Scribe Cut Flooring

Scribing is a technique used when you re installing laminate flooring against an uneven wall.

Scribe cut flooring.

The block is simply a scrap of the flooring being installed in this case 2 1 4 inch wide oak with finger holes drilled in it for holding it during the scribe. Too long and set it in at an angle. Cut and trim along the penciled lines then set the cut tile into place for a perfect fit. Give yourself some wiggle room by cutting beside the line.

For more on tile consider. Cutting flooring to match a curve can be painstaking and the signature of an expert floor installer is evident in transitions to curved and irregular. Slide the shelf into the corner keeping the long back edge tight to the wall. How to scribe and cut irregular shapes for a perfect fit michele m.

Run a pencil along the wall to scribe the line. How to scribe flooring to the wall. Walls are rarely straight or true. In installing strip flooring training the trades jul 18 the final photo shows a scribing block made by howard brickman a wood flooring specialist.

Most walls aren t perfectly straight but having a straight first row with a uniform expansion gap is critical when you lay flooring. If the shelf fits between two walls cut it about 1 2 in. Check the initial fit and re mark for a final cut. Repeat the process on the opposite end of the shelf.

Don t make your first cut directly on the line. Keep moving the scribe tile to transfer the outline of the wall. Roe osborn senior editor at jlc responds. How to cut flooring around curved walls.

Saw along the line. Even the slightest deviations along their length can become noticeable if a new floor does not match the walls imperfections.