cutting pergo suggestions.

[eno818]

i could be installing wood flooring laminate this weekend in a small room. the kind that just snap on.

i will need to cut some planks and do you think i could just buy a good jig saw as suppose to a miter saw?

and if i plan on cutting around 10 planks, will i need to buy more blades?

 

[Pliablemoose]

You could do it with a jigsaw if you're careful, and the cut edges would be covered by baseboard or trim pieces.

You could also rent a miter saw...

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
You could do it with a jigsaw if you're careful, and the cut edges would be covered by baseboard or trim pieces.

You could also rent a miter saw...

Like he says, but with a caveat. Jigsaws are all over in terms of quality (read blades wandering while you cut). Depending on how your pieces need to fit it may not matter.

 

[flot]

If you're going to have to buy a saw either way, just go rent a miter saw.

In almost all my 'home improvement' projects, I've discovered that using the right tool usually makes the job go 3x faster. Even if the right tool is something very, very simple that you thought you could easily live without.

Plus, I'm pretty sure you'll have to cut more than 10 planks, and not all the cuts you make will be hidden by the baseboard.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I wouldn't use a miter saw on the long-ways cuts..... The problem is that miter saws can't cut pieces that long. What you need is a table saw so you can rip those pieces.

For cutting cross ways, you could use a miter saw, circular saw, or even table saw if you have a large enough area between the blade and the fence. Since you'll only be cutting the pieces on the end, a circular saw should work fine, but be sure to measure twice and cut once... If you want more precision, a miter saw is the best for these cross cuts.

DO NOT USE A JIGSAW. The laminate edges may get frayed(for lack of a better word) and cause damage to the boards. Not likely because of the way they're bonded, but we were advised not to use one for this reason by the manufacturer.

 

[Papagayo]

Make sure to tape the area you are cutting with masking tape. They chip..

 

[eno818]

thanks guys. i guess i will be buying a miter saw this weekend. one last question, i installed pergo at a friends house. we layed the 'cusion' on top of the sheet wood and then pergo on top of the cusion. is this the same if the flooring is cement?

 

[cjgallen]

We did our whole house with pergo.

Jigsaw is the suck.

Get a table saw.

 

[nwfsnake]

Don't they recommend a plastic vapor barrier, then the cushion, over cement?

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

i did my kitchen with a circular saw. you just need to figure out a way of setting up a saw guide (a carpenter angle works for cross cuts, and clamps and another pergo board for ripping.)