Best Way To Cut Laminate Wood Flooring
For the laminate flooring, the tools that are needed for cutting include a tape measure, hand saw or circular saw, chalk pencil, scissor, dust mask, and jigsaw. The steps are mentioned below for cutting the laminate flooring:
Step 1: Make Straight Cuts
- Choose The Type Of Saw: The customer should choose the hand saw or circular saw for straight cuts which is having 18 teeth’s per inch.
- Mark Laminate Flooring: Take a chalk pencil and at the edges of the laminate floor mark a line from where the laminate floor needs to cut. After finishing cutting, clean the chalk marks from the floor surface.
- Cut The Floor: Place the laminate floor in correct position and cut the floor with the help of suitable saw.
Step 2: Cut Curved Shapes
- Choose Jigsaw: For cutting the curved floors use a jigsaw with quality blade or blade having fine teeth.
- Make Paper Pattern: For cutting the curved shapes use a paper. Place the paper on the curved shape and trace the shape then cut the paper according to the curved pattern.
- Cut The Laminate: Place the paper pattern on the laminate floor and cut the floor according to the paper pattern without wasting the laminate floor.