Cutting Bottom Of Door Jambs

How to cut out the base of a door jamb for new flooring.

Cutting bottom of door jambs.

As most are anchored to floor by screws or tapcons if concrete. Anytime you re installing a ceramic tile floor or any type of new flooring there s a certain amount of preparation that you have to do to the existing subfloor. I made a quick video on how to undercut door jambs for laminate flooring it is a diy job most people could undertake themselves if the have some basic tools. I wouldn t cut the bottom of a metal jamb.

Cutting your own door jambs with a hand saw is the least expensive way. They save you the trouble of cutting hinge and strike plate mortises as well. Before cutting the door jambs make sure the floor surrounding the jamb is smooth. If the floor is down before the doors are set i always cut a piece of 30 felt and slide it between the bottom of the jamb and the floor to prevent wood to wood contact.

Several preparation procedures precede the actual installation of a hardwood or laminate floor including cleaning and leveling the. Prehung doors take a great deal of work out of the installation process. It would be very difficult if not impossible. How to cut the height of a prehung door jamb.

What i like to do is to make my first cut where it is least visible like inside a closet to make sure the cut is exactly the right height. Usally the wood does shrink you can have the debate on whether to put in the floor first or set the door first. You can rent or purchase an electric jamb saw if you prefer. You would be better off in my opinion to carefully cut around jamb for flooring.

The best ways to cut the bottom of an interior door jamb. Cutting metal door frame skeeter2. When using the small piece of laminate as a guide you want it to sit flat on the floor to get a nice level cut. If your installing your own laminate flooring you may need to under cut some door jambs.

Extreme i know. In my opening photo is a door jamb hand saw which can be purchased for under 20 00 at the big box stores. Cutting door jambs around flooring video jig for snapping tile with a manual tile cutter video how to mark a door bottom for trimming video video transcript danny lipford.