I’d like to put oak parquet flooring in the dining room of my 1910 house. (The original flooring was removed long ago and replaced with plywood and icky carpeting.) Here’s my dilemma—I need to leave a gap on the outer perimeter of the floor to allow for expansion. I could live with leaving a gap between the new oak flooring and the existing baseboard and just cover the gap with quarter round molding but what do I do where the new oak flooring butts up against the door casing? (There are 3 doors in the room.) Is there any tool that would allow me to rout out the bottom of the baseboard and the door casings enough to slip the new flooring under there? Other ideas? Thanks for your help.
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There are jamb saws for undercutting at the door just like you need to do to install the flooring. As for the rest - why not remove the baseboard, lay the floor, and then put it back? You are less likely to damage it that way as well.
Thanks Aimless,
The walls are old plaster so I fear I'll do major damage to the walls if I remove the baseboard. We shall see!
Zappo