Planning to lay leftover ash parquet in a small hallway. The hallway has old dry baseboards that I won't be able to remove without breaking them, which I don't want to do. Laying the parquet with a gap against the baseboards and then covering with a quarter round will be difficult and/or unattractive. What to do? Is it somehow possible to saw/mill 15 mm off the baseboard from floor level? Can't think of a way that works in practice. Does it just come down to breaking the baseboards?
Fein is therefore the brand. Search for Multimaster on the tool forum and you will be inundated with well-deserved praise! Bosch also has a variant.
It might take some time to remove the lower part of the baseboard with this, but it would definitely work. The cutting isn't very large (but you get fine cuts), so be prepared that ripping wood in this manner might be a bit tedious.
It might take some time to remove the lower part of the baseboard with this, but it would definitely work. The cutting isn't very large (but you get fine cuts), so be prepared that ripping wood in this manner might be a bit tedious.
...but not half as tedious as removing the baseboards and installing new ones. The Multimaster is definitely the right tool for this. A multimaster shouldn't be rented, but bought to own! It's that good and versatile indeed. Bosch has an affordable variant, which unfortunately seems hard to find.H_L said:
I cut a few 45x145 beams yesterday with a 30? mm e-cut bimetal blade, labeled Metal+wood. I think it's a suitable blade for baseboards. It took a while with the sawing (1 hour, 5 beams, and 1400 mm double K-plywood.)
It was about creating space above a double window door to be able to move it up 45 mm.
Is it practically possible to lay the floor if you have cut away the bottom of the skirting boards?
Yes...the first length....then it will probably stop, unless some force is used.ACME said:
Depends on what type of parquet? The word parquet seems to be used for both click-flooring and herringbone type. (like blocks)
If it's click lock, it only works for the first length unless much force is used.
Yes, a folding board like Kährs makes the installation a real challenge if all the baseboards are to stay in place.
It is likely more work to let the baseboards stay in place than to remove them and reapply them. "A small walkthrough hall" cannot mean very many pieces and should be done in at most a couple of hours even if you are inexperienced.
It is likely more work to let the baseboards stay in place than to remove them and reapply them. "A small walkthrough hall" cannot mean very many pieces and should be done in at most a couple of hours even if you are inexperienced.
Now it's hard to know how brittle the baseboard is. I would definitely try to remove the baseboards. Break gently. Break a little at a time at each nail and it should be fine. Even if it cracks in a few places, it can actually be fixed quite well. Glue and paint over. I've done that myself on some ceiling moldings that I kept after renovation.
If you absolutely need to cut a piece of the baseboard, maybe it can be done with the circular saw. Saw depth as deep as the baseboard. It should be possible to just rest the saw against the floor.
Perhaps a crazy idea and maybe too much of the molding will be lost, but using the multitool for x number of meters feels pretty tiresome.
But of course, the multitool can handle anything. I've heard....
If you absolutely need to cut a piece of the baseboard, maybe it can be done with the circular saw. Saw depth as deep as the baseboard. It should be possible to just rest the saw against the floor.
Perhaps a crazy idea and maybe too much of the molding will be lost, but using the multitool for x number of meters feels pretty tiresome.
But of course, the multitool can handle anything.
I've heard....For click flooring, it should be enough to remove the baseboards from two of the walls. At least assuming it is the type of floorboard/laminate that can be folded/tapped in with the long side first and then tapped together on the short sides.
Another condition is that the width of the hallway is wider than the length of a floorboard.
Another condition is that the width of the hallway is wider than the length of a floorboard.
Sure as h-ll... A bit difficult to click laminate parquet with skirting boards still in place Sometimes one can be clueless.
Oh well, I'll have to try prying them off carefully then. A multimaster (no Swedish designation yet...) was otherwise the answer to a lot of problems I've had. Thanks for the tips!
Sometimes one can be clueless.Oh well, I'll have to try prying them off carefully then. A multimaster (no Swedish designation yet...) was otherwise the answer to a lot of problems I've had. Thanks for the tips!