Best Way To Cut Door Jambs For Laminate Flooring

Put on a pair of goggles lay the saw on the floor grasp the handle and set the blade on the left side of the jamb.

Best way to cut door jambs for laminate flooring.

First of all you will need a scrap of laminate and then a scrap of the pad that will go under the laminate. You can use a variety of tools and i will show them in the video below. Cut notches or trim the ends if needed by pulling the narrow blade of the coping saw toward your body and then pushing it forward slowly to cut straight clean lines. Cutting the door jamb.

I made a quick video on how to undercut door jambs for laminate flooring it is a diy job most people could undertake themselves if the have some basic tools. Position a handsaw flat on top of the tile. In order to cut the door jambs you need to use a pull saw or a regular back saw as their teeth are sharp and the blade is very thin. Remember that you cannot use a regular saw as it will damage irreversibly the door jamb and you won t be able to obtain a neat look.

Use your finger to hold the saw flat and cut through the door jamb or casing. Grab a scrap plank of flooring and use it as a guide to get the proper height. In case you haven t seen it on the previous page and unless you are laying a continuous laminate floor the sketch below highlights how the threshold that covers the join between the two rooms should finish at the door way it is tight in between the door jambs also central underneath the door. You will need to both of these to cut the proper height of the jamb.

If you do this without the pad then the jamb will be too tight for the laminate to flow freely. I used an oscillating multi tool to cut down my jambs and casing but a small pull saw would work too. Lay the small piece of laminate with the pad under it up against the door jamb lay the saw flat on the laminate using it as a guide. Starting on one side or the other is easier then starting in the middle.

Hold the laminate steady as you cut. Turn it on and cut through the jamb moving the blade from left to right.