Cutting bottom of baseboard while it is still on the wall
 

I want to install laminate flooring in a room with existing vinyl. I
don't think I will have enough of a gap after I remove the vinyl so
that the baseboard can act as a 1/4" expansion gap. So..... is there a
tool that will allow me to rip a long section of baseboard or am I
stuck using the quarter rounds?

Thanks,
-Luke

Cutting bottom of baseboard while it is still on the wall
 

lukeo wrote in
:

I want to install laminate flooring in a room with existing vinyl. I
don't think I will have enough of a gap after I remove the vinyl so
that the baseboard can act as a 1/4" expansion gap. So..... is there a
tool that will allow me to rip a long section of baseboard or am I
stuck using the quarter rounds?

Thanks,
-Luke


Most people take the baseboard off, then re-install it. Hint, write a
number on the back of the baseboard and on the wall it came off of so you
put the same pieces back where they came from.

To answer your question directly, you can rent a jamb (sp) saw from any
rental place. This is used to under cut door jams so the flooring will slip
under the jams. You could run this all around baseboard in the room. If you
go this route, the baseboard may not look right. You have to decide that.

Dave

Cutting bottom of baseboard while it is still on the wall
 

"lukeo" wrote in message
...
I want to install laminate flooring in a room with existing vinyl. I
don't think I will have enough of a gap after I remove the vinyl so
that the baseboard can act as a 1/4" expansion gap. So..... is there a
tool that will allow me to rip a long section of baseboard or am I
stuck using the quarter rounds?

Thanks,
-Luke

There is this tool from Bosch - http://tinyurl.com/28983

It allows you to put a blade on it and hold the blade flat to the floor or a
spacer to flush trim wood.

The people I have talked to that own it have labeled it borderline gimmick.
Check a local tool rental place and you may be able to rent it. Personally,
I would remove the baseboard and reinstall or replace after the floor is
installed.

Grim

Cutting bottom of baseboard while it is still on the wall
 

There are undercut and door jamb saws that could be used.
http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/S...ff6+1080105549

You could also do this with the Fein Multimaster.
http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/S...ff6+1080110595

I'd just pop the baseboard off and rip it in a table saw if it needs to
be narrower, or just reinstall it, full width, after installing your
flooring.

BTW, have you walked on the same laminate flooring your are installing?
If not find some and do it. I can't stand the hollow sound of
laminate flooring.

RB


lukeo wrote:
I want to install laminate flooring in a room with existing vinyl. I
don't think I will have enough of a gap after I remove the vinyl so
that the baseboard can act as a 1/4" expansion gap. So..... is there a
tool that will allow me to rip a long section of baseboard or am I
stuck using the quarter rounds?

Thanks,
-Luke

Cutting bottom of baseboard while it is still on the wall
 

Thanks for the info.

I would remove the baseboard except that it looks pretty set in place.
I'm unsure if ripping out the baseboard (and I do mean ripping) would
have less impact than cutting the bottom in place. The spacer idea
sounds good since the vinyl is level... at least to the baseboard.

Looking at pictures of the tool I can see why this method is basically
a hack.

Thanks,
-Luke

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:29:38 -0500, "Grim" wrote:


"lukeo" wrote in message
.. .
I want to install laminate flooring in a room with existing vinyl. I
don't think I will have enough of a gap after I remove the vinyl so
that the baseboard can act as a 1/4" expansion gap. So..... is there a
tool that will allow me to rip a long section of baseboard or am I
stuck using the quarter rounds?

Thanks,
-Luke

There is this tool from Bosch - http://tinyurl.com/28983

It allows you to put a blade on it and hold the blade flat to the floor or a
spacer to flush trim wood.

The people I have talked to that own it have labeled it borderline gimmick.
Check a local tool rental place and you may be able to rent it. Personally,
I would remove the baseboard and reinstall or replace after the floor is
installed.

Grim

Cutting bottom of baseboard while it is still on the wall
 

lukeo wrote:

I want to install laminate flooring in a room with existing vinyl. I
don't think I will have enough of a gap after I remove the vinyl so
that the baseboard can act as a 1/4" expansion gap. So..... is there a
tool that will allow me to rip a long section of baseboard or am I
stuck using the quarter rounds?

Thanks,
-Luke
Just put in laminate in a few rooms. Pulled the baseboard off and cut
the moulding around the doors. Easy to pull the baseboard off. Just
drive the nails through with a nail set. Bought a flush cut saw at Home
Depot. Handle is offset and reversible for right and left side cuts.
Just use a piece of wood the same thickness as the floor. Probably will
still have to use some 1/4 round where the bases can't be cut.

Cutting bottom of baseboard while it is still on the wall
 

lukeo wrote:
Thanks for the info.

I would remove the baseboard except that it looks pretty set in place.
I'm unsure if ripping out the baseboard (and I do mean ripping) would
have less impact than cutting the bottom in place. The spacer idea
sounds good since the vinyl is level... at least to the baseboard.

Use a reciprocating saw, behind the baseboard, to cut the nails holding it
to the wall. Use a sharp knife to cut the paint at the top of the baseboards
before you start the saw.

Cutting bottom of baseboard while it is still on the wall
 

In article ,
says...
~ I want to install laminate flooring in a room with existing vinyl. I
~ don't think I will have enough of a gap after I remove the vinyl so
~ that the baseboard can act as a 1/4" expansion gap. So..... is there a
~ tool that will allow me to rip a long section of baseboard or am I
~ stuck using the quarter rounds?
~
Our builder got things out of sync, and the baseboards in the
basement stairwell and downstairs hallway were final painted before
the laminate was installed. Doh!

His idea for a solution was to install quarter round against the
baseboards. I thought this was a terrible idea! We had selected a
very nice 6 inch baseboard, and the thought of *defiling* it with
quarter round was *disgusting*. He suggested letting him install it,
and if I didn't like it, he would remove it and refinish all the
baseboards at his expense. What the hell, I thought, why not? It
turned out looking very nice, and we agreed to leave it. Maybe it
wouldn't look so bad at your place? Why not get a piece of quarter
round and see what it looks like before deciding?

Rick

Cutting bottom of baseboard while it is still on the wall
 

Ok,

Thanks for all the replies!!

I will try the quarter round and paint it the same color as the
baseboard. If it looks good (at least to me) than I will go with that.
Otherwise I will probably try removing it...

-Luke


On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 01:10:05 GMT, Java Man (Espressopithecus)
wrote:

In article ,
says...
~ I want to install laminate flooring in a room with existing vinyl. I
~ don't think I will have enough of a gap after I remove the vinyl so
~ that the baseboard can act as a 1/4" expansion gap. So..... is there a
~ tool that will allow me to rip a long section of baseboard or am I
~ stuck using the quarter rounds?
~
Our builder got things out of sync, and the baseboards in the
basement stairwell and downstairs hallway were final painted before
the laminate was installed. Doh!

His idea for a solution was to install quarter round against the
baseboards. I thought this was a terrible idea! We had selected a
very nice 6 inch baseboard, and the thought of *defiling* it with
quarter round was *disgusting*. He suggested letting him install it,
and if I didn't like it, he would remove it and refinish all the
baseboards at his expense. What the hell, I thought, why not? It
turned out looking very nice, and we agreed to leave it. Maybe it
wouldn't look so bad at your place? Why not get a piece of quarter
round and see what it looks like before deciding?

Rick