Cutting Vinyl Tile Around Door Jambs

Demonstrated by master tile setter armen tavy.

Cutting vinyl tile around door jambs.

Score and snap is the basic technique but it must be applied in three different ways. 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. 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. 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.

How to undercut and fit ceramic tiles around door casings and jambs. Put a tile on the plywood subfloor. This video demonstrates and shows you exactly how to get precise and professional results while working lvp laminate or hardwood around a door jamb. It s easy to end up with an unsightly gap.

Set the saw flat on top of the tile and simply work it back and forth to cut the casing at the tile height. Use a handsaw to cut through the door jamb or casing. Remove the cut scrap of door jamb or casing. Place a scrap of backer board on top of the tile.

Rip cuts are long cuts down the length of the plank. Cutting vinyl tile to fit around obstacles can be tricky. Notch cuts remove small pieces to fit flooring around door jambs pipes and similar.