Family Handyman Cutting Plywood Floor

Cut plywood on the floor with full support.

Family handyman cutting plywood floor.

Altogether the floor took about 4 hours to cut and lay. When cutting full sheets with my circular saw i use plastic shelving units as sawhorses. While we love our hardwood floors we know that not every diyer has the budget and if we re keeping it real not every project is worth the splurge for higher end flooring we ve talked about and heard from our readers over on facebook about plywood plank flooring too. Use an 8d nail as a third hand.

82 april 1999 the family handyman stop molding e divider molding d1 rout the 1 4 in. My elderly mother in law lived with us at the time so we had to be quick and get our house back together. Spike carlsen an editor for the family handyman will show you how to cut construction grade plywood and finish grade plywood with a circular saw in our video tutorial. The last step depends on the condition of your plywood you may need to give the floor a quick sand to remove any sharp edges or rough areas.

Our floor was smooth so we were lucky and didn t have to do any sanding. Most of the plywood you buy from the hardware store for projects around the house like a workbench will be. There are two basic ways to go. Deep shelf slots into the sides the shelves b lock into 1 4 in.

Remove the existing flooring such as carpet or vinyl and then refinish the plywood subfloor beneath or install new plywood cut into planks squares or even. In addition to the above two classifications plywood is also rated as sheathing stud i floor and siding. However this is completely up to you and your budget. After watching this video you will be able to make plunge cuts and full width cuts without leaving rough edges.

Plywood back c to the dimensions in the cutting list p. A b bottom shelf b step1 building the basic box. How plywood is composed. And because the shelving units are made of plastic i can cut right into them without worrying that they ll damage my saw blade.

You can purchase the cheaper option which is the rough cut plywood. You can cut plywood on sawhorses with pretty good results but when you want really smooth finish cuts on an expensive sheet always cut on the floor. How to cut plywood. Deep slots dadoes.

Our plywood pretty week is coming to a close and there s one topic we haven t covered yet. The already sanded plywood suited us better. 28 2017 the family handyman diy expert spike carlsen will show you how to cut construction grade plywood and finish grade plywood with a circular saw. If you have to cut with the good finished side up reduce potential scratches by taping the bottom of the saw base photo 1.

That way you re sure to get solid stable support so the plywood won t move even if you have to. This just specifies what a particular end use a piece of plywood was designed for.