Using a saw to cut your boards using some type of saw is the fastest and most common method to cutting laminate flooring but like anything else it does have its drawbacks.
Cutting vinyl boards lengthwise.
Luxury vinyl planks are typically about 4 feet long so you can t use a square to guide your knife.
Rips cuts are cuts that make a plank narrower and are made parallel to its length.
For this example i am going to be using a miter saw which is the most common type of saw used and a circular saw which is less common but still very useful.
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If the width is less than of a plank cut roughly of the plank in the first row.
I m installing coretec one vinyl plank flooring and i ve had trouble finding directions on how to rip it to width.
Ripping boards lengthwise with angles.
Use clamps or a heavy weight to keep it in place.
Mon feb 08 2010 11 13 pm posts.
Instead you need some other type of straightedge.
Electric jigsaw or compact circular saw optional for lengthwise cuts.
Chalk line kit for marking long cuts optional.
Check attentively the flooring and repeat the procedure if you identify gaps between the planks.
Flooring pros use metal straightedges designed for this purpose but you can use a variety of substitutes.
This will ensure an even start and finish of the rows and reduce the number of rejects.
For this step you will need a t square and a utility knife or a handsaw.
If you don t place your vinyl flooring lengthwise along the edge of a table.
Use a pull bar to lock the laminate flooring boards to the rest of the rows.
My idea was to get some 2 pvc cut it in half lengthwise and then lay it over the cable holding it down with some pegs i can hammer into the ground pretty easily.
Determine the width of the last row of vinyl plank flooring.
Made from this plan in order to cut laminate flooring lengthwise you need the following.
If you have a workbench designed for sawing you can set your flooring there.
But now i m wondering how to safely and moderately accurately cut this stuff in half lengthwise.
Most of the vinyl plank installation guides i ve found are for thinner more flexible product which can be scored and snapped.
Mon feb 22 2010 9 50 pm newbie contributor joined.
Fine tip marking pen like a sharpie.
