In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
DavidM wrote:

My son has just moved into his first (1930s) house and
wants to lay laminate flooring in some rooms. He doesn't
want to use a bead around the edge, prefering to lay the
laminate under the skirting. Rather than try and remove
the skirting (and probably wreck most of it in the process)
he's wondering if there's some sort of power saw that
can be used to just cut 10-15mm of the bottom - a bit
like a circular saw, but without anything protruding far
from the right hand edge. Obviously the depth would have
to be carefully set to avoid any power cables behind the
skirting, (which is why I think a jigsaw won't be suitable)
and he may have to use a knife/chisel to get right into the
corners.
Any ideas on this please?
David

You can get saws for trimming the bottoms of doors in situ which would
probably do - or even a biscuit jointer.

*However* it's all a waste of time 'cos it won't work without removing the
skirting board!

You need wedges between the wall and flooring on the starting side - which
can't subsequently be removed with the skirting in place. Likewise, you need
to get *beyond* the last board to lever them all together - which again you
can't do with the skirting in place.

Remove - and probably renew - the skirting board (it's not *that*
expensive!) and make a proper job of it.
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Cheers,
Roger
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