Hi everyone,

Any ideas where I can buy an offset saw for trimming the bottom of door
frames prior to laying a laminate floor?

B&Q and Homebase don't stock them and they're supposed to be ideal for
the job - suggestions gratefully received!

Thanks

John

"jbancroft1957" wrote in message
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Hi everyone,

Any ideas where I can buy an offset saw for trimming the bottom of door
frames prior to laying a laminate floor?

B&Q and Homebase don't stock them and they're supposed to be ideal for
the job - suggestions gratefully received!


Are you going to be doing this professionally or one-off job in your house?
If the latter, then hire one.

Axminster sell them (www.axminster.co.uk) - order no's 1811240 & 317588

BUT... they're specialist kit - be prepared for a bit of a shock on the
price (to put it mildly)....


AFAIK there isn't a budget range equivalent, which is a pity 'cos they're
useful things for occasional use.



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Richard Sampson

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"jbancroft1957" wrote in message
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Hi everyone,

Any ideas where I can buy an offset saw for trimming the bottom of door
frames prior to laying a laminate floor?

B&Q and Homebase don't stock them and they're supposed to be ideal for
the job - suggestions gratefully received!


Are you going to be doing this professionally or one-off job in your
house?
If the latter, then hire one.

Axminster sell them (www.axminster.co.uk) - order no's 1811240 & 317588

BUT... they're specialist kit - be prepared for a bit of a shock on the
price (to put it mildly)....


AFAIK there isn't a budget range equivalent, which is a pity 'cos they're
useful things for occasional use.


Doh! Think I've got the wrong end of the stick..... you're not after a
power saw! Sorry 'bout that.

IME any flexible saw will do it - I used a standard wickes hardpoint. Use
a bit of laminate offcut, or a laminate board upside down as a guide for the
saw height. Works a treat.



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IME any flexible saw will do it - I used a standard wickes hardpoint.
Use
a bit of laminate offcut, or a laminate board upside down as a guide for
the
saw height. Works a treat.
Never has for me. Easier to take the door off and trim with a circular saw
against a batten. Or fit rising butt hinges.

In article , "Stuart
Noble" says...
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IME any flexible saw will do it - I used a standard wickes hardpoint.
Use
a bit of laminate offcut, or a laminate board upside down as a guide for
the
saw height. Works a treat.
Never has for me. Easier to take the door off and trim with a circular saw
against a batten. Or fit rising butt hinges.

He's talking about cutting a slot in the bottom of the door frame and
architrave so the laminate flooring will slide under it, avoiding
fiddly trimming. You're talking about increasing the gap under a
door.

On 12 Mar 2005 05:50:04 -0800, "jbancroft1957"
strung together this:

Hi everyone,

Any ideas where I can buy an offset saw for trimming the bottom of door
frames prior to laying a laminate floor?

B&Q and Homebase don't stock them and they're supposed to be ideal for
the job - suggestions gratefully received!

Thanks

John
Fein Multimaster. Axminster do some sort of angle grinder type
adaptation but I think that may only be for trimming doors. The Fein
will trim anything anywhere.
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In article , "Stuart
Noble" says...
wrote in message
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IME any flexible saw will do it - I used a standard wickes hardpoint.
Use
a bit of laminate offcut, or a laminate board upside down as a guide
for
the
saw height. Works a treat.
Never has for me. Easier to take the door off and trim with a circular
saw
against a batten. Or fit rising butt hinges.

He's talking about cutting a slot in the bottom of the door frame and
architrave so the laminate flooring will slide under it, avoiding
fiddly trimming. You're talking about increasing the gap under a
door.
Yeah, sorry about that. Must try reading the question beore answering.

"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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IME any flexible saw will do it - I used a standard wickes hardpoint.
Use
a bit of laminate offcut, or a laminate board upside down as a guide for
the
saw height. Works a treat.
Never has for me. Easier to take the door off and trim with a circular saw
against a batten. Or fit rising butt hinges.



For trimming the door yes - completely agree. I reread the OP's post before
my second response, though, and it looked like he was just looking for an
offset handsaw for trimming the bottom of the frames, not trimming the door
down.

For trimming bottom of frames I'd not want to use anything but a cheap saw -
have come across nails frequently when trimming these.

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Richard Sampson

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richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t...
In article , "Stuart
Noble" says...
wrote in message
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IME any flexible saw will do it - I used a standard wickes hardpoint.
Use
a bit of laminate offcut, or a laminate board upside down as a guide
for
the
saw height. Works a treat.
Never has for me. Easier to take the door off and trim with a circular
saw
against a batten. Or fit rising butt hinges.

He's talking about cutting a slot in the bottom of the door frame and
architrave so the laminate flooring will slide under it, avoiding
fiddly trimming. You're talking about increasing the gap under a
door.
Yeah, sorry about that. Must try reading the question beore answering.



Glad it's not just me then! :-)


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Richard Sampson

mail me at
richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk