Notching Laminate Flooring

How to cut floor boards without chipping.

Notching laminate flooring. Since then i ve installed thousands of square feet of laminate flooring. When cutting the laminate flooring trim i want the transition to be as close to each side of the door jamb as possible. Sometimes the door jamb is not installed square. The best way to cut laminate flooring.

To avoid this follow these steps when cutting your new flooring. When i notice this i cut the transition at the angle of the door jamb. Using a miter saw. You can use either a sliding model or a non sliding model just make sure the blade is large enough to cut the entire width of the laminate flooring in one pass.

This tool comes at a high price as it is a professional saw for cutting and installing laminate flooring on large surfaces. This process can take up to 2 hours depending on how many boards you need to cut. Or part of your pergo flooring may have some sun damage resulting in mismatched floors boards. To cut laminate flooring measure and mark the laminate s surface so you know where to cut then use a circular saw or a handsaw with at least 18 teeth per inch to make straight cuts.

Your floor may have suffered water damage causing areas to become rotted. Laminate wood flooring is known to be durable and long lasting but there will come a time when at least part of it will need to be replaced. You can usually tell by looking at it to see if its angled. A miter saw is nice because all you need is a simple little mark and the saw will do the rest of the work this is the ideal tool and can cut perfect 90 degree cuts or any other angle up to 50 degrees for most saws.

If you need to make curved cuts create a paper pattern first and place the pattern over the laminate to ensure accuracy when you re cutting. Mark the laminate flooring along the desired cut line by using a chalk line. This coating chips easily so you need to cut. The best way to cut laminate flooring is to buy a laminate flooring saw as it is designed to perform this task.

That s when pergo sent me samples of this new to north america flooring. Mark and measure where you want to cut the boards beforehand with chalk or pencil. Next we will notch the trim out to follow. A pencil or a permanent marker can also be used if a level is employed as a straight edge.

Why has laminate flooring has become so popular over the last 20 years. If you cannot afford or you have to install laminate flooring on a relatively small area up to 100 feet.