Tips For Working With Laminate 1 4 Round

Don t cut into the back of the laminate as this will cause chipping in the decorative top layer.

Tips for working with laminate 1 4 round.

First use a straightedge as a saw guide. How to install 1 4 inch round molding floor trim. Place the molding up against the baseboard molding or wall allowing the bottom of the molding to sit on the laminate floor. Deep and hold the laminate up off your bench with 2x4s as shown.

Set the blade 1 4 in. Cut the laminate with a carbide tipped scoring tool. Make at least four firm passes to score deep enough for a clean break. Stopping or holding the router in one place can burn the laminate or leave a slight notch.

Check your setting on a piece of scrap before routing your finished piece. Depth adjustment is critical when using a beveled bit. Each piece of quarter round will end at either a joint a corner or a door jamb. Diy master handyman chris s tutorial teaching laminate quarter round molding installation tecdhniques.

When installing quarterly round moldings it typically measures 3 4 by 3 4 inch in width although the sizes will vary sometimes it may be less than 1 2 inch. Clamp your straightedge guide in position and set the saw to cut 1 8 in. Don t nail wall base molding or quarter round to the floor always fix it to the wall with room underneath for the floor to expand and contract. Available in oak pine or even vinyl quarter round molding is installed around the perimeter of the room at the base of the wall.

Press the molding tightly against the baseboard molding and wall. Run your saw along the straightedge and cut a groove in the melamine panel. Always be sure to cut into the decorative layer when making a cut. Without the straightedge the saw might wobble slightly as you cut and this twisting will contribute to chipping.

Keep the router moving while you cut. Pull up gradually from one end of the score to the other inset photo. Always use sharp bits and tools when working with laminate. In this video i am installing a laminate quarter round molding using a air nailer.

Have an assistant hold the molding in place. Run a thin bead of construction adhesive along the back of the molding. Cut the laminate with a circular saw. Cut 2 joint pieces at 45 degree angles in the same direction meaning both angled to the left or both to the right.