I installed a laminate floor in the whole basement at a 45 degree angle, except one closet. I want to cut the edge so straight, I can lay down more wood directly next to the existing wood in the closet but not 45 since it is just closet.
2007-07-31 15:33:23 · 5 answers · asked by msrbonus 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
The easiest way is to use a "T" molding in the doorway between the 2 floors. If you must cut use a circular saw with the blade set just to cut the wood. You may damage the blade. The hard part will be next to the wall or door frame. Use a small blade on a grinder. Very hard to do, use a "T" molding.
2007-07-31 15:45:02 · answer #1 · answered by rlbendele1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, what kind of tool to use is going to depend on how much space youve got to work with at this point.... It would have been better to cut those boards with an angle at the end BEFORE you installed them.
A router will give the best finish cut.
A circular saw is probably the most common type of saw, but, you will have to tape the surface first so you don't chip/tear it out, with the blade.
If you intend to make this cut in a door way, then you can expect to use a handsaw to make the cuts closest to the door frame.
I would seriously consider just cutting some "triangles", or fillers to go on the ends of the flooring you already have down, and then change direction with new pieces after that. You can cut some short sections, just a bit long, and then draw a line with a straight edge, or snap a chalk line, and then trim them to length and angle with a miter saw.
By the way... you may need a piece of trim to go between the boards going a different direction and the '45'.... flooring is cut with a tounge and groove, and fits into the adjacent piece. With a change in direction, you are going to have to cut the tongue off the first board. You might consider putting a narrow threshold over the boards where you change direction. It would be a slightly raised piece, but would hide any innacuracies with the cuts.
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2007-07-31 15:48:08 · answer #2 · answered by thewrangler_sw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take the peice that you want to cut straight and make your lines. Then you can take 2 c-clamps and clamp a straight edge on top of the boards you are cutting. Use a regular circular saw. It's a bit tricky because you have to set the straight edge at the right place to allow your saw to cut on the line you made. Depending on the saw model your straight edge will be clamped about 1 1/2 inches to the left of the actual line you're cutting.
However if I were you I would continue the diagonal patteren into the closet.
2007-07-31 15:40:18 · answer #3 · answered by J. Jeffries 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can mark the cut with a pencil and use a circular saw to cut a portion of the doorway. At the ends next to the jambs you can use a Fein saw. You may be able to rent one where you are.
Remember that where your diagonal floor meets the square floor you will have no tongue and groove so there may be sharp edge if it isn't perfectly flush. A t-mold isn't such a bad idea and means your cut doesn't have to be as perfect.
2007-08-01 04:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by Rise Above 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have already done the whole basement, you must be something of an expert by now. Save yourself the angst and whip out the closet at 45 degrees.
2007-08-01 09:13:50 · answer #5 · answered by Carpenter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