Cutting Vinyl Tile Around Door Jambs

Set the saw flat on top of the tile and simply work it back and forth to cut the casing at the tile height.

Cutting vinyl tile around door jambs.

Crosscuts are short cuts across the plank. This video demonstrates and shows you exactly how to get precise and professional results while working lvp laminate or hardwood around a door jamb. With a couple of tricks and a fair bit of patience you can get nice results. If there s a gap under your door casing and also a gap between two rooms under a door where two different installations of laminate flooring join you can install t molding to hide both gaps.

Notch cuts remove small pieces to fit flooring around door jambs pipes and similar. Use a handsaw to cut through the door jamb or casing. Rip cuts are long cuts down the length of the plank. Put a tile on the plywood subfloor.

To use an undercut saw place a tile on the floor with a spacer beneath to represent the tile mortar and hold the tile against the casing. Place a scrap of backer board on top of the tile. Score and snap is the basic technique but it must be applied in three different ways. Here s how to cut vinyl tile around door jambs and how to cut vinyl tile to fit around a toilet around a corner or other obstacles.

How to undercut and fit ceramic tiles around door casings and jambs. Demonstrated by master tile setter armen tavy. As an alternative you can use a multi tool oscillating tool with an undercut attachment.