Hi everyone,
Any ideas where I can buy an offset saw for trimming the bottom of door frames prior to laying a laminate floor?
B&Q and Homebase don't stock them and they're supposed to be ideal for the job - suggestions gratefully received!
Thanks
John
Are you going to be doing this professionally or one-off job in your house? If the latter, then hire one.
Axminster sell them
BUT... they're specialist kit - be prepared for a bit of a shock on the price (to put it mildly)....
AFAIK there isn't a budget range equivalent, which is a pity 'cos they're useful things for occasional use.
Doh! Think I've got the wrong end of the stick..... you're not after a power saw! Sorry 'bout that.
IME any flexible saw will do it - I used a standard wickes hardpoint. Use a bit of laminate offcut, or a laminate board upside down as a guide for the saw height. Works a treat.
Never has for me. Easier to take the door off and trim with a circular saw against a batten. Or fit rising butt hinges.
He's talking about cutting a slot in the bottom of the door frame and architrave so the laminate flooring will slide under it, avoiding fiddly trimming. You're talking about increasing the gap under a door.
On 12 Mar 2005 05:50:04 -0800, "jbancroft1957" strung together this:
Fein Multimaster. Axminster do some sort of angle grinder type adaptation but I think that may only be for trimming doors. The Fein will trim anything anywhere.
Yeah, sorry about that. Must try reading the question beore answering.
For trimming the door yes - completely agree. I reread the OP's post before my second response, though, and it looked like he was just looking for an offset handsaw for trimming the bottom of the frames, not trimming the door down.
For trimming bottom of frames I'd not want to use anything but a cheap saw - have come across nails frequently when trimming these.
Glad it's not just me then! :-)
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