PLEASE HELP - Cutting wood floor

thallikar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:42 am **Posts:** 37

I am installing hardwood flooring throughout the first floor. I have removed 90% of the wood flooring in the kitchen. The portion that I am trying to remove goes right under the cabinet. How do I cut the wood flooring under the cabinet, right at the edge? Should I use something like a rotozip to remove to cut right at the edge? Any other tools. My circular saw does not go underneat the cabinet. Just too big. This is the last piece and then I can install my new flooring.

Please help.

Thanks for the advice.

Gary · **Posted:** Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:47 pm

Help me understand. You have hardwood flooring UNDER your kitchen cabinets that you want to remove? Yes?

Floorguy · **Posted:** Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:02 pm

Toe-kick saw from Crain Tools

thallikar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:42 am **Posts:** 37

Gary wrote:

Help me understand. You have hardwood flooring UNDER your kitchen cabinets that you want to remove? Yes?

Yes. but only up to point of the cabinet legs. Thatz it. I removed the molding at the bottom of the cabinet. I want to have a straight cut right at the legs of the cabinet so that I can install the flooring and then cover it up with the molding again. Thanks, Gary. Would a rotozip be the right tool? Thanks.

I just saw the picture of the toe-kick off saw. That is exactly what I need to do. Anything cheaper. Can I rent that anywhere?

thallikar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:42 am **Posts:** 37

How about a hand saw of some kind? I need to do about 20 feet. Thanks.

Gary · **Posted:** Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:08 pm

If it were me, I would take my very sharp chisels and chisel it out. Sometimes, we need to think about the ways things were done before there was electricity. I am quite adept at using chisels and can cut a solid 3/4" board cleanly in half in about 30 to 45 seconds. If I needed to trim flooring back net to a verticle surface, I break out my chisels.

thallikar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:42 am **Posts:** 37

Gary wrote:

If it were me, I would take my very sharp chisels and chisel it out. Sometimes, we need to think about the ways things were done before there was electricity. I am quite adept at using chisels and can cut a solid 3/4" board cleanly in half in about 30 to 45 seconds. If I needed to trim flooring back net to a verticle surface, I break out my chisels.

woodworking chisels? Or some type of masonry chisel? I believe that is woodworking chisel, right. I tried but I am so useless at it. I will keep trying.
Thanks, Gary.

cerscott1 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:07 pm

wood working chishels would work and also using a dremel or rotozip with a cutting wheel attachment also works. Both are time consuming compared to the crain toe kick saw.

thallikar · **Joined:** Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:42 am **Posts:** 37

Thanks, guyz. I was able to rent the toe kick saw at home depot. Did an ok job. I somehow have to hide all the imperfections because the toe kicksaw is very difficult to control and it is so difficult to get a straight line.

Thanks again.

ChuckCoffer · **Joined:** Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:19 am **Posts:** 703

A toekick saw and a multi master is what I use.

PLEASE HELP - Cutting wood floor

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