Cutting laminate flooring

joepubli

I need to cut a laminate floor board whilst it is laid on the floor.

My floor was laid all the way through from bedroom, through the hall to the lounge rather than each room being done separately and joined at the door using door strips.

One of the boards in the hall had to be removed (damaging it in the process) as thhere was insufficient expansion room left,

So the plan is to redo the hall but to do this I need to cut the exising boards by the door. I can't lift it without breaking it its one of the click in types) and I dont want to take all the boards off in the living room to get to it.

What do I use to cut it?

vaio

if the obvious things like an electric saw won't work there are few things that a stanley knife and a bit of perseverance won't cut, quite how you join it back together afterwords I'm not so sure

ormus

i assume you are completely replacing the laminate floor in the hall?
if you need to cut an existing plank in the door threshold then a dremmel type cutter will do it. along with a very sharp chisel.

Jonesya

Have a look at the Bosch PMF 180 or the Fein Multi-tool.

They have a serrated cutter that oscillates back and forth so you can do a plunge cut - I've used a PMF180 for cutting laminate several times without any problems.

joepubli

Thanks everyone. Looks like Bosch PMF 180E is the way to go! Expensive bit of kit!

johnjackson

joepubli wrote: »

Thanks everyone. Looks like Bosch PMF 180E is the way to go! Expensive bit of kit!

Focus had these at half price earlier in the year, but just checked now and they are £89.99

Best price I can find at moment is Amazon £59.99

Mankysteve

How about something like a dremal multi tool with a flexible shaft and cutting disk should do the job B&Q and like do there own brand one for fairly cheap

stephen25uk

just buy a cheap router and a straight cutting bit,set the bit to the thickness of the laminate,plunge the bit in and cut away job done in less than 2 minutes,the edge will have a door bar,strip over it anyway so if its a little chipped or ragged at the edge no one will see it.

one of these


http://www.screwfix.com/p/direct-power-pr1020e-1020w-router-230v/25568

and one of these is what you need
http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-straight-router-cutter-3-x-6mm/27353

CaptainKidd

stephen25uk wrote: »

just buy a cheap router and a straight cutting bit,set the bit to the thickness of the laminate,plunge the bit in and cut away job done in less than 2 minutes,the edge will have a door bar,strip over it anyway so if its a little chipped or ragged at the edge no one will see it.

The problem with a router is that you wont be able to get right up to the door frame either side leaveing about 2 inch either side too chisel at.

Heres a multi tool a bit cheaper thought no much ( Ebay number 310296314667 ) its £55 including p&p.

The other cheap option is a good sharp chisel, draw a straight line and chisle across not going to deep going back and forth several times till its done, wont be the neatest but if a door trim is being fitted then it should be ok, this is the cheapest way of doing it.

Personaly i would buy the multi tool as it will be the neatest and best option of all and could be usfull for the rest of the flooring at the door joins incase you ever need it for them.

27col

You could just buy a cheap floor board saw from Toolstation.http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Hand+Tools/Saws/d10/sd70

mymoney12

use a tenon saw. put masking tape down so you dont slip, score a mark and then use the tenon saw.