how to work around bi-fold doors for laminate flooring

I am putting in a click-lock luxury vinyl tile floor (6"x48" planks). I have 2 closets I need to work through. They have bi-fold doors with a corner pin at each outside corner. That is, there is a metal plate that screws into the floor at the outside corner of each set of doors (left and right). There is a pin in the bottom corner of the door that acts as the pivot point and goes into a hole in the mounting plate. I know I am not supposed to screw through the planks so do I leave the mounting plate attached to the existing floor and cut a hole for it in the plank? How do I finish the edge of the hole in the plank or do I just leave it rough?

Is there another approach I am missing for this?

- Peter

 

I usually see that plate mounted on a 1x2 with the flooring going around it. How much height do you have to work with?

 

Screwing through the planks will have no ill effect on the flooring since it's vinyl and will not have any expansion issues to deal with. I would pre-drill the holes if possible though.

 

I have about 3/4" from floor to bottom of door. There was carpet previously. With the planks in place, it is probably another 1/2". The pivot plate is currently mount to the sub-floor.

- Peter