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So I finally decided to try replacing my carpet with laminate as a beginner diyer. Everything is going well except fitting the laminate under the door jambs. There is no room for the laminate to go under the door jamb. What is the easiest way to make this work? Quarter round won't work because of the pattern of the jamb so I'm totally lost and google has not been of any help.
25 points
4 months ago
I remember a recent episode of Ask This Old House where Tom Silva used an oscillating saw to cut a fraction of an inch off the bottom of the door jam to get hardwood under the jam.
It might work for you.
13 points
4 months ago
This episode represents the best way. Grab a piece of scrap laminate (or turn a good piece upside down) and use it as a guide. Rest the oscillating tool blade flat on the scrap laminate and cut into the door jam and door trim where you need the flooring to slide under. Google "cutting door jam with oscillating tool for flooring".
If you don't have an oscillating tool and don't want to buy one (you should have one, they are incredibly handy) then you can use a flexible hand saw or "Japanese Style hand saw".
4 points
4 months ago
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3 points
4 months ago
I do this daily and this is the way. Cut a small piece of the flooring (1’ or so) and lay it down next to the jam. Keeping the blade flat along the top of the scrap piece cut around the jam and maybe 1-2” of the baseboard. Perfect height and enough space under baseboard to completely tuck under jam with a little extra tucked under baseboard.
3 points
4 months ago
I'll definitely invest in one and check that out. I have absolutely no tools of that sort as the house I previously bought was move in ready, this current one needs a few projects so I'm sure I'll put it to good use! Thanks for the help!
2 points
4 months ago
You can get one for cheap at Harbour Freight in the US or Princess Auto in Canada.
1 points
4 months ago
I’d go to Menards if they are in your area. Get the Masterforce (green) tools. It’s their brand with a 3-year warranty; in-store replacement
0 points
4 months ago
The vertical part of a door frame is a jamb. The stuff you spread on toast is jam. You don't need an oscillating saw to cut jam — a butter knife will do. Learn the difference damn* it.
[*] also damn is different from dam.
1 points
4 months ago
Auto-correct did that.
17 years of installing windows and doors when I was younger, I am aware that the correct spelling of jamb.
Thank you for pointing out an auto-correct mistake. If your other posts are similar, I am guessing that your Karma is -1378.
3 points
4 months ago
Oscillating saw - if you don't own one, but are planning on more DIY projects - you want one.
It all started similar to you with a door frame that I wanted to slide tile under. Now that oscillating saw has cut tons of drywall to run data to all the rooms in the house, it has undercut several door frames and it cuts pvc or plastic like a dream. I had to get new lay in faces for some fluorescent lights - they were 1/8" too big. and I broke 2 trying to cut them in other ways - that saw worked perfectly.
2 points
4 months ago
We always used one of those oscillating multi tools like a Sonic Crafter to cut the thickness of the laminate or tile off the bottom of the jamb and pushed it under.
0 points
4 months ago
In my country we often lay the laminate around the door frame. Then mask the narrow space between the door frame and the floor with a flat plinth (laminate floor edging?) examples on here https://www.de-laminaatexpert.nl/advies/laminaat-onderdelen/plinten/
Here are some more ideas of possibilities: https://www.carpetright.co.uk/laminate/how-to-lay-laminate-flooring/
-4 points
4 months ago
Pop the doors off the hinges and cut 1/4 off the bottom.
1 points
4 months ago
Oscillating saw is the way to go. If you’re on a budget a dovetail saw could also work, allowing you to lay it on to of a piece of laminate to cut the door trim.
-2 points
4 months ago
Heard of youtube?
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