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Paint first, flooring second?
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03/06/2008 02:11:27
 
 
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>>>>>Add a new step 1. Remove the quarter round and baseboards
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>>>>Neither of those to worry about.
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>>>>>and cut the bottoms off the door and closet molding (assuming you've already pulled the carpet) to the height of the new flooring.
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>>>>Is there any power tool that can do this? Or do you have to get handy with a hand saw or even a hack saw? It seems like the cuts will be too low for a power jigsaw or circular saw.
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>>>You can buy a very flat saw to do this. Lay it on a piece of the flooring (upside down if you plan on using it again) and saw the baseboards. Works great. Getting the flooring under that is easier that trying to cut the shape of the molding, but still not always easy.
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>>Thanks for the tip - I assume this is a thin hand saw you're talking about?
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>Google "jamb saw" or "flush cut saw". You should be able to rent the power version.

Cool. Thanks.
Regards. Al

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