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For flush cutting saws get a copy of Tool Crib of the North’s mail order catalog. They have the Crain flush cutting and toekick saws in them. I have also seen a new adapter device to use on your existing circular saw. Not sure where I saw it but I know it was recently and I think in a Fine Homebuilding review maybe.
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I appeal to combined wisdom. We have bought a log home (circa 1850) which has wide pine flooring throughout the house (which we like) EXCEPT for the main kitchen/dining area. In this case it looks like a sandwich
Carpet
Underlay
Linoleum Tile
1/2 inch Subfloor (carefully nailed every 4 inches!)
Linoleum Tile
3/4 inch Plywood Subfloor (see 1/2 inch subfloor)
Linoleum Tile
1/2 inch Plywood Subfloor (see 3/4 inch subfloor)
Tar Paper
Tile (devination unknown but it's a 'pretty' flower pattern)
Original Flooring
I do not wish to continue the madness; which is to slap down a subfloor and put flooring on top of it (the ceilings are only eight feet now, starting to feel a might close), and have begun to rip out the first layers. Everything is fine until I hit the 3/4 Subfloor. Here is where I have an issue:
Walls have been built over the 3/4 Subfloor! (in other words the plywood spans under the wall)... I'm wondering if there is any way to cut the plwood flush at the wall, power or hand...My circular saw's fence gets in the way and chisels really only work with the grain. I'm sort of at a loss, and would appreciate any advice
Slainte
Regan
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*See this thread.http://www.taunton.com/cgi-bin/WebX?230@@.ee6d66d
*Try this link too.... Tommy B. "Cutting subfloor flush with wall or under cabinet." 1/16/99 10:36pmTom
*I'm afraid I must admit to knowing nothing about reciprocating saws(and the crowd draws back with shocked gasp only to draw in once more to look at the freak who does'nt understand that most manly of tools). I've seen one used to install our woodstove chimmney, but I was led to beleive that you could not set the depth of the blade, which would be bad for my intentions. I've been threatening to get my wife one for her birthday fo a couple of years (you'd love a Millwakee reciprocating saw for your birthday would'nt you dear - you'd love to sleep by yourself for the next year would'nt you), and I'm all for buying new tools, hell she suggested at after she read your response (Mike Mahan...he's good..thanks dear). So this leads to questions:What sort of reciprocating saw should I be looking at?How do I use it for this job without cuttting the underlying floor as I only want to do one layer of plywood?Where do I find the "flushsaw"
*For flush cutting saws get a copy of Tool Crib of the North's mail order catalog. They have the Crain flush cutting and toekick saws in them. I have also seen a new adapter device to use on your existing circular saw. Not sure where I saw it but I know it was recently and I think in a Fine Homebuilding review maybe.