Cut parquet around the walls

[Lars48]

Rent a Festool plunge saw TS55 with a 48T blade for the purpose.
With that saw, you'll be 11-12mm away from the wall, which is just right.

Good tip. It seems to be very narrow on the side.
Can you adjust the cutting depth? I mean I only want to cut the click flooring which is 17mm, not the chipboard underneath.

 

[Lars48]

What prevents you from clicking off a row and cutting with a regular saw? /LOB

It works on the short sides, but for the long sides, you have to take up the entire floor and saw.

 

[Isakare]

I rented a machine that was made just for that. Kind of a handheld saw with a countersunk screw and a blade guard that ended flush with the blade. With a 3 mm blade, you could cut 5 mm along a wall.
But that was probably 20 years ago.

 

[mexitegel]

Good tips. It seems to be very narrow on the side.
Is it possible to adjust the cut depth? I mean I just want to saw the click flooring which is 17mm, not the chipboard underneath.

[media]

Yes, that's one of the features of a plunge saw.

 

[Alfredo]

With that saw, you'll be 11-12mm out from the wall, which is just right.

Depends on what kind of baseboards you have. 12 mm is probably double what I would use in a normal-sized room. With 12 mm baseboards, it also doesn't work very well.

 

[Plupp 122206]

Is this really the right time to saw? If you saw when the floor has expanded, the gap will grow even larger, so there's a risk that not even 15mm moldings will cover it later...

Shouldn't it be done when the floor is at its smallest, like in January/February?

 

[Plupp 173289]

But, is the floor pressing against the wall now?

 

[Lars48]

Now it has become colder compared to September and the floor doesn't sound at all like it did a couple of months ago. I think the floor has shrunk enough. It might shrink a little more. I have 15 mm socklar. They cover 12 mm.

 

[Alfredo]

It might shrink a little more. I have 15 mm baseboards. They cover 12 mm.

But a slightly uneven wall or a bit of "hiccup" when sawing... Not much margin directly, but yes, mathematically your lists should cover the floor gap, unless the floor shrinks a bit more...

 

[BirgitS]

We have at least 10 percentage points lower relative humidity indoors if it is -20 degrees outside compared to how it is right now. I would then think that affects the floor. The best thing is probably to wait until next late summer so that you can clearly see where it touches somewhere.