Family Handyman Cutting Plywood Floor

After watching this video you will be able to make plunge cuts and full width cuts without leaving rough edges.

Family handyman cutting plywood floor.

Our plywood pretty week is coming to a close and there s one topic we haven t covered yet. Deep shelf slots into the sides the shelves b lock into 1 4 in. There are two basic ways to go. If you have to cut with the good finished side up reduce potential scratches by taping the bottom of the saw base photo 1.

A b bottom shelf b step1 building the basic box. 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. My elderly mother in law lived with us at the time so we had to be quick and get our house back together. Plywood back c to the dimensions in the cutting list p.

When cutting full sheets with my circular saw i use plastic shelving units as sawhorses. How plywood is composed. How to cut plywood. Our floor was smooth so we were lucky and didn t have to do any sanding.

Altogether the floor took about 4 hours to cut and lay. However this is completely up to you and your budget. 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. The height is just right and by using three of them i can make cuts in any direction and the plywood is fully supported.

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. It is about half the price but does require a lot more sanding. This just specifies what a particular end use a piece of plywood was designed for. 82 april 1999 the family handyman stop molding e divider molding d1 rout the 1 4 in.

And because the shelving units are made of plastic i can cut right into them without worrying that they ll damage my saw blade. 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. Deep slots dadoes. Sides shelves and back bookcase 3 2 1.

In addition to the above two classifications plywood is also rated as sheathing stud i floor and siding. 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. Use an 8d nail as a third hand. Cut plywood on the floor with full support.

You can purchase the cheaper option which is the rough cut plywood. That way you re sure to get solid stable support so the plywood won t move even if you have to.