Cutting Vinyl Tile Around Door Jambs

Remove the cut scrap of door jamb or casing.

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. This video demonstrates and shows you exactly how to get precise and professional results while working lvp laminate or hardwood around a door jamb. Score and snap is the basic technique but it must be applied in three different ways. 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.

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. Put a tile on the plywood subfloor. Use a handsaw to cut through the door jamb or casing. It s easy to end up with an unsightly gap.

With a couple of tricks and a fair bit of patience you can get nice results. Rip cuts are long cuts down the length of the plank. Notch cuts remove small pieces to fit flooring around door jambs pipes and similar. Crosscuts are short cuts across the plank.

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. As an alternative you can use a multi tool oscillating tool with an undercut attachment. Cutting vinyl tile to fit around obstacles can be tricky.