How To Cut Floor Under Toe Kick

Its a flush trim saw so that you can squeeze it in with the blade parallel to the toe kick but the handle sticks out at an angle.

How to cut floor under toe kick. How to cut wood laminate or vinyl flooring that is trapped under walls or cabinets. Most toe-kick saws cut to a maximum depth of 34 inches which is just enough for solid hardwood flooring. Some of the Fein tools have a key on the spindle or flats so the blade stays locked in position.

However they work ideally if existing flooring or plywood being removed runs under cabinets or drywall. It took about 20 minutes to do a large bathroom through 34 plywood. Engineered and ¾ inch solid hardwood.

Although designed for toe kick installation these saws are capable of cutting flush against any vertical surface including the subfloor close to a wall. Additionally toe kick saws are used for underlayment removal often found in kitchens that may have vinyl floors installed above. More information is available on the Crain Tools website.

To work under a toe kick it will be necessary to be able to set the blade off to the side so the tool will fit under. Adjust the cutting depth of a toe-kick saw to the thickness of the flooring. Toe kick saws are not a required tool.

Check with tool rental stores in your area to see if you can rent one. I had a project where I ran across a subfloor in rough shape and i needed to remove about 50 sq ft of subfloor and replace it with new 34 plywood. A toe-kick saw is basically a circular saw with an extended arbor on which the blade is mounted.

Cabinet toe kick installation to a floor that is at least an inch off. I will show you how we removed the flooring with a toekick saw. You can get more of the way under a toe kick with the regular delta pad on the RO90 but not all the way.