I was just wondering what is the best blade for cutting laminate flooring? I have about 40 cuts to make with my circular saw, I was hoping I wouldn't have to use more than one blade. I picked up a good quality 42 carbide tooth narrow blade would this be adequate and make a clean cut? (i.e no chipping?). I wasn't sure the riptide blade that came with my saw would be any good on laminate (20 tooth carbide).

Thanks.

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 23:12:57 -0600, Richard Beri wrote
(in message ):

I was just wondering what is the best blade for cutting laminate flooring?
I have about 40 cuts to make with my circular saw, I was hoping I wouldn't
have to use more than one blade. I picked up a good quality 42 carbide
tooth narrow blade would this be adequate and make a clean cut? (i.e no
chipping?). I wasn't sure the riptide blade that came with my saw would be
any good on laminate (20 tooth carbide).

Thanks.

I had to cut about 1000+ sq feet of the stuff. I can't remember how many cuts
but there were a lot.
I used up two of the 40 tooth carbide blades sold by HF at $7.99 each.

-Bruce

The brother who did it professionally for a few years, used a nonferrous metal
blade.

Bruce wrote:

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 23:12:57 -0600, Richard Beri wrote
(in message ):

I was just wondering what is the best blade for cutting laminate flooring?
I have about 40 cuts to make with my circular saw, I was hoping I wouldn't
have to use more than one blade. I picked up a good quality 42 carbide
tooth narrow blade would this be adequate and make a clean cut? (i.e no
chipping?). I wasn't sure the riptide blade that came with my saw would be
any good on laminate (20 tooth carbide).

Thanks.

I had to cut about 1000+ sq feet of the stuff. I can't remember how many cuts
but there were a lot.
I used up two of the 40 tooth carbide blades sold by HF at $7.99 each.

-Bruce

Randall Thomas wrote in message ...
The brother who did it professionally for a few years, used a nonferrous metal
blade.

Bruce wrote:

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 23:12:57 -0600, Richard Beri wrote
(in message ):

I was just wondering what is the best blade for cutting laminate flooring?
I have about 40 cuts to make with my circular saw, I was hoping I wouldn't
have to use more than one blade. I picked up a good quality 42 carbide
tooth narrow blade would this be adequate and make a clean cut? (i.e no
chipping?). I wasn't sure the riptide blade that came with my saw would be
any good on laminate (20 tooth carbide).

Thanks.

I had to cut about 1000+ sq feet of the stuff. I can't remember how many cuts
but there were a lot.
I used up two of the 40 tooth carbide blades sold by HF at $7.99 each.

-Bruce

IMHO, laminate flooring ranks right up there with peel and stick
linoleum tiles. Looks just as cheap. Sorry to offend anyone...guess
I'm just partial to the real deal. Jana

I don't know how recently you looked at laminate flooring but some of
the more recent stuff actually looks quite good. I would agree with
your statement maybe 3-4 years ago.

In other news, I'm doing a poll to kick off a new forum
(http://laminateflooring.oncloud8.com/viewtopic?t=3). Here are the
results thus far on brands... come vote those of you who are
interested...


Alloc Flooring
1% [ 3 ]
Armstrong Laminate Flooring
5% [ 9 ]
Balterio Laminate Flooring
1% [ 3 ]
BHK Laminate Flooring
1% [ 2 ]
Columbia Flooring
0% [ 0 ]
Harmonics Laminate Flooring (Costco)
15% [ 25 ]
Loc Floor
4% [ 8 ]
Mannington Floors
3% [ 6 ]
Meyer Laminate Flooring
0% [ 0 ]
Minfloor Laminate Flooring
0% [ 0 ]
Pergo Flooring
7% [ 13 ]
Quick Step Laminate Flooring
8% [ 14 ]
Shaw Laminate Flooring
5% [ 9 ]
ShawMark Laminate
0% [ 0 ]
Sovereign Laminate
0% [ 0 ]
TrafficMaster Laminate Flooring (Home Depot)
3% [ 6 ]
Tundra Laminate Flooring (IKEA)
4% [ 8 ]
Westhollow Laminate Flooring
0% [ 0 ]
Wilsonart Flooring
4% [ 7 ]
Witex Laminate Flooring
4% [ 7 ]
Other (which one?)
9% [ 15 ]
I'm not sure yet
6% [ 11 ]
I don't know if I even want laminate flooring
11% [ 19 ]



(Jana) wrote in message . com...
Randall Thomas wrote in message ...
The brother who did it professionally for a few years, used a nonferrous metal
blade.

Bruce wrote:

On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 23:12:57 -0600, Richard Beri wrote
(in message ):

I was just wondering what is the best blade for cutting laminate flooring?
I have about 40 cuts to make with my circular saw, I was hoping I wouldn't
have to use more than one blade. I picked up a good quality 42 carbide
tooth narrow blade would this be adequate and make a clean cut? (i.e no
chipping?). I wasn't sure the riptide blade that came with my saw would be
any good on laminate (20 tooth carbide).

Thanks.

I had to cut about 1000+ sq feet of the stuff. I can't remember how many cuts
but there were a lot.
I used up two of the 40 tooth carbide blades sold by HF at $7.99 each.

