.
Laminate floor trap door.
Taking a look at a pretty well made one here looking at a few ideas that went into the installation that makes this a pretty good trap door.
When you lay down the flooring instead of starting in the center of the room start at the hatch.
Put a carpenter s square on the floor at each of the corners as you draw them to make certain that each corner is 90 degrees.
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Step 1 create a trapdoor that seamlessly blends with the surrounding flooring.
If the laminate is laminate flooring meant to look like wood flooring then it is a little trickier.
The directions will tell you not to nail or glue it down that you should have a floating floor.
There are no set sizes of trapdoors.
Assuming that the trap door is not large assuming here that it is maybe 3 x6 then you have a couple of options.
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I doubt in their right mind anyone would put laminate flooring on a floor that gets so wet it needs a drain.
Jim mcclain jul 31 2012.