Cutting part of laminate floor

mancity1

Hello guys have to cut a square out of a laminate floor in order to fit a hearth.Whats the easiest way to do this? Is there a special disc I could fit to an angle grinder?

sky6

An Exact Saw is perfect for this job. failing that a Skill saw could be used by setting the sole plate very low. Or even using a piece of board as a Gauge to set the Blade.

mancity1

thanks will see if i can borrow one.

sky6

Just make sure there is no Cables or plumbing under the laminate.

mancity1

just solid concrete luckily

mick121

skill saw will do a lot of damage as the blade cuts up through the finish.If its click which i presume it is the right job would be to just lift it.The hearth should be bedded in mortar and levelled.

North West

Ni Mancity1
If you can get a skil saw, set depth gauge to 2mm less than thickness of floor eg if floor is 12mm set gauge at 10mm. Then finish off cut with stanley knife. This will give you a nice clean cut.
NW

jpb14

Did what the OP wants to do recently in a friends house.All I used to cut out a section of floor was an electric plunge saw set to 1mm less than floor thickness and also an oscillating multi tool.Lovely neat job done in a matter of minutes.

vinnie13

normal grinder will do the job if your stuck,might be a little bit of smoke but nthing to worry about

2 stroke

Plunge saw is great for this, but if you set the blade too deep you ruin a good blade, also you wont get all the way to the wall. I'd chose the oscillating multi tool, blades are cheap, (I stocked up when lidl had them reduced to half price), cut part way through with a plunge saw if you have one, (I wouldn't loan mine out for this purpose).

999/112

A small router will do the trick. The smaller the better... like a laminate trimmer size. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81yc1Z2sBtL.jpg
Fit in a small cutter +/- 6mm, set the depth to the same thickness as the floor, use some waste timber to act as a guide [hold in place with weights], IMPORTANT ... use the router in a clockwise direction inside the three pieces of timber that act as the fence. Finish the last few mm of the cut [to the walls] with a carpet knife etc.

jack of all

A biscuit jointer would do a neat job, and a dust bag or vacuum cleaner could be easily attached to catch most of the saw dust.