Cutting rectangle shape out of wooden floor for a door mat

ando

Hey, I want to cut a rectangle shape out of my wooden floor to put a door mat into the recess, frameless. I was thinking that I would need a plunge saw on a guide rail to do this with a multitool to get the straight edges. So I rang my local rental place in Kildare and they haven't even heard of a plunge saw which I thought was strange.

Is there another obvious way I can do this? A plunge saw would let me saw down to a certain depth without damaging the saw on the concrete floor below the flooring and insulation.

ando

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Like the attached

Lumen

You can plunge cut with a regular circular saw, then finish the corners with a flush cut hand saw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31kNJ_pqIx4&t=169s

10-10-20

A multitool will do this too, except you'll need to have a way of hiding the cut-lines with a surround/bevel as it won't cut in a perfectly straight line.

T-Maxx

Build a frame with the correct offset and router it out with a straight bit.

CelticRambler

A plunge router with an appropriate jig would give you perfectly straight lines and a somewhat neater cut into the corners. Depending on the squareness of the mat, you might not even need to true them up if you used a small enough bit.

Kurooi

Well yes that's a ridiculously dangerous tool you're suggesting. Since your job is so small why not just get a multi tool, cutter attachment and just take the 10 minutes it will take to cut out the rectangle. Genuinely multi tools are perfect for these small jobs.

t5max

Hi, if you don't put down some kind of edge framing around the opening , the wood will probably chip and get damaged at the edges over time ?

edge framing would also cover any minor imperfections in the cut lines

t5max

sorry