Cutting Vinyl Plank Flooring With A Jigsaw

I m using lifeproof vinyl plank from home depot.

Cutting vinyl plank flooring with a jigsaw.

Use your chalk line tool to snap a straight line. This shows 5 different ways to make any cut necessary for the installation of lifeproof rigid core vinyl plank flooring that home depot stocks. All you really is a sharp utility knife and a straight edge after marking where it needs cutting. Every vinyl plank i ve set could be scored with a utility knife and snapped like a pretzel.

How to cut laminate flooring with a jigsaw face up. 8 5 cutting width and 8mm cutting depth. It can be the trickiest part of installation and it s where the most mistakes happen. I have an i 20 bullet tool looking for smaller i 9 lugging that 20 around is a beast bullet tools the home depot it cuts hardwood.

Your vinyl plank flooring may need an expansion gap. The color is heirloom pine. Of all flooring types out there today none is as easy to cut and trim as vinyl based flooring. This is the last measurement parameter before you make the first cut.

For this reason it s a. Luxury vinyl plank or lvp flooring is certainly the easiest flooring material to cut and may even be the easiest of all building materials to cut. When the blade becomes dull. There are two basic methods and you ll choose your method.

Vinyl plank flooring usually comes in pre cut sections but you ll likely need to cut some of it yourself to match it to the specific dimensions of your room. The expansion gap should be 5 16 in. This video is how to make custom cuts when installing luxury vinyl plank. No dust no noise no.

All it takes is a sharp utility knife and for most cuts a straightedge. This edition of ask the home flooring pros is about cutting vinyl plank flooring. Must repair the sharpness of the blade. A good example of this is the husky folding knife shown below.