Cutting Vinyl Tile Around Door Jambs

How to undercut and fit ceramic tiles around door casings and jambs.

Cutting vinyl tile around door jambs. To use an undercut saw place a tile on the floor with a spacer beneath to represent the tile mortar and hold the tile against the casing. Use a handsaw to cut through the door jamb or casing. Put a tile on the plywood subfloor. Notch cuts remove small pieces to fit flooring around door jambs pipes and similar.

As an alternative you can use a multi tool oscillating tool with an undercut attachment. Set the saw flat on top of the tile and simply work it back and forth to cut the casing at the tile height. Demonstrated by master tile setter armen tavy. Here s how to cut vinyl tile around door jambs and how to cut vinyl tile to fit around a toilet around a corner or other obstacles.

Crosscuts are short cuts across the plank. It s easy to end up with an unsightly gap. Cutting vinyl tile to fit around obstacles can be tricky. Rip cuts are long cuts down the length of the plank.

If there s a gap under your door casing and also a gap between two rooms under a door where two different installations of laminate flooring join you can install t molding to hide both gaps. Place a scrap of backer board on top of the tile. With a couple of tricks and a fair bit of patience you can get nice results.