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Cutting floor mat into not square recess

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  • 20-06-2020 6:59pm
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    galvo_clare
    Registered Users Posts: 669 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I have a cutout in the tiles inside my back door for a sisal mat. It's framed by
    metal edging all around. The tiler originally cut the mat but it now needs replacement.
    Measuring the opening, it's rectangular but none of the corners are exactly 90 degrees so a standard length x width cut won't work.
    Do I make a template from card or is there some better way to cut the mat to fit that I'm not seeing?

    TIA
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    CelticRambler
    Registered Users Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭CelticRambler


    I'd start with a few sheets of paper shaped to fit the corners - one for each - and as many as you need to fill the space. Much easier to cut paper than card. Tape that all together in place, transfer it to a suitably sized piece of card to make a stiff template. Check that it drops in perfectly, and if everything's fine, use that to cut the mat. Flip it over and mark/cut on the back of the mat if you've got any significant "pile" on the mat.


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    skipper756
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭skipper756


    Why not just use the old mat as a template?


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    galvo_clare
    Registered Users Posts: 669 ✭✭✭galvo_clare


    skipper756 wrote: »
    Why not just use the old mat as a template?

    Old mat was dumped before I realised I had this problem. D'Oh!


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    Rows Grower
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    Use one piece of cardboard or whatever else you have to make a template.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

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    CJhaughey
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    How far out of square is the recess?, sisal is pretty flexible and you may be able to just jam it in to the existing recess with force.


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    galvo_clare
    Registered Users Posts: 669 ✭✭✭galvo_clare


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    How far out of square is the recess?, sisal is pretty flexible and you may be able to just jam it in to the existing recess with force.

    Not that much out of square and there's a gap between the plywood base and the metal edging. Maybe that might work too.


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