How To Cut Tongue Off Laminate Flooring

Place the tip of the curved end of the pry bar in the space between the first row of planks and the wall.

How to cut tongue off laminate flooring.

Most diyers can complete laminate floor installation in one day. This will mark the height you need to cut so the new flooring will fit under the jamb or casing. In fact laminate flooring can be installed in almost every room in your home including kitchens since it doesn t have to be glued down and doesn t involve grout or mortar. Shaped to conform to the tongue and groove profile on the ends of laminate flooring the block sits tight against the laminate.

Fit the final cut piece into the first row of flooring and secure the tongue and groove end joint as before. Jigsaws and miter saws are great tools for laminate flooring when the cut edge is hidden by moulding. The ends and edges of all laminate flooring have interlocking tongue and groove profiles that would get crushed and ruined if you hit them directly with a mallet or hammer. Tongues aren t fun to make so just use tongueless ones against the wall cut again to fit.

A pull bar is particularly handy at the end of a row. The tongue on laminate flooring is the small flat edge on one side of the board this is the top edge that is going to angle and lock into the bottom side of another board. Retain the cut off end. Now that the floor is clear and no moulding is present locate the wall that has the tongue side of the laminate flooring.

The planks are easier to remove if you begin from the tongue side rather than the side with the groove. To install the tiles remove the tongue from the first piece. To do this first set a scrap piece of laminate flooring on some foam underlayment. Typical 10 mitersaw has a horizontal cross cut capacity of 6 and you can simply flip the board for wider laminates.

The opposite side the bottom side will contain the groove edge which is a larger wider side that contains a lip to hold the boards together when locked. This is where a tapping block comes in. Cut the plank to length with a circular saw or jigsaw. If you start in the middle you ll have to make cuts when you get to the edges to make the tiles fit.

Place this on the floor next to the casing or jamb then draw a line. Laminate flooring is ready to install as long as the base floor is clean and smooth. Pick a corner to start laying the pergo. Place a handsaw or undercut saw on top of the laminate flooring.

This will form the first plank in the second row beginning back at the right side of the room. Laminate flooring is hard on your blades so unless you need perfection i would not use my best blades.