The better the laminate flooring?

Over the past few years, laminate has become one of the most popular floor coverings. If you decided to lay it at home on your own, then you will master the technique of cutting laminate coating, because the quality of your work will depend on both the density of the connection of its components and the life of the coating itself. In this article we will tell you the better to saw the laminate at home.

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Choosing the best tool

So, you decided on an independent sawing of the laminate. Here's what you need to guide when choosing your tool:

• Ease of operation.
• The weight of the device should be small.
• Compactness.
• Quality work. The device must cut the material evenly.

The market offers us the following tools for further work:

• Electric jig saw.
• Bulgarian( angle grinder).
• Special circular saw.
• Construction knife.
• Hacksaw.
• Renovator( is a multi-tool).
• Hand tools.

Each of them will be an indispensable assistant in our business. To understand the better the laminate flooring and for what each of the above mentioned devices is needed, we will disassemble them in detail below, separately.

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Jigsaw - efficient, but with nuances

If the laminate flooring is laid once in several years, we recommend using an electric jigsaw. That's just to use it, you need a special machine, which is not available for everyone.

Important! If the tool is misused, you can leave very visible chips on the front side of the laminate.

We recommend that you use the following guidelines on how best to cut a laminate with a jigsaw:

• Before proceeding with the procedure, you need to fix all the panels on the workbench.
• It is advisable to saw the future coating at the highest rotational speed of the motor of the device.
• It is necessary to try to pass such an instrument along the cutting line at a time, in no case doing any stops and decelerations.
• Do not forget to turn off the jigsaw mechanism of the jigsaw.
• Use saws that are designed for cutting laminate. If they are not, then at least attach to the device other files with small teeth.
• Use only thin files, because the thinner they are, the easier it is to make any sawing.
• Laminated plates must be sawn by laying them face down, so that no chips are formed. This situation is necessary because the teeth of the jigsaw are almost always directed upwards. If the teeth on your jigsaw are pointing downwards, the saw should pass when the laminate is facing up.
• In order to protect the material from chips and other defects, we recommend using the most common adhesive tape. It needs to be pasted along the cutting line of the laminate.

Important! Do not forget that the quality of your work will depend directly on how you will apply the markings on which you will saw the laminate at home.

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Bulgarian - universal version of

Having resorted to the use of such a technique, one can not be afraid that chips or cracks will appear on the laminate coating, because with its help it is possible to cut the laminate absolutely any thickness. But still, those readers who have never used this tool should take into account some points:

• Cut with USM should only be done if the material to be processed is turned face up.
• The lamella should be securely secured. This is necessary in order to get a smooth and beautiful edge.
• Use a disc suitable for metal or concrete.
• During the procedure, make sure that the used disc is perpendicular to the lamella.

Important! Such an instrument, like a Bulgarian, leaves behind a lot of construction dust and an unpleasant smell of burnt wood, which is difficult to get rid of later. That's why we recommend using such a device on the balcony or on the street.

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Circular saw - is it worth it to use?

Using a circular saw with a disc for cutting metal, you can get a very accurate cut. That's just working with such a tool is much more difficult than with the rest, because before you saw the laminate at home using a circular saw, you need to have at least some experience in its use.

Here are some tips for using this tool:

• In order to perform this procedure, you must lay the laminate board on a smooth hard surface face up.
• Do not press hard on the instrument, the movements should be light.
• The disk is moved strictly along the previously drawn line.
• Saw the cover carefully, without delay and pauses.

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Construction knife, if there is nothing else at hand

At first glance, this device is not much different from the usual clerical knife. However, such a simple tool is indispensable in any construction procedure. Even this time it can be safely applied in order to saw the laminate at home.

Important! If by the end of the work there are a couple of small boards left to finish, but you just do not want to use the Bulgarian or other complicated kind of tools because of a small amount of work, our little assistant will help.

In order for your work to be productive when using a knife, it is necessary: ​​

1. Place the usual ruler on the front side of the laminate.
2. Draw a deep cutting tool on it.
3. Press one side of the cut while holding the board from the other side.
4. Ultimately, the laminate board should break.

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Hacksaw - how likely is the damage to the laminate?

As we know, laminate consists of a material based on wood processing products. This is precisely what determines its high processability in processing. But not every hand tool is suitable for cutting.

Important! Use a special hacksaw for carving wood in this case is strictly prohibited because of the fact that it has too large teeth, which will further damage the top layer of expensive coating.

If you use a hacksaw, then only the one that is designed for cutting metal. However, note that this hacksaw does not give such a good result, as the above tools. Most likely, its teeth will damage the facing film of the front side. In addition, it is a very long and tiring task to saw with such a tool the given material.

So, the choice of tools for sawing laminate at home is quite large, but only the one who makes repairs can choose the best. That's why you should follow your preferences to choose from the huge choice that same tool for cutting a laminate and not to damage the material, but to make a neat floor finish.