Smitty Two wrote:

In article ,
"SteveBell" wrote:

HeyBub wrote:

You will have to undercut the door frames. This is
straight-forward, but non-trivial. You've got what, five doors?
Each will take up to a half-hour unless you have an expensive
power tool. A Dremel won't do it. A jig-saw, circular saw, angle
grinder, or other common thing won't work. You've got to cut the
frame; you can't cut the laminate to fit. At a minimum, you'll
need something similar to this:

http://www.hartvilletool.com/product/11101

I have one of those. I got too dull to use after the third door --
dang cheap Chinese metal. :-(

Now I use a standard crosscut hand saw:
* Lay a scrap of the flooring material upsidedown on the bare floor
next to the door frame.
* Lay the saw flat on the scrap.
* Saw away. Finish in three minutes. Use the specialty tool in case
there's an odd corner.

I didn't realize it was possible to cut wood without electricity.
What do professional installers use?

Well, *this* professional installer obviously uses a hand saw. ;-)

I've seen other guys who've invested in a Fein Multimaster or an
electric jamb saw. I just haven't had a job yet that was big enough to
invest a couple of hundred dollars in tools.

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX