Consider enlisting the help of a professional.
Cutting allure resiliant flooring with razor knife.
Use a utility knife to cut halfway through your vinyl plank.
Using a miter saw.
It comes with 3 additional blades.
Allure plank and tile installation instructions.
A curve cutting blade a metal cutting blade and a general purpose blade.
Cutting flooring already installed.
I have an i 20 bullet tool looking for smaller i 9 lugging that 20 around is a beast bullet tools the home depot it cuts hardwood and laminate with ease and pays for itself fairly quickly works good on duraceramic as well.
These may allow you to cut grooves under doorjambs and snugly place the planks underneath.
It snaps cleanly into two new pieces.
Tools you need to cut laminate flooring.
Every vinyl plank i ve set could be scored with a utility knife and snapped like a pretzel.
Don t worry about cutting all the way through the plank.
Measuring tape utility knife or vinyl cutter straight edge hand roller 75 to 100 lb.
You should apply a moderate amount of pressure to cut roughly halfway through your vinyl plank.
Material needed for installation.
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This quick video features a man remodeling his office cutting a piece himself in only 26 seconds using only a ruler and a knife to.
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Of all flooring types out there today none is as easy to cut and trim as vinyl based flooring.
It has a 4600 spm motor and can cut wood metal and plastic.
All you really is a sharp utility knife and a straight edge after marking where it needs cutting.
Be mindful that are some thicker vinyl based may require you to cut or score the line deeper than just one time.
Use a utility knife to make long incisions instead of a saw.
A good example of this is the husky folding knife shown below.
If you have already installed laminate but realize you need to make another slice be careful.
You can use either a sliding model or a non sliding model just make sure the blade is large enough to cut the entire width of the laminate flooring in one pass.
With a utility knife there is you need to change its blade frequently as they lose edge so that they cut properly.
Each laminate flooring tool listed here has a quick description and there s more information on ways to cut laminate flooring under the list.
Floor roller sharp shears for cutting around irregular objects and also a heat gun painters gun or hairdryer for reheating planks or replacing planks.
A miter saw is nice because all you need is a simple little mark and the saw will do the rest of the work this is the ideal tool and can cut perfect 90 degree cuts or any other angle up to 50 degrees for most saws.
The instructions and many online videos would have you believe that all it takes is a few strong passes with a razor knife before you can bend and then back cut the mesh underlayment to achieve a nice clean cut much as is done when cutting drywall.
The process is simple and possible but it is easy to accidentally damage the subfloor below.
A dull blade won t work.