-Bruce

IMHO, laminate flooring ranks right up there with peel and stick
linoleum tiles. Looks just as cheap. Sorry to offend anyone...guess
I'm just partial to the real deal. Jana

I absolutely agree. I recently checked out my neighbor's
kitchen remodel and thought that they had a slate floor
installed. Then she reiterated that it was laminate! I
looked again and still had a hard distinguishing the
laminate from the REAL tile in the adjacent room. Amazing
stuff. I've got Wilson Art in my kitchen which I installed
about 3-4 years ago; it still looks nice. Of course it
doesn't have the identical look and feel to a professionally
installed oak floor, but it looks good, is VERY durable and
took much less time to install than a traditional floor.

Some very expensive new homes in the Bay Area are equipped
with laminate floors, so apparently folks don't consider
them "second rate".

David

Tim wrote:

I don't know how recently you looked at laminate flooring but some of
the more recent stuff actually looks quite good. I would agree with
your statement maybe 3-4 years ago.

In other news, I'm doing a poll to kick off a new forum
(http://laminateflooring.oncloud8.com/viewtopic?t=3). Here are the
results thus far on brands... come vote those of you who are
interested...


Alloc Flooring
1% [ 3 ]
Armstrong Laminate Flooring
5% [ 9 ]
Balterio Laminate Flooring
1% [ 3 ]
BHK Laminate Flooring
1% [ 2 ]
Columbia Flooring
0% [ 0 ]
Harmonics Laminate Flooring (Costco)
15% [ 25 ]
Loc Floor
4% [ 8 ]
Mannington Floors
3% [ 6 ]
Meyer Laminate Flooring
0% [ 0 ]
Minfloor Laminate Flooring
0% [ 0 ]
Pergo Flooring
7% [ 13 ]
Quick Step Laminate Flooring
8% [ 14 ]
Shaw Laminate Flooring
5% [ 9 ]
ShawMark Laminate
0% [ 0 ]
Sovereign Laminate
0% [ 0 ]
TrafficMaster Laminate Flooring (Home Depot)
3% [ 6 ]
Tundra Laminate Flooring (IKEA)
4% [ 8 ]
Westhollow Laminate Flooring
0% [ 0 ]
Wilsonart Flooring
4% [ 7 ]
Witex Laminate Flooring
4% [ 7 ]
Other (which one?)
9% [ 15 ]
I'm not sure yet
6% [ 11 ]
I don't know if I even want laminate flooring
11% [ 19 ]



(Jana) wrote in message . com...

Randall Thomas wrote in message ...

The brother who did it professionally for a few years, used a nonferrous metal
blade.

Bruce wrote:


On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 23:12:57 -0600, Richard Beri wrote
(in message ):


I was just wondering what is the best blade for cutting laminate flooring?
I have about 40 cuts to make with my circular saw, I was hoping I wouldn't
have to use more than one blade. I picked up a good quality 42 carbide
tooth narrow blade would this be adequate and make a clean cut? (i.e no
chipping?). I wasn't sure the riptide blade that came with my saw would be
any good on laminate (20 tooth carbide).

Thanks.

I had to cut about 1000+ sq feet of the stuff. I can't remember how many cuts
but there were a lot.
I used up two of the 40 tooth carbide blades sold by HF at $7.99 each.

-Bruce

IMHO, laminate flooring ranks right up there with peel and stick
linoleum tiles. Looks just as cheap. Sorry to offend anyone...guess
I'm just partial to the real deal. Jana

David wrote:
I absolutely agree. I recently checked out my neighbor's kitchen
remodel and thought that they had a slate floor installed. Then she
reiterated that it was laminate! I looked again and still had a hard
distinguishing the laminate from the REAL tile in the adjacent room.
Amazing stuff. I've got Wilson Art in my kitchen which I installed
about 3-4 years ago; it still looks nice. Of course it doesn't have the
identical look and feel to a professionally installed oak floor, but it
looks good, is VERY durable and took much less time to install than a
traditional floor.


I had little choice (3 years ago). I wanted wood but installation on a
slab limited me to low-profile options. I used "Pickering" brand and it
looks great. Has a much different sound than real wood but given my
options (carpet or tile) this stuff was the right choice.

-Bruce




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I ruined a REAL wood floor finish with my office chair. I
refinished that floor and moved my pc and office equipment
to another room with a REAL wood floor. Now THAT floor's
finish has come off. If I was rolling around on a laminate
floor, there wouldn't be a mark on it...

Morale of my little story is you've got some benefit from
having a laminate floor!

David

BruceR wrote:

David wrote:

I absolutely agree. I recently checked out my neighbor's kitchen
remodel and thought that they had a slate floor installed. Then she
reiterated that it was laminate! I looked again and still had a hard
distinguishing the laminate from the REAL tile in the adjacent room.
Amazing stuff. I've got Wilson Art in my kitchen which I installed
about 3-4 years ago; it still looks nice. Of course it doesn't have
the identical look and feel to a professionally installed oak floor,
but it looks good, is VERY durable and took much less time to install
than a traditional floor.


I had little choice (3 years ago). I wanted wood but installation on a
slab limited me to low-profile options. I used "Pickering" brand and it
looks great. Has a much different sound than real wood but given my
options (carpet or tile) this stuff was the right choice.

-Bruce




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